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

US Congressional delegation affirms bipartisan support for Taiwan

A bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress reaffirmed support for Taiwan during a visit yesterday, following the election of its new leader. The delegation’s visit is the

Six Chinese balloons flew over the island, while warplanes and ships also detected: Taipei

Taiwan said yesterday that six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just north of it, while Chinese warplanes and navy ships were

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.

Shih Ming-teh, activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83

Shih Ming-teh, a democracy activist who helped lead Taiwan from authoritarianism to democracy and a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, died yesterday, his family

Ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins leader’s election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s major election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China

War of words after vote highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate

A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan’s executive and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan yesterday accusing Beijing of making “fallacious comments” and China criticizing the

KMT’s top candidate promises to boost island’s defense, restart talks with Beijing

One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in tomorrow’s major election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with Beijing, which claims the

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

Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying Beijing launched a missile

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslated an alert into English on Tuesday, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the

Candidate Lai says he is willing to reopen talks with China

Taiwan's leading candidate William Lai said yesterday he hopes for a reopening of dialogue with China following almost eight years of Beijing’s near-complete refusal to communicate with

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

US and Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols not far from Taiwan

The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up

Front-runner candidate picks former representative to US as running mate

The front-runner candidate in Taiwan’s top election has picked the long-term representative to the United States as his running mate. Government’s

Taiwan’s participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China’s bonds

Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23

Opposition parties team up for January election

Taiwan's two main opposition parties, both of which have vowed to restart talks with China, announced a joint ticket for January’s leadership election in a deal

China keeps up military pressure, sending 43 planes, 7 ships near island

Taiwan said yesterday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its

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