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This year’s drills are ten days, twice as long as before. The timing is no accident. Tensions with Beijing remain high. While polls suggest most Taiwanese don’t believe an invasion is imminent, the government is preparing with focus and urgency.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te intends to make two stops in the US as part of a trip to diplomatic allies, testing ties between Beijing and Washington just as they prepare for a possible leaders’ summit.

Taiwan has announced plans to spend $1.5 billion from a "special budget" to enhance the capabilities of the nation's naval and air forces.

China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said it is impossible to "invade" what is already Chinese land.

Taipei accused of ‘discriminatory treatment’ for requiring spouses of Taiwanese to show they have abandoned mainland residency.