Topic: Tsai Ing

North Korea sent a letter of support to China following the contentious visit to Taiwan last week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, state media reported Wednesday.

China launched several ballistic missiles into waters near Taiwan on Thursday, the island's defense ministry said, as Beijing ramps up military provocations a day after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after a high-stakes visit as a furious China responded with combat exercises and economic sanctions against the island.

Taiwan's military raised its level of combat readiness in response to exercises and live-fire drills by China ahead of a widely reported visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, local media reported Tuesday.

The United States and Taiwan announced an initiative meant to strengthen economic ties on the heels of a Washington-led regional trade pact that excluded Taipei.

China recently conducted a joint combat readiness patrol around Taiwan, its military announced Wednesday, calling the exercises a "necessary action" against "collusion" between Washington and Taipei.

A Taiwanese Air Force pilot died Tuesday in a crash of his AT-3 trainer jet, marking the island's third military plane accident of the year as China continues to apply pressure with frequent aircraft incursions.

A Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea Monday during a routine combat training mission, the island's air force said, prompting the military to ground the fleet.

Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that the United States "stands firm behind its commitments" to Taiwan during a visit to the democratic island.

A delegation of former United States defense officials arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon in an unofficial visit seen as a show of support amid the growing threat from China against the democratic island.