Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China’s … Read more
A Chinese speedboat carrying four people capsized near Kinmen on February 14. (Representational) Taipei: Four Chinese coastguard ships briefly sailed through Taiwan’s “prohibited” waters, Taipei said, urging Beijing to stop actions that “endanger” navigation safety. China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and has said it will not rule out using force … Read more
Some hardline Republicans have voiced strong opposition to further Ukraine aid Washington: The US House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners. The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-majority Senate, which passed a similar … Read more
China’s Communist Party considers Taiwan as its territory. (Representational) Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that it has detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and five naval ships around Taiwan in the past 24 hours, till 6 am (local time) on Saturday, Taiwan News reported. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence did not reveal … Read more
Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 23 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols” with Chinese warships on Friday, ahead of high-level China-U.S. talks in Thailand. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past four years regularly sent warplanes and warships into the skies and waters … Read more
Nauru will sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognise China, the government of the small Pacific Islands nation said on Monday, marking Taipei’s first diplomatic ally to switch to Beijing following a presidential election. The Nauru government said that “in the best interests” of the country and its people it was seeking full resumption of … Read more
Tens of thousands of people will attend final pre-election rallies in Taiwan on Friday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China’s defence ministry warned it would “smash any Taiwan independence plots.” Taiwan, a neighbouring island China claims as its own, has been a democratic success story since holding its first direct presidential election in … Read more
China considers Taiwan to be its “sacred territory”. Beijing: China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address on Sunday, striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader. The January 13 presidential and … Read more
