China held new military exercises around Taiwan, linking them to recent US moves backing the self-ruled archipelago. A total of 42 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei said in statements. The planes entered sensitive zones around the main island and trained with naval…
The Chinese military remains on high alert – “ready to fight at all times and able to fight at any time” – to thwart any attempt at Taiwan independence, according to the commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit overseeing the Taiwan Strait. The warning from Lin Xiangyang, who heads the PLA’s Eastern Theatre…
China’s foreign ministry has accused the United States of launching a smear campaign, following the release of updates to the US-China relations fact sheet on the US State Department’s website. Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the changes – which focused on the US trade deficit and competitive relations between the two countries – were “distorting…
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…
Beijing: China condemned the United States on Monday for removing a reference to the status of Taiwan from the State Department website, urging Washington to “correct its mistakes”. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day. The United States…
A line saying that Washington does not support Taiwan independence has been removed from the US Department of State’s website. The website updated its fact sheet on relations with the island on Thursday, continuing to state its adherence to the “one China” policy but removing the phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence”. “We continue…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te kicked off his second day in the United States on Sunday, as China fumed over more US arms sales to the island and Lai’s stopover in Hawaii that is part of his Pacific tour. China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, opposes any international recognition of Taiwan and its…
Beijing has vowed to take “resolute countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty following US approval of US$385 million in arms sales to Taiwan. The foreign ministry said on Sunday that the US decision was an infringement of China’s sovereignty and would harm relations between the two countries. It urged the United States to immediately stop arming…
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Joe Biden last year to change the language the United States uses when discussing its position on Taiwanese independence, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the private conversation. During last November’s Biden-Xi meeting near San Francisco, Xi and his aides asked Biden and his team to tweak…
Taiwan’s foreign ministry has made it clear that the country is not subordinate to China in response to China’s President Xi Jinping‘s claim that “Taiwan is a sacred territory of China,” Taiwan News reported. While addressing a press conference on Tuesday, MOFA Spokesperson Jeff Liu responded by emphasising that Taiwan has never been ruled by…