The United States says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the coming days, marking the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island in decades, amid escalatory posturing toward China.

China has slammed the "provocative" flight of a US military aircraft over the self-ruled Taiwan.

A US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait amid a new US-China trade pact and the re-election of Taiwan's president.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has raised the ante in her policy of brinksmanship, saying China must accept that Taiwan is already independent.

The US-backed incumbent president is known for her tough stance against China.

Taiwan’s president rejects China’s offer to use the “one country, two systems” model to unify the self-ruled island with mainland China.

China warns that Taiwan would bring “disaster” to itself if it worked toward independence.

China has accused Taiwan of scaremongering after the self-ruled island said Beijing could resort to military conflict to divert domestic pressure if an economic slowdown bites.

The Solomon Islands' government has cut official ties with Taiwan in a new blow to President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election in January.

The US is about to host Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen this month, in a move that will most likely infuriate China.