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2021/02/03 12:32 U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary nominee Kathleen Hicks. (Wikimedia Commons photo) U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary nominee Kathleen Hicks. (Wikimedia Commons photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary nominee Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday (Feb. 2) that Washington should be "crystal clear" about its commitments to Taiwan and help reinforce the country's defenses against China. During her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) asked Hicks to comment on China's recent incursions into Taiwan's a...

US Voices Support for Taiwan After Beijing Threatens War TAIPEI, Taiwan—China escalated its war-mongering towards Taiwan on Jan. 28, warning the self-ruled island that “independence means war.” The threat was made during a monthly briefing by Wu Qian, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense. He made the remarks while responding to a question about recent activities by China’s air force near Taiwan. China made its largest-scale military incursion into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the weekend—13 military aircraft flew over Taiwan’s south...

Following Joe Biden’s election as the forty-sixth president of the United States, many people in Taiwan feared that U.S.-Taiwan relations would suffe…

The U.S. State Department vowed to back Taiwan over the weekend and called on China to discontinue its military, diplomatic and economic pressures against the sovereign island. On Saturday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, “The United States notes with concern the pattern of ongoing PRC attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan. We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan’s democratically elected representatives.” Price’s comments come as China’s People’s Lib...

POLITICO Get the POLITICO China Watcher newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The State Department is criticizing “malign” Chinese tech policy, the White House spokeswoman is demanding an inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 and Taiwan is getting a profile boost early in a new president’s tenure. Tonally...