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Taiwan US China
China sets sanctions on Taiwan politicians in wake of US visits
China has imposed visa bans and other sanctions on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the US in response to successive congressional visits.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022

Taiwan US China
China announces new military drills as US politicians visit Taiwan
China has announced more military drills around Taiwan as the island’s president met members of a US congressional delegation in a further sign of support by US lawmakers for the self-governing island which Beijing claims as its own.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

Taiwan US China
China reaffirms threat of military force to take control of Taiwan
China has reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring Taiwan under its control.

Wed, 10 Aug, 2022

China Taiwan Military Exercises
Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island
Taiwan has warned that Chinese military drills are not just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island but also reflect ambitions to control large swaths of the western Pacific, as Taipei conducted its own exercises to underscore it is ...

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

China Taiwan Military Exercises
China keeps up pressure on Taiwan with fourth day of military drills
China says it has carried out a fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan after US politician Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions.

Sun, 07 Aug, 2022

China Taiwan Military Exercises
China’s military drills appear to simulate attack, says Taiwan
Taiwan has said China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2022

Japan Asia Pelosi
China halts climate and military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit
China has said it is cancelling or suspending dialogue with the United States on a range of issues from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by US House of Representatives speaker ...

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

Japan Asia Pelosi
China sanctions US house speaker Nancy Pelosi over Taiwan visit
Chinese officials have announced unspecified sanctions on US house speaker Nancy Pelosi over her visit to Taiwan earlier this week.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

Blinken: Chinese military drills mark ‘significant escalation’
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan – including missiles fired into Japan’s exclusive economic zone – represent a “significant escalation”.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

Japan Asia Pelosi
China cannot stop US officials from visiting Taiwan, says Nancy Pelosi
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing American officials from travelling there.

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

South Korea Asia Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi avoids public comment on Taiwan-China row during South Korea visit
US House or Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has met South Korean political leaders in Seoul but avoided making direct public comments on relations with China and Taiwan that could increase regional tensions.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2022

Biden Asia
Biden: US would intervene militarily to defend Taiwan
President Joe Biden has said the US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is “even stronger” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 23 May, 2022

Virus Outbreak Taiwan
Taiwan faces largest Covid-19 outbreak yet as boy, two, becomes youngest victim
Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of Covid-19, is now facing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with over 11,000 new cases reported on Thursday. Cases have been on the upswing since late March.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2022

China US Taiwan
China says US ‘hyped’ sailing of Navy warship in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military has protested against the sailing of a US Navy guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, accusing the American side of hyping the manoeuvre.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2022

China Anniversary Xi Speech
China calls for peaceful reunification with Taiwan
Mr Xi spoke on at an official celebration in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People the focused largely on the need for the ruling Communist Party to continue to lead China as the country rises in power and influence

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

Tensions flare as Chinese military flights near Taiwan intensify
Tensions flare as Chinese military flights near Taiwan intensify
China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of Taiwan, with record numbers of military flights near the island over the last week.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2021

Taiwan China
China flies record 52 planes towards self-ruled Taiwan in show of force
The Taiwanese air force scrambled jets and monitored the movement of the Chinese warplanes on its air defence system

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Taiwan China
US expresses concern as China sends warplanes into Taiwanese airspace
The Chinese military flew 16 warplanes over waters south of Taiwan on Sunday as the United States expressed concern about what it called China’s “provocative military action” near the self-governing island that China claims.

Sun, 03 Oct, 2021

China Taiwan Fruit Ban
China says it will block Taiwan’s bid to join trade group
Beijing said it will block Taiwan’s application to join a Pacific Rim trade initiative, citing as its reason the island’s refusal to concede that it is a part of China.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2021

Virus Outbreak Taiwan President
Taiwan’s president receives domestically developed vaccine
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has received her first dose of the island’s domestically developed coronavirus vaccine as it launched its rollout to the public.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2021

Japan China Taiwan
Japan says ties with Taiwan are ‘unofficial’ following row with China
Japan’s relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical and are based on Tokyo’s recognition of China as the sole legitimate government, a top Japanese official has said.

Fri, 11 Jun, 2021

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Founder of Apple supplier Foxconn seeks to buy BioNTech vaccine for Taiwan amid Covid flare-up       
The billionaire is hoping to have the shots airlifted from Germany to Taiwan without going via any middlemen.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

China Taiwan
China holding naval drills near Taiwan ‘to safeguard sovereignty’
China is holding naval drills involving an aircraft carrier battlegroup near Taiwan it says are aimed at safeguarding Chinese sovereignty, an apparent reference to Beijing’s claim to the self-governed island.

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

Wang Yi
China tells Biden to reverse ‘dangerous practice’ on Taiwan
China’s foreign minister has warned the Biden administration to roll back former US President Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as its own territory.

Sun, 07 Mar, 2021

US Taiwan
Pompeo removes restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the State Department will lift long-standing restrictions on how American diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another move that upset China as the Trump administration ...

Sun, 10 Jan, 2021

Virus Outbreak Taiwan
Taiwan marks 200 days without domestically transmitted coronavirus case
Taiwan hit 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, highlighting the island’s continued success at keeping the virus under control even as cases surge in other parts of the world.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

Taiwan Military Exercises
US announces planned weapon sale to Taiwan
The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a multi-billion dollar sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on US defence contractors.

Tue, 27 Oct, 2020

Chinese president calls for reunification between China and Taiwan
Chinese president calls for reunification between China and Taiwan

The issue of unification between China and Taiwan should not be left for future generations to deal with, Chinese president Xi Jinping has said.

Wed, 02 Jan, 2019

China's air force holds flights around Taiwan amid tensions
China's air force holds flights around Taiwan amid tensions

China's air force has held training flights around the self-governing island of Taiwan in what it said was a "historical shift" in its combat ability.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2018

Six dead, 76 missing after strong quake rattles Taiwan
Six dead, 76 missing after strong quake rattles Taiwan

Rescuers are working to free people trapped after a strong earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast, killing at least six people and leaving another 76 missing.

Wed, 07 Feb, 2018

Hotel floor collapses, another hotel tilting as two die in Taiwan quake
Hotel floor collapses, another hotel tilting as two die in Taiwan quake

Latest:A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck near the coast of Taiwan, killing two hotel employees and injuring 144 other people, officials said.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2018

Series of earthquakes have struck Taiwan
Series of earthquakes have struck Taiwan

A series of earthquakes have struck the island of Taiwan.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2018

Taiwan: Trump -XI meeting won't harm relations with US
Taiwan: Trump -XI meeting won't harm relations with US

Taiwan says it is confident its relations with the US will not suffer when Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2017

Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwan leader urges 'calm' talks with China as pressure grows

Taiwan's leader has urged China to engage in "calm and rational" dialogue to maintain peace, vowing not to give in to Beijing's recent moves to "threaten and intimidate" the self-ruled island.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

China will co-operate with Trump - But warns US over Taiwan
China will co-operate with Trump - But warns US over Taiwan

China's foreign minister has warned that ties with the US will likely see new complications, and that the only way to maintain a stable relationship is by respecting each other's "core interests".

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

China warning after Trump breaks protocol over Taiwan
China warning after Trump breaks protocol over Taiwan

China's foreign minister has said he hopes Beijing's relations with the US would not be "interfered with or damaged" after president-elect Donald Trump broke with decades-long diplomatic tradition and spoke directly with Taiwan's leader.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

New iPhone launch to buoy Taiwan exports
New iPhone launch to buoy Taiwan exports

A jump in orders for semiconductors ahead of the release of Apple’s newest iPhones helped Taiwan post the first gain in exports in a year and a half. The jump may boost growth in the trade-dependent economy.

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

Taiwan recovering after Typhoon Nepartak kills two
Taiwan recovering after Typhoon Nepartak kills two

Power is being restored in parts of Taiwan after a powerful typhoon slammed into the island's eastern coast with ferocious winds and torrential rains, killing two people and injuring 72.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2016

Taiwan 'accidentally fires anti-ship missile'
Taiwan 'accidentally fires anti-ship missile'

Taiwan has mistakenly fired a supersonic anti-ship missile, according to an official Taiwanese news agency.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2016

Taiwan president attacked for being single
Taiwan president attacked for being single
Taiwan’s new president is “extreme” in her politics, because she’s an unmarried woman who lacks the emotional balance provided by family life, a member of China’s body for relations with the self-governing island has written in a newspaper.

Thu, 26 May, 2016

Taiwan's female president 'extreme' because she's single, claims China
Taiwan's female president 'extreme' because she's single, claims China

A newspaper published by China's official news agency has said the new president of rival Taiwan is more "extreme" in her politics because she is unmarried and lacks the emotional balance provided by romantic and family life.

Wed, 25 May, 2016

Apple, not China, is Taiwan’s biggest risk
Apple, not China, is Taiwan’s biggest risk

For investors in Taiwan’s $841bn (€745.5bn) stock market, Tim Cook matters more than president Tsai Ing-wen.

Fri, 20 May, 2016

Taiwan officer stabbed in head
Taiwan officer stabbed in head
A transit police officer was stabbed in the head a day after a young girl was decapitated in random knife attacks in Taiwan’s capital.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016

Three-year-old girl decapitated in street attack
Three-year-old girl decapitated in street attack

A three-year-old girl has been decapitated in an apparently random attack outside a Metro station in the Taiwanese capital.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

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