The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.

US' policy of ambiguity towards Taiwan may have worked so far, but with the world order shifting and China sending ominous signals, is US using Taiwan as a pawn against China?

The United States is working to ensure that if war with China comes, major Pacific allies are ready, according to a new report. China has issued years of bellicose verbal barrages about invading Taiwan,