カテゴリー: Taiwan
Vow to bring ‘stability and clarity’ to the UK’s approach to Beijing on first visit by a British prime minister in eight years will be sorely testedKeir Starmer has travelled to China with a vow to bring “stability and clarity” to the UK’s approach to …
Zhang Youxia, second-in command under president Xi Jinping as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has long been seen as Xi’s closest military allyChina’s most senior general is under investigation, China’s defence ministry has confirmed, in th…
Exclusive: Chinese officials are using a ‘highly specific’ interpretation of EU rules to suggest Taiwanese figures should not be granted visas, officials sayChinese officials have been pushing “legal advice” on European countries, saying their own bord…
Perception that Chinese-made weapons could not stop a ‘decapitation strike’ may give Beijing pause for thoughtThe sight of a hostile regional superpower launching an overnight raid to depose the leader of a smaller neighbouring country could easily hav…
Exclusive: diplomats had to scramble to contain fallout with Beijing after Douglas Alexander’s trip to TaipeiChina threatened to cancel high-level trade talks with the UK earlier this year over a government minister’s visit to Taiwan, the Guardian can …
Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drillsChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing.Speaking the day after the …
US president says Chinese leader did not notify him of drills that have involved live missile launches into Taiwan straitTaiwan-China tensions – explained in 30 secondsDonald Trump has said he is not worried by China’s live-fire military drills surroun…
With his new film rejected by official censors, the award-winning film-maker says he is being punished for his outspoken viewsIn Hong Kong, where dissent is now characterised by silence, few dare openly criticise the government or the Chinese Communist…
Taipei condemns exercise that Chinese army calls ‘a stern warning’ against separatist and external forcesChina has launched live-fire military drills around Taiwan, simulating a blockade of major ports, attacking maritime targets, and fending off inter…
Liu De-wen operates at a sensitive space in Taiwan’s history, as Beijing demands reunification with the islandIn the leafy back blocks of a military cemetery in northern Taiwan, Liu De-wen strides through a room holding rows and rows of shelves. He sto…
$10bn Trump-approved sale to Taipei triggers Beijing sanctions against firms such as Boeing and Northrop GrummanChina’s foreign ministry has hit US defence companies including Boeing with sanctions after Donald Trump approved a large package of arms sa…
Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a ‘space arms race’Japan’s cabinet has approved a record high defence budget as tensions with China continue to spiral, with Beijing this week …
At least four people were killed in Taipei on Friday evening, after a mass stabbing around the city’s central station. Reports say the suspect is among the dead after he fell from a building during a police chase through a busy shopping district. The s…
Man, 27, from northern Taiwan reported to have fallen to his death in police chase after rampage through capitalAt least four people have died in a rare mass stabbing incident in central Taipei after an attacker used smoke grenades to cause chaos as he…
US pressure, broken promises by China and corruption scandals have halted Taiwan’s slide to diplomatic irrelevance in the regionAfter weeks of technology failures, accusations of fraud and complaints about US President Donald Trump’s interference, the …