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Leading China hawk Mike Gallagher said US support for the island is ‘rock-solid’ and will remain so regardless of the result of November’s elections

American support for Taiwan will continue no matter who wins the upcoming US election, House Rep. Mike Gallagher told an audience in the democratic island on Thursday, as tensions simmer between Taipei and Beijing.

Taiwan’s coast guard said on Thursday a Chinese boat that capsized during a chase was trying to evade a patrol vessel and “lost its balance” in a deadly incident condemned by Beijing. It gave more details about the incident after China accused Taiwanese authorities of “seeking to evade their responsibilities and hide the truth” about […]

Facing recent rights-infringing moves from the Philippines in the South China Sea, the Taiwan authorities near Kinmen in the Taiwan Straits and Japan around the Diaoyu Islands, the China Coast Guard (CCG) carried out intensive law enforcement activities, displaying its capabilities gained from high-quality development and in firmly safeguarding Chinas territorial sovereignty and maritime interests, experts said on Thursday.

The Taiwanese company DronesVision has developed Taiwan's new double-barreled anti-drone gun called the SKYNET ADS.

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Chinese companies are doing something rarely seen since the 1970s: setting up their own volunteer armies. At least 16 major Chinese firms, including a privately-owned dairy giant, have established fighting forces over the past year, according to a CNN analysis of state media reports.

Taiwan’s coast guard said it will continue to use radar, surveillance and patrols amid an escalating dispute with Beijing sparked by a fatal capsize last week