Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

Lt. Gen. Sun Li-fang details Taiwan's defense plans against Chinese gray-zone operations and potential naval blockade threats from the PLA.

Taiwan has been investing in a new air defense system, as the US takes similar steps against a backdrop of increased pressure from China. NHK World's Sekiya Satoshi explains why everyone is focused on the skies.

China has announced a new holiday called the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, as part of its claims over the self-ruled island.

China strongly condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s high-profile meeting with Taiwan’s former Vice Premier Lin Hsin-i at the APEC summit in South Korea, accusing Tokyo of violating the “One China” principle and sending the “wrong signal” to pro-independence forces in Taipei.

China "absolutely will not" rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this week that pledged benign rule if the island comes over to Beijing.

Taiwan’s army commissioned a new fleet of US-made Abrams M1A2T tanks on Friday in a ceremony attended by President Lai Ching-te, marking a significant step in the island’s ongoing effort to modernize its military amid rising tensions with China.

China will look to ramp up its military targeting of Taiwan in the next two years, a security expert has warned, as  Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are urged to address the possibility of war in their upcoming summits.