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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! KAOHSIUNG: Last week, Taiwan President William Lai unveiled a massive $40 billion supplemental defense procurement proposal, casting it as proof that the independently ruled, democratic island is serious about countering escalating military pressure from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC has not governed Taiwan for even a single day but …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chinese coast guard ships sailed through the Senkaku Islands in what it called a “rights enforcement patrol” on Sunday, continuing to ramp up tensions with Japan. The move is the latest sign of Beijing’s displeasure with Japan, which administers the islands, after newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave a full-throated …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chinese consul general in Japan threatened to decapitate the nation’s new prime minister over her comments in defense of Taiwan, prompting outrage in Tokyo and underscoring the rising tension between the two regional powers. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office last month, told a parliamentary committee Friday that a Chinese …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said China has been conducting training missions in the western Pacific aimed at limiting U.S. and allied military access. The exercises reflect Beijing’s effort to expand its anti-access/area-denial, or A2/AD, capabilities – a strategy meant to keep opposing forces from entering or operating freely …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday reaffirmed long-standing U.S. support for Taiwan, stressing that the island will not be abandoned during trade talks with China. Speaking to reporters while traveling between Israel and Qatar en route to join President Donald Trump in Asia, Rubio said Taiwan should not be concerned about …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday told allies in the Indo-Pacific that the U.S. has their back against increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. Hegseth said the U.S. will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon views as rapidly developing threats by China, particularly toward Taiwan, …