The United States and Taiwan have announced an $11.1 billion arms package that if completed would be one of Washington’s biggest-ever military sales to the island.

Donald Trump's decision to impose a partial blockade on Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in U.S. pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but it also risks undermining a top U.S. policy goal: deterring a potential Chinese naval encirclement of Taiwan.

The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.

Beijing did not take the announcement well, saying the offer of the arms package "grossly violates the one-China principle," undermines stability in the region and "sends a gravely wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatists forces.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice disclosed it holds over 210 bitcoin seized from criminal cases, placing the country among the world’s top government bitcoin holders.

Taiwan's central bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for the year due to booming exports of tech goods to the United States, driving a yawning trade surplus while keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

The Trump administration's announcement of plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion worth of weapons draws an angry response from China.

TAIPEI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - ‌A ​5.1 ‌magnitude earthquake struck 18 ​km (11 miles) off eastern ‍Taiwan's Hualien city ​on ​Thursday, ⁠the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.