A student from a mainland Chinese university delegation visiting Taiwan has been celebrated by local media as a “fairy sister” due to her “pure beauty” and captivating smile. The delegation was invited by the Ma Ying-jeou Culture and Education Foundation to enhance communication between youth on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and promote friendship…
China has imposed sanctions on 13 American companies in retaliation for the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island. The United States last week authorized two defense packages worth $385 million for Taiwan, including spare parts for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets and support for…
BEIJING, Nov. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn: The Taiwan issue is of great significance and encompasses multiple dimensions, thus it is regarded as a focus of China-U.S. competition. Why is the Taiwan issue the first red line that cannot be touched? Emotionally, Taiwan was taken for 50 years, and it is…
The Chinese navy will start making regular visits to Hong Kong, in a move analysts have said will help boost national identity and pride. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, from the Ministry of National Defence, made the announcement on Thursday after two of the country’s vessels arrived in the city last week for a five-day visit….
The G7 major industrialised nations are increasingly aligned on the “economic and security risk” posed by China and the policies it is pursuing, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday at the conclusion of a foreign ministers meeting. In comments at his last meeting as Washington’s top diplomat, Blinken praised the group’s accomplishments…
The United States plans to deploy the US Marine Littoral Regiment equipped with a Himars rocket launcher system along the Nansei Islands close to Taiwan, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Monday. The deployment in the archipelago also known as the Ryukus will be part of a US-Japan operation plan to address a Taiwan contingency,…
Reports that China has built a prototype nuclear reactor for its next aircraft carrier have prompted renewed focus on its supposed long-term ambition to project naval power far from its shores. Carriers powered by nuclear reactors do not need to refuel as often as conventionally powered ones. This gives them much greater range and also…
China’s biggest risk during Donald Trump’s second term as president would be US government overhauls driven by tech billionaire Elon Musk, a leading Chinese political scientist and policy adviser to Beijing has warned. As a countermeasure, China should expand unilateral opening-up measures towards countries including the United States, Zheng Yongnian, dean of the School of…
An American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Friday returned to its home port in Japan, a security ally of the United States, for forward deployment to patrol waters near China. USS George Washington, one of 10 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in service with the U.S. Navy, arrived home at Yokosuka naval base in Japan, located within the…
China on Thursday defended its rejection of a defence chiefs’ meeting with the United States, blaming it on Washington’s support for Taipei. Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun on Wednesday reportedly declined to meet his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the margins of a regional security meeting in Laos. Austin said the decision was “unfortunate ……