Taiwan's president departs for Pacific visit with a 2-day stop in the ...
12 hours ago · A second Trump administration is expected to test U.S.-China relations even more than the Republican’s first term, when the U.S. imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion in Chinese products. Taiwan is one of the main sources of tension in the bilateral relationship. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday if the U.S. wanted to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, it is ...
Taiwan’s President Visits Pacific Islands to Counter China’s Influence
16 hours ago · China says that Taiwanese leaders’ stopovers on American soil violate Washington diplomatic understandings with Beijing; U.S. officials say the transit visits are a courtesy for Taiwan’s ...
Ahead of Taiwan president's Hawaii trip, China says it will defeat ...
2 days ago · China's military on Thursday vowed to defeat all attempts at secessionism and urged the United States not to send the wrong signals on Taiwan independence, ahead of a trip by Taiwan's President ...
Taiwan military on high alert as Chinese drills encircle the island
Oct 14, 2024 · Today's exercises are the latest in China's displays of military might around Taiwan. So far, the manoeuvres have fallen short of an invasion and stayed within a grey zone, which is military...
Chinese blockade would be act of war, Taiwan says - CNN
Oct 23, 2024 · A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills...
China sends 125 military aircraft in exercises ... - Associated Press News
Oct 15, 2024 · Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day. It says 90 of the aircraft, including warplanes, helicopters and drones, were spotted within Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now?
May 23, 2024 · China’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan is part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has vowed to take the island, by force if necessary. And it has become much more...
China sends dozens of warplanes and ships near Taiwan to show …
May 24, 2024 · China has sent dozens of warplanes and navy vessels off Taiwan's coast on the second day of a large exercise launched to show its anger over the island's inauguration of new leaders who refuse to accept Beijing's insistence that Taiwan is part of China.
China ends war games around Taiwan, but leaves door open to …
Oct 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China's military vowed to take further action against Taiwan if needed after staging a day of war games on Monday it said were a warning to "separatist acts" and...
Taiwan monitors Chinese military surge, calls China a threat to ...
TAIPEI, July 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after a flurry of warplanes passed near...