US readies evacuation of citizens in Taiwan amid rising China tensions.

The US is reportedly preparing evacuation plans for its citizens living in Taiwan as tensions between the US and China continue to rise. The planning has been underway for at least six months, with a heightened level of tension driving the preparations. The plans have not been discussed publicly by the US Government, but officials have cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a major driver of the planning. Taiwan is democratically governed, but China sees the island as a rogue province.