As the U.S. and China aggressively compete for economic dominance, the island of Taiwan has moved into the political spotlight. Modern-day Taiwan came to be after the Chinese Communist Party ...

Where is Taiwan? Taiwan is located in the western Pacific Ocean, between the Philippines and Japan. It’s about 100 miles off the southeast coast of China, roughly the distance between Phoenix ...

China’s increasingly powerful military has bracketed Taiwan with exercises. Its air and naval forces launch daily incursions, ...

As China expands its military, more Taiwanese than ever before want a bigger defence budget, while Japan is rearming at a ...

In the northern Taiwan Strait, at another civilian airport, a new runway has emerged right on the water. The billion-dollar ...

Everyone agrees Taiwan, a lush tropical island, produces some of the world's finest handpicked teas – and the world's most sophisticated microchips. It has deep cultural links to China. But is ...

Taiwan lies along the fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world.

Tensions around Taiwan have always been high, but the possibility of open conflict has increased. Here's a primer on the tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan.

A US think tank has pointed out that Taiwan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Qatar could pose an energy risk for Taipei if Beijing applied a squeeze. This also comes as the US accelerates ...

The island is not recognized by its most important ally, faces an existential threat from territory it claims as its own, and its sovereign status is being gradually erased by companies seeking to ...

The one reason Wall Street has been obsessed with TSMC's stock, which has more than doubled the S&P 500 index's returns this year (through Aug. 15), is because of the stronghold it has on producing ...