Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the United States, Taiwan’s top weapons supplier, do not recognise the island as …
The talks coincided with two days of People’s Liberation Army drills that simulated a blockade of Taiwan. The military exercises came days after the inauguration of the self-ruled island’s new …
US President Joe Biden will dispatch a delegation of former government officials to the inauguration ceremony for Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te next week, a senior administration official said, in …
“The [Chinese Communist Party] has engaged in a years-long campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan, one of our closest friends in the world,” Krishnamoorthi said on Friday. “It is time for …
On Tuesday, citing bad weather, the Kinmen Defence Command, which had been set to stage the drills, put off the exercises, which include using land-based weapons to fire at sea. …
That warning has been echoed by prominent political figures, including Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who in a speech in April described tensions over the Taiwan Strait as the …
“We look forward to working with Dr. Lai and Taiwan’s leaders of all parties to advance our shared interests and values, and to further our long-standing unofficial relationship, consistent with …
It said that former president Ma Ying-jeou had been invited to “serve as a witness” at the talks, which will be held behind closed doors at the offices of Ma’s …
Biden also has strong reason to want to preserve peace and stability ahead of his own re-election bid in November next year, and any further escalation could open him up …