Hegseth, in Tokyo on Sunday, called Japan an "indispensable ... in mid-March, when Beijing sent a large number of drones and ships toward the island. China's Taiwan Affairs Office said the ...

The two-day military exercise conducted by the PLA in early April suggests a three-phase operational plan that the PLA is ...

At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). General Romeo Brawner Jr., head of the Philippines' Joint Chiefs of ...

It is reaching the point where Tokyo is treating Taiwan like an independent country." Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China ... Japan switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in ...

China shows footage it says is of live-fire rocket drills Taiwan says it does not detect live fire drills near island China says aircraft carrier also involved in drills Trump administration ...

Shin Oya, chief analyst at the Sojitz Research Institute in Tokyo, said Japan also remains wary of siding too closely with China, given Beijing ... Pei-Lin Wu in Taipei, Taiwan, contributed ...

Japan, the UK ... EU in expressing concern over China’s two days of military drills around Taiwan that ended late on Wednesday. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tokyo had ...

Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times China’s Taiwan Affairs ... Hegseth visited Japan, were aimed at the US. During his first trip to Japan after taking office, Hegseth met with Japanese Minister of ...

Ignoring criticism from China over her official visit, Tokyo Governor ... saying that Beijing has always opposed any official interactions between Japan and Taiwan. Koike dismissed the criticism ...

But Japan cannot protect its own peace and security by simply serving as a part of Washington’s strategy for responding to challenges posed by China. Tokyo needs to map out its own strategy for ...