China announces a huge 7.2 percent increase in its defense budget for 2023, outpacing last year's increase.

People and activists in the Philippines have denounced their government's deal with the US that allows American forces to have greater access to military bases and increase their military footprint in the South China Sea amid tensions with China.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin accuses China of seeking to reshape the Indo-Pacific region, saying that the United States will not allow that to happen. 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Beijing aims to seize Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) "on a much faster timeline" than previously considered.

The Republican governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, has landed in Taiwan, escalating tensions with China.

China’s Defense Ministry announces new military drills in waters and airspace surrounding the self-ruled Chinese Taipei.

China upholds its move to sever military talks with US to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

Taiwan has accused China's military forces of simulating an attack on the island territory.

The foreign ministry of self-ruled island territory of Chinese Taipei has vowed to further deepen its close military alliance with the US following recent phone discussions between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart.

Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger warns that persisting tensions between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world and will lead to a “cold war” if the two economic powers fail to mend ties.