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Japan denies report that Trump told PM not to provoke China on Taiwan
Nov 27, 2025 (AFP)
The row between Asia's two biggest economies began after Takaichi suggested this month that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on self-ruled Taiwan,...
Taiwan's president to propose $40 bn in extra defence spending
Nov 26, 2025 (AFP)
Taiwan has ramped up defence spending in the past decade as Chinese military pressure intensified, but US President Donald Trump's administration has pushed the...
China's Xi pushes Taiwan issue in call with Trump
Nov 25, 2025 (AFP)
China's foreign ministry said the call touched on other issues, such as Ukraine, but Taiwan featured prominently, with China embroiled in a weeks-long diplomati...
Taiwan issues 'crisis' guide on preparing for disasters, Chinese attack
Nov 21, 2025 (AFP)
The government began sliding the orange booklet under doors and into mailboxes this week to raise awareness about potential dangers, but critics have branded it...
Taiwan president lunches on sushi in support of Japan; Taiwan charges 7 with spying
Nov 20, 2025 (AFP)
The row between Japan and China was triggered by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting this month that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any a...
Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks
Nov 17, 2025 (AFP)
A senior Japanese official meanwhile arrived in China seeking to defuse the row sparked by Takaichi's suggestion that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any at...
Taiwan says China 'severely' impacting regional peace in Japan spat
Nov 17, 2025 (AFP)
Lai called on Beijing to "show restraint, act like a major power, and not become the troublemaker" in the Asia-Pacific region, where peace and stability have be...
Demarches and decapitation: Japan and China's Taiwan spat
Nov 14, 2025 (AFP)
With both sides lodging complaints, yet Japan insisting its long-held stance has not changed, AFP examines Takaichi's remarks, their significance and the result...
Japan says Taiwan stance 'unchanged'; China summons Japan ambassador
Nov 14, 2025 (AFP)
"Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are important not only for Japan's security but also for the stability of the international community," Chief Cabinet ...
US approves first military sale to Taiwan since Trump's return
Nov 14, 2025 (AFP)
Washington is Taipei's biggest arms supplier and a key deterrent to a potential Chinese attack, but Trump's remarks on Taiwan have raised doubts about his willi...
Chinese police issue bounties on Taiwanese influencers
Nov 13, 2025 (AFP)
The two men "acted as enforcers and accomplices" of Taiwan independence and caused a "severely negative impact", the police statement said, urging the public to...
Taiwan says not 'overly worried' about Trump-Xi talks
Nov 12, 2025 (AFP)
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung spoke to journalists in Taipei two weeks after Trump and Xi held talks in South Korea, which the US leader later said did not tou...
Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands
Nov 11, 2025 (AFP)
Huang and his crew are on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency as Beijing dials up ...
Japan protests at Chinese diplomat threat over PM's Taiwan comments
Nov 10, 2025 (AFP)
In a now-removed post on X, the Chinese consul general in Osaka Xue Jian threatened Saturday to "cut off that dirty neck without a second of hesitation". "Are y...
Trump says Xi understands 'consequences' if China invades Taiwan
Nov 02, 2025 (AFP)
Trump said Taiwan "never even came up as a subject" when he met the Chinese president in South Korea on Thursday for their first face-to-face meeting in six yea...
Taiwan's new opposition leader against defence spending hike
Nov 01, 2025 (AFP)
The Kuomintang party (KMT) controls parliament -- and the government's purse strings -- with the help of the Taiwan People's Party, and has close ties with Chin...
Chinese defence minister seeks 'trust' with US but cautions over Taiwan
Oct 31, 2025 (AFP)
Dong Jun met US counterpart Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian regional defence summit in Malaysia, a day after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Tr...
China opens probe into Taiwan lawmaker for 'separatist activities'
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
Shen is an outspoken member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which advocates for Taiwan's sovereignty. That has previously brought him into the...
Rubio rejects US abandoning Taiwan for China deal
Oct 25, 2025 (AFP)
Trump is expected to meet in the coming week with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in South Korea, with Trump eyeing a deal on trade relations betwe...
Trump says China 'doesn't want' to invade Taiwan
Oct 20, 2025 (AFP)
Trump was asked about an earlier Pentagon assessment that Xi was eying 2027 to attempt to seize Taiwan, a self-governing democracy claimed by China. "I think we...
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