A top U.S. diplomat for Southeast Asia has urged Pacific island nations not to withdraw diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, warning that Chinese pressure to change Taiwan's international standing threatens to increase the possibility of conflict.

Three couples find a special way to celebrate Taiwan becoming the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.

Three couples celebrate Taiwan becoming the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.

TAIWAN carried out its largest military exercise in five years to simulate a possible Chinese invasion as tensions with Beijing continues to rise.

Taiwan's defense ministry says two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the latest apparent move by Washington to challenge China's claims in the region.

The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway, angering China at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies.

TAIWAN has held its biggest 'live-fire' military exercises in five years amid ongoing fears of a possible Chinese invasion of the island and tensions in the South China Sea.

The United States military said it dispatched two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to News Corp Australia. The move will likely anger Beijing, at a time of already heightened tensions between the two major global powers due to an ongoing trade war between China and the United States. Taiwan has become a flashpoint for the Beijing-Washington relationship as China continues to claim ownership of the South China Sea. Washington has continued freedom-of-navigation patrols in spite of Beijing's objections so Wednesday's voyage will likely be viewed as a show of support from self-ruled Taiwan from the Trump administration. A U.S. military spokesman told Reuters the...

Taiwan's defense ministry says two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the latest apparent move by Washington to challenge China's claims in the region.