TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs in what appears to be an attempt to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it’s meeting only partial success with many countries unwilling to ally with the main target of…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday focusing on the Taiwan Strait separating the self-governing island democracy from China that is a crucial conduit for international trade. The Strait Thunder-2025A drills were held Wednesday morning in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait, a People’s…
The editor-in-chief of a Taiwanese publishing house received a three-year prison sentence after a Chinese court convicted him of inciting separatism, a Chinese government spokesperson said Wednesday. The case raised concern about the risks of publishing books critical of the Chinese government and system, even outside mainland China. Li Yanhe is a Chinese citizen who…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday condemned China’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast. China considers the island a renegade province to be taken by force if necessary and in recent years has increased military activity around Taiwan’s waters and airspace. “China is…
China said on Wednesday that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island’s semiconductor industry to the United States as a “souvenir” and leverage it to seek political support from Washington. U.S. media have said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to companies such as Apple and…
The United States’ recent shift on Taiwan, which included removing the phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence” from the State Department’s fact sheet, has sparked fierce criticism from China. Beijing, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory, has urged the US to “correct its mistakes” and cease sending signals that could encourage Taiwan…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Presidential Office conducted its first ever tabletop exercise simulating a military escalation with China, several officials briefed on the matter said, at a time when the island is facing renewed Chinese military threats. Dozens of central and local government agencies as well as civil groups participated in the 3-hour exercise on…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The China-friendly mayor of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Tuesday called for less confrontation between the sides, even as Beijing continues to send warships and fighter jets to intimidate the self-governing island democracy. Chiang Wan-an was speaking Tuesday at the 15th Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum, which is not sanctioned by Taiwan’s government, whose…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military kept silent Friday on its large deployment of naval and coast guard ships off Taiwan this week, with its top spokesperson quoting an ancient strategist instead. Taiwanese officials have said that China was simulating a blockade with one string of ships off the island and a second one farther out…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China held large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday in what it called a warning against Taiwan independence. China’s Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s refusal to concede to Beijing’s demands that Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People’s…