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Taiwan general charged in China spying case
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
Taipei and Beijing have spied on each other since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, when the losing Nationalist side fled to the island. The major gener...
'Life goes on' for unfazed Taiwanese on frontline islands
Jun 22, 2022 (AFP)
"If there's a day where they don't take off, it feels weird," laughed Lin, an affable 61-year-old who runs a juice stall with his wife on the western Xiyu Islet...
Taiwan condemns China over changes in World Cup fan labelling
Jun 21, 2022 (AFP)
The "Hayya" fan ID card system acts as a visa to enter the country and a pass to access stadiums. Initially neither Taiwan nor Chinese Taipei -- the name used f...
China made third-largest air incursion this year, says Taiwan
Jun 21, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory to eventually be retaken, by ...
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Too costly to countenance?
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
Despite the huge military discrepancy between the two sides, many analysts believe Taiwan's location, inhospitable terrain and US support mean China would find ...
Control without invasion: Other by actions China could take against Taiwan
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing claims all of the self-governed island as its own territory, and says it is determined to retake it by force if necessary. But a full-scale invasion is ...
Taipei refutes China's claim Taiwan Strait is 'not international waters'
Jun 14, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by Beijing, which views the self-ruled democratic island as part of its territory to be re-taken one day, by ...
China vows 'fight to the end' to stop Taiwan independence
Jun 12, 2022 (AFP)
The superpowers are locked in a growing war of words over the self-ruled, democratic island, which Beijing views as part of its territory awaiting reunification...
Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale under Biden
Jun 09, 2022 (AFP)
Self-ruled, democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of its territory to be retaken one ...
US, Taiwan launch trade talks in bid to deepen ties
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
The process, labeled the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, follows an agreement President Joe Biden announced last week with 12 Asian economies, which...
China hits out at US-Taiwan trade talks
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and tries to keep it isolated on the world stage, bristling at any attempt to treat the self-governing democracy ...
China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this year
May 31, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan's defence ministry said late Monday it had scrambled its own aircraft and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the latest Chinese activity. In...
Blinken denounces China on Taiwan, says US stance unchanged
May 26, 2022 (AFP)
"While our policy has not changed, what has changed is Beijing's growing coercion," Blinken said in a wide-ranging speech on China. He pointed to Beijing's atte...
Strategic ambiguity? The US, Taiwan and China -- a guide
May 24, 2022 (AFP)
Here is a recap of why relations between the US, China and Taiwan are so delicate: - Bitter history - The deep rift between Beijing and Taiwan dates back to Chi...
Biden says US 'strategic ambiguity' policy on Taiwan unchanged
May 24, 2022 (AFP)
"No", Biden told reporters in Tokyo when asked if the policy was now dead. "The policy has not changed at all. I stated that when I made my statement yesterday....
Biden angers China with vow to defend Taiwan
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
Speaking in Tokyo, Biden compared China's threat to self-ruled Taiwan to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, delivering his strongest remarks to date on the issue ...
Biden vows military defence of Taiwan if China invades
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
The remarks, made in Tokyo where he is meeting with Japan's prime minister ahead of a regional summit Tuesday, were Biden's strongest to date on the issue and c...
WHO meet refuses to admit Taiwan amid China pressure
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan has been blocked from attending the assembly in recent years by China, which considers the island a renegade province to be reunified with the mainland. ...
China warns Biden not to 'underestimate resolve' on Taiwan
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
China's Communist Party has never controlled self-ruled Taiwan but it views the island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if n...
With Biden Taiwan warning, US 'ambiguity' gets little clearer
May 23, 2022 (AFP)
On a visit to Tokyo, Biden gave an unequivocal yes when asked if the United States would defend Taiwan in an invasion by China, which claims the self-governing ...
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