China wants full control over Taiwan. The U.S. has deliberately remained quiet about what it would do if Beijing tried to take it by force.

President Donald Trump is kicking off the busiest portion of his three-day visit to China. It's a trip that may end up focusing more on pageantry and symbolism than major bilateral breakthroughs.

May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week for talks in Beijing certain to feature the issue of democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory,

There are few issues in diplomacy more complicated than the status of the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. It is almost certain to come up when President Trump meets China’s leader.

Republican commentator John Deaton spoke on China’s firm stance against Taiwan independence and the United States’ ongoing policy of “strategic ambiguity” in managing relations between the two countries.

President Donald Trump played coy when asked aboard Air Force One about whether the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China attempted to take over the island. Trump said he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping again before boarding his plane for home, and said ...

Taiwan has expressed concern hours after a call between China and the United States’ top diplomats in which Beijing stressed self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.

China’s use of military robotics is a warning to the United States and Taiwan to accelerate robotics deployment and counter-robotics defenses to preserve deterrence.