Tag: DIRE STRAIT
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Man who sailed into a river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own, Beijing says
The Chinese government said yesterday that a Chinese man who sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own ... -
US lawmakers pledge support for Taiwan’s Lai; Beijing slams the visit
A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan’s new leader yesterday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to ... -
Taiwan military on alert as Mainland conducts drills to ‘punish separatist forces’
Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert yesterday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island where a new ... -
China slams US for ship’s passage weeks before new leader takes office
China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait less than two weeks before the island’s new leader takes office and while Washington and ... -
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a ‘dangerous situation’
China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan yesterday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.” ... -
Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan at an international naval gathering
One of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China yesterday that the country ... -
US navy flies aircraft through Taiwan Strait a day after US-China defense chiefs hold rare talks
The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first ... -
US delegation pledges continued support for Taiwan
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan yesterday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. ... -
US Congress members praise Taiwan in a visit that’s certain to draw China’s scrutiny
A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan’s leader yesterday in a show of support that’s certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes ... -
Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island
Taiwan yesterday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is ... -
Two mainland fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan’s Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing
Two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s Coast Guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said Wednesday while accusing ... -
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 the ... -
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 ... -
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. Ministry ... -
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 to ... -
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 incursions ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 up ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Lawmakers war-game conflict with China, hoping to deter one
It’s April 22, 2027, and 72 hours into a first-strike Chinese attack on Taiwan and the U.S. military response. Already, the toll on all sides is ... -
Taiwan, foreign supporters ‘playing with fire’: Qin
China’s foreign minister warned Taiwan and its supporters last wek that they are “playing with fire” if they go against Beijing’s demand to exert control over ... -
Germany appeals for reducing tensions over Taiwan
Germany’s government appealed for efforts to reduce tensions over Taiwan as the German foreign minister arrived in China yesterday for official talks following Chinese military exercises ... -
Beijing says Taiwan encirclement drills a ‘serious warning’
Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their ...
