カテゴリー: Taiwan
Package includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, and has drawn an angry response from ChinaThe maps that show how China’s military is squeezing TaiwanThe Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued a…
UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territoryGovernments, institutions and rights groups across the world have condemned the conviction of the former pro-democracy media tycoon a…
Ralph Gonsalves campaigns on strong economy in bid to retain office he has held since 2001Voters in St Vincent and the Grenadines will go to the polls on Thursday with Ralph Gonsalves seeking a record sixth consecutive term as prime minister.The electi…
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed the US president told Sanae Takaichi to ‘dial down the volume’ in dispute over TaiwanDonald Trump asked the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, to avoid further escalation in a dispute with Ch…
President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionageBeijing’s threats to Taiwan are “intensifying” and its preparations to invade are speeding up, Taiwan’s government has…
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that Beijing’s claims to Taiwan remain unchanged, in a phone call t…
Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaringWhen she selected her wardrobe for this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa, Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Tak…
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandChina has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to esc…
Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM’s comments on TaiwanChinese travellers are estimated to have cancelled hundreds of thousands of tickets to fly to Japan amid reports of suspended visa processing an…
Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military conflict between China and TaiwanTokyo and Beijing are embroiled in a deepening row over Taiwan after Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, su…
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae TakaichiShares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, while a senior J…
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of TaiwanChina has sent its coast guard through the waters of the Senkaku islands and military drones past ou…
A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts sayIn recent weeks China has released a series of statements, articles and photos, that analysts say signal an escal…
New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces if the conflict poses threat to JapanJapan and China are embroiled in a row about Tokyo’s potential military involvement in the event of a con…
China angered by the address, criticising Europe for allowing ‘separatist activities’ to be carried out in parliament buildingTaiwan’s vice-president, Bi-Khim Hsiao, urged the EU to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and suppo…