Taiwan's newly acquired HIMARS and Abrams tanks would raise the costs of a Chinese amphibious landing, a defense analyst says.

Expanded Han Kuang Exercise is simulating a prolonged PLA attack with a ‘scenario-driven, no spoiler’ approach, officials say.

China claims Taiwan as its own despite Taipei's objections. The United States does not recognize Taiwan's statehood but has political and economic stakes in a peaceful resolution to the decades-long dispute, and is obliged by U.S. law to help Taipei arm itself against a possible attack.

China has imposed export controls on eight companies tied to Taiwan’s military as the self-ruled island began annual military exercises.

The annual 10-day Han Kuang exercise will test Taiwan’s ability to respond to a Chinese attack on its command structure.

China's government appears to be censoring U.S. President Donald Trump 's recent claim that he warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping he would bomb Beijing if the East Asian power invaded Taiwan, according to Newsweek 's analysis of search results.

In response to reports that Taiwan region's military will conduct the Han Kuang-41 live-troop exercise starting from July 9 — an exercise focusing on such subjects as the so-called "response to gray-zone harassment,