Tag: taiwan
U.S. warns China over Military Drills near Taiwan, urges restraint
The U.S. Department of State has criticised China’s latest military exercise near Taiwan, warning that Beijing’s actions risk further destabilising…
Taiwan shrugs off China, elect Lai Ching-te President in historic election
Ching-te added: “This is a night that belongs to Taiwan. We managed to keep Taiwan on the map of the…
Typhoon Koinu hits Taiwan with heavy rain and strong wind
A monitoring station in Lanyu, or Orchid Island, in eastern Taiwan, showed a record high wind gust late on Wednesday,…
Taiwan launches first domestically built submarine
The new submarine, named Hai Kun in Mandarin, or Narwhal, would undergo a harbour acceptance test from Sunday, before testing…
U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if attacked by China: Biden
The interview was just the latest time that Biden has appeared to go beyond long-standing stated U.S. policy on Taiwan,…
America provokes China again with new handshake with Taiwan
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a member of the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan's capital Taipei on board…
China slams sanctions on Taiwan’s ‘independence diehards’
Among those sanctioned were Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, Hsiao Bi-khim, Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council…
UK summons China’s ambassador over Taiwan actions
A furious China has extended its largest-ever exercises around the self-ruled island it claims as its own following Pelosi's visit…
Taiwan begins live-fire artillery exercise
This comes amid heightened tensions and just after China said it would extend large-scale air and sea drills to the…
China announces fresh military drills around Taiwan
China's Eastern Theatre Command said it would conduct joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations
Taiwan detects guided missiles fired by China
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry has said that the country’s armed forces were on combat readiness, monitoring all six manoeuvre areas around…
Breaking: Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan amid China fury
Beijing demonstrated its anger with Pelosi's presence on an island that it says is part of China with a burst…
U.S. will not abandon Taiwan, says Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi arrived Taiwan aboard a U.S. military aircraft late on Tuesday, the first such visit in 25 years and one…
China furious as Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan
Pelosi arrived Taiwan aboard a U.S. military aircraft late on Tuesday, the first such visit in 25 years and one…
Biden vows to defend Taiwan against China’s invasion
Biden argued that a forcible takeover of Taiwan would dislocate the entire region, and was comparable to Russia’s invasion of…