The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the delivery for the first time to the island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system.

China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon.

Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day.

A new U.N. report says the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion.

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has said peace with China is the “only option,” while strongly asserting the self-governing island's defenses.

The head of American military operations in space says the U.S. is closely monitoring Chinese activities that pose a potential risk to its assets in space.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has told China that “armed confrontation is absolutely not an option" for resolving Beijing's claim to the island.

Taiwan says China is seeking to take control of the island by wearing down its military capabilities and influencing public opinion.

China saw a major dip in travel over the past week's National Day vacation.

The floods tragedy in Belgium which left at least 31 dead combined with the year-long COVID-19 pandemic is making for a subdued celebration of Belgium’s national day.

A police officer displays a warning banner on China's National Day in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. A popular shopping district in Causeway Bay saw a heavy police presence on the National Day holiday despite low protester turnout. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)HONG KONG – Hong Kong police arrested at least 86 people on suspicion of unauthorized assembly on China’s National Day holiday after crowds gathered on the streets of a popular shopping district and other areas chanting pro-democracy slogans. The U.S. and Britain accuse China of infringing on the city’s freedoms, and the U.S. has imposed sanctions on government officials in Hong Kong and China over the law. At a National Day reception, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said “stability has been restored to society while national security has been safeguarded” under the new law.