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Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te attends a press conference outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on Saturday. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Year of Global Elections

Taiwan's election was a vote for continuity, but adds uncertainty in ties with China

January 14, 2024 • Taiwan's vice president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, will be the island's next leader. Tensions with Beijing seem poised to rise.

China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan. Here's how

A fighter plane takes off for patrol and military exercises around Taiwan carried out by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, April 8. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan. Here's how

December 18, 2023 • China has been sending ships and planes to encircle Taiwan and mounting more sophisticated military drills simulating a blockade of the island.

China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan. Here's how

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The U.S. sails warships through the Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi's visit

The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2016. The U.S. Navy is sailing the USS Chancellorsville and the USS Antietam warships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, in the first such transit publicized since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August. AP hide caption

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The U.S. sails warships through the Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi's visit

August 28, 2022 • The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the U.S. 7th Fleet said. It comes at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.