Taiwan holds military drills to defend against ‘the threat of a Chinese invasion’

Almost every day, Chinese warships sail in waters around Taiwan and warplanes fly toward the island before turning back. What if they suddenly attacked? Taiwan’s military

Beijing steps up military pressure on Taiwan after the US and China announce talks

China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Saturday. The military pressure comes on

After Taiwan’s election, its new representative to the US offers assurances to Washington and Beijing

Taiwan’s top representative in Washington has a message for both the island’s Chinese adversaries and its American friends: Don’t worry that Taiwan’s new leader will worsen relations

Beijing blasts Marcos for congratulating Taiwan election winner

China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador yesterday and denounced President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s congratulatory message to the winner of Taiwan’s leader election, Lai Ching-te.

Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force

Beijing's threats to use force to claim self-governed Taiwan aren’t just about missiles and warships. Hard economic realities will be at play as voters head

Taiwan reports China allegedly sent four spy balloons over the island, some near key air force base

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base. The reported

Taiwan reports two Chinese balloons near its territory

Two Chinese balloons flew north of Taiwan, the island’s Defense Ministry said yesterday, as China increases pressure on the self-ruled territory it claims as its own

A leader of Nationalist Party visits China as Taiwan’s election looms

A leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party is visiting rival China less than one month before the self-governing island holds elections for its leader and the legislature

Taiwan is closely watching the Hamas-Israel war

Taiwan is closely watching the war in the Middle East sparked by the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza for lessons amid what

Facing Beijing’s threats, Taiwan leader says peace ‘only option’ to resolve political differences

Peace between Taiwan and China is the “only option,” Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday, while strongly asserting the self-governing island’s defenses against Beijing’s threats to

China accuses Taipei of using economic and trade issues to seek independence

The Chinese government yesterday accused Taiwan’s ruling party of seeking independence, a day after the self-governing island’s president lobbied for Australia’s support in joining a regional trade

Taiwan says Beijing is bolstering coastline military bases facing the island

China is continuously bolstering its military bases along the coastline facing Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said in a report yesterday, as Beijing steps up military

US approves new $500M arms sale to Taiwan as tension intensifies

The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite fervent objections from China.

US releases video showing close-call with Chinese destroyer

The United States military released video yesterday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy

Foreign Ministry criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan

China's government criticized the United States’ plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan and called on Washington yesterday to stop official contact with the self-ruled

Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through the Strait

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said last weekend that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps

Taiwan trade chief warns against ‘unnecessary fear’ of China

Taiwan's chief trade representative says his country’s semiconductor makers will expand production in the U.S. as much as they can afford to do so, but he

US ex-security adviser calls for closer ties with Taiwan

A former U.S. national security adviser called for deeper interaction between his country and Taiwan during a visit over the weekend to the self-ruled island, which has seen

Beijing opposes Taiwan-US defense and military exchanges

China warned against continued U.S.-Taiwan cooperation yesterday, responding to reports that the U.S. military was sending officers to help train Taiwan’s counterparts and that a delegation of

Guatemala leader in Taiwan expresses ‘rock-solid friendship’

The president of Guatemala appealed to other governments to respect Taiwan’s sovereignty during an official visit yesterday at a time when China’s ruling Communist Party is

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