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"China has zero interest to invade Taiwan and has never threatened to invade Taiwan."

“I think we’ll be just fine with China. China doesn’t want to do that [invade Taiwan].”

"There's no indications or warnings of anything imminent [China attacking Taiwan] at this time."

a P.L.A. takeover of Taiwan is not inevitable nor, perhaps, even likely in the next few years."

"I wouldn't say war is likely in the next few years, but I wouldn't say it's unlikely over the next couple of decades."

"I think they (the Chinese) have intention, but absolutely I think we can get to the end of this decade without them committing major aggression against Taiwan."

"[T]here might indeed be some greater willingness by Beijing to coerce (or even invade) Taiwan during a Trump administration."

"An invasion of Taiwan could happen within this decade."

"Global Guardian thinks that the window for conflict or a blockade is now open, with that window most likely remaining open between 2024 and 2028."

"The idea is that anything we are working on, anything that we are investing in, needs to be built with the assumption that sometime in 2027, China is going to move on Taiwan."

“Taiwan is clearly one of [China's] ambitions before that and I think the threat is manifest during this decade — in fact, in the next six years.”

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ASEAN foreign ministers opened three days of talks in Manila on Tuesday, issuing a joint statement calling for an immediate halt to fighting in the Middle East and the full and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for energy shipments.

ASEAN foreign ministers opened three days of talks in Manila on Tuesday, issuing a joint statement calling for an immediate halt to fighting in the Middle East and the full and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for energy shipments.

The U.S. military completed a 12th successive night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, while Iranian-aligned Houthis claimed hits on two Saudi oil tankers, threatening a second chokehold on global oil supplies alongside the Strait of Hormuz.

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The U.S. military completed a 12th successive night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, while Iranian-aligned Houthis claimed hits on two Saudi oil tankers, threatening a second chokehold on global oil supplies alongside the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on Wednesday to discuss bilateral tensions and lay groundwork for a planned September visit to the U.S. by President Xi Jinping.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on Wednesday to discuss bilateral tensions and lay groundwork for a planned September visit to the U.S. by President Xi Jinping.

China's coast guard accused the Philippines of "provocative actions" at the Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, while the Philippine coast guard said water cannon was used on a government fisheries vessel conducting what it described as a "purely humanitarian undertaking."

China's coast guard accused the Philippines of "provocative actions" at the Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, while the Philippine coast guard said water cannon was used on a government fisheries vessel conducting what it described as a "purely humanitarian undertaking."

Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum for just under an hour to discuss the Ukraine war. Russia's foreign ministry said Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement.

Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum for just under an hour to discuss the Ukraine war. Russia's foreign ministry said Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement.

China launched two days of live-fire drills in parts of the Taiwan Strait near its southeastern province of Fujian on Thursday, following war games in December that were China's most extensive military exercises encircling Taiwan.

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China launched two days of live-fire drills in parts of the Taiwan Strait near its southeastern province of Fujian on Thursday, following war games in December that were China's most extensive military exercises encircling Taiwan.

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