TAIPEI, March 20 (Reuters) - China poses a pressing threat given its military build-up continues unabated and effective deterrence is needed to make sure any attack would be very risky for Beijing, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Friday.

Recent years have brought heightened concern in Western intelligence circles that China could invade the self-governing island of Taiwan as early as next year. But the United States now says an imminent attack is unlikely.

Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community says Chinese leaders do not currently plan to execute an invasion of Taiwan in 2027

Xi Jinping’s goal is to make China the leading global superpower by 2049, the centenary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. That requires the “reunification” of Taiwan with the

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - China offered on Wednesday what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of "reunification",

Under normal circumstances, China’s view of Taiwan as a runaway province appears logical except for the fact that, in contrast to their attachments, both South Korea and Taiwan are free and democratic states facing dictatorial regimes.

Taiwan’s aggressive anti-ship missile programme may hide more than meets the eye. Analysts and insiders suggest that the island’s porcupine strategy could create a strategic shockwave far beyond the Taiwan Strait.

Throughout Latin America, China is engaging in a unique form of political warfare—employing, per FPRI’s definition, “elements of national power including