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![China Defends Buzzing American Warship in Taiwan Strait, Accuses US of Provoking Beijing China Defends Buzzing American Warship in Taiwan Strait, Accuses US of Provoking Beijing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-04-203417.jpg)
China Defends Buzzing American Warship in Taiwan Strait, Accuses US of Provoking Beijing
By David Rising
Defense Minister Li Shangfu's comment came after U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Washington would not "flinch in the face of bullying or coercion" from China.
![Tsai’s US ‘Stopovers’ and Ma’s Mainland Visit Tsai’s US ‘Stopovers’ and Ma’s Mainland Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-06-175747.jpg)
Tsai’s US ‘Stopovers’ and Ma’s Mainland Visit
By Brian Hioe
The recent travels of Taiwan’s president and her predecessor reflect wariness of Beijing's response, and the delicate diplomatic dance across the Taiwan Strait.
![Crossing the Line: The Makings of the 4th Taiwan Strait Crisis? Crossing the Line: The Makings of the 4th Taiwan Strait Crisis?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-08-152933.jpg)
Crossing the Line: The Makings of the 4th Taiwan Strait Crisis?
By Olli Pekka Suorsa and Adrian Ang U-Jin
The PLA response to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit represents the riskiest and most intense challenge to the median line to date.
![Another and Better Way of Promoting Democracy Another and Better Way of Promoting Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-15-021936.jpg)
Another and Better Way of Promoting Democracy
By Rizal Ramli
Preaching and pressuring has failed to move the needle. An era of resurgent authoritarianism calls for a new approach.
![China Extends Threatening Military Exercises Around Taiwan China Extends Threatening Military Exercises Around Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-08-152933.jpg)
China Extends Threatening Military Exercises Around Taiwan
By Associated Press
Exercises near Taiwan were scheduled to end on August 7, but China’s military has announced new drills for the next week.
![China’s Vast Maritime Claims Are Becoming Reality China’s Vast Maritime Claims Are Becoming Reality](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-03-175451.jpg)
China’s Vast Maritime Claims Are Becoming Reality
By Raymond Powell
Recent comments from Chinese officials highlight how Beijing purposefully conflates existing legal terminology with its own extralegal claims.
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