Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

Taiwan said the US is working overtime to speed up production of F-16V fighter jets to meet its orders. Taiwan has repeatedly complained of delays in weapons delivery from the US — its most important international backer and arms supplier.

President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s latest push to get the self-governing island to come under Chinese control under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong and Macau.

China criticized Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions.

The Société civile des éditeurs de langue française (SCELF), the French-language publishers’ association, is returning to Taipei for the second edition of Shoot The Book! at the Taiwan Creative Content Festival (TCCF),