Taiwan announced on Monday the arrival of U.S. Marines participating in joint exercises, marking the first public acknowledgment of military exercises with U.S. forces in over 40 years.
China seeks to expand its influence in the Caribbean through offering foreign aid and government loans, the New York Times reported Sunday. 
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised a more collaborative approach to China in an op-ed published in a Chinese-language newspaper whose editors frequently attended junkets organized by the Chinese government.
Former vice president Joe Biden’s willingness to abandon the Trump administration's efforts to strengthen Taiwan could create major problems in the region and bolster China, defense experts say.
The Trump administration has secured three new arms deals with Taiwan, Defense News reported Monday. 
Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) said Wednesday that the United States should announce an "explicit and unambiguous" commitment to defend Taiwan from a potential Chinese invasion. 
China has intensified its propaganda to feature militarist displays, including footage of a simulated airstrike on American territory, the New York Times reported Monday. 
Chinese media issued threats to the United States after a top U.S. official visited Taiwan this week, U.S. News & World Report reported Thursday. 
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China "knows what I'm going to do" if the Communist country tries to invade Taiwan. 
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen extolled the progress of the Taiwanese-American relationship and sharply criticized China's treatment of Hong Kong in a speech Wednesday, at a video event cohosted by the Center for American Progress and the Hudson Institute.
