FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse China has warned the United States that it could call off a planned leaders’ summit later this month if Washington approves new arms sales to Taiwan ahead of the meeting. According to diplomatic sources, Beijing reiterated that Taiwan remains the foremost “red line” in Sino-American relations as preparations continue for Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Hong Kong’s District Court has sentenced two men with autism to up to three years and two months in prison for their involvement in a pro-independence group seeking to separate the city from Chinese sovereignty. District Judge Ernest Lin Kam-hung on Thursday found that courier Chan Tai-sum, 27, and waiter Ng Chi-tung, 25, had been…
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive who died on Tuesday at the age of 89, kept a low profile in the final years of his life, making only a few public appearances but continuing to help bridge the China-US divide. Wearing a face mask and accompanied by his wife Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping, Tung…
Ride-hailing platform Uber will submit its operator’s licence application in Hong Kong by the end of October, its local general manager has revealed, as the city government moves to regulate the service. The platform also said on Tuesday that Hong Kong residents accounted for the largest share of its users in Macau, months after it…
This photo provided by Ruth Wang shows her arriving at an airport in Taiwan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Ruth Wang via AP) Ruth Wang via AP HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese lawyer who defended a prominent underground church in Beijing fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement, following mounting pressure from…
Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other activists have lost an appeal against their convictions for failing to register their legal defence fund for those involved in the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong. The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a magistrate’s findings that the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund fell within…
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. China Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump is slated to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House, and the stakes are sky high — but some China watchers are once again…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s navy has introduced a new guided-missile frigate designed for coastal as well as open-sea attacks after 20 years in the making, according to Chinese state media. Not quite a technological breakthrough, military analysts say. But the 054A frigate has advantages that are expected to raise the People’s Liberation Army…
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly denounced Lai Ching-te as a ‘separatist’. (EPA Images pic) KINMEN: Peace can only be secured through strength and not even an inch of territory can be sacrificed, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, visiting a sensitive frontline island to mark a key…
TAIPEI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard said on Friday that it had warned off and shadowed a Chinese research ship sailing in sensitive waters to the island’s west, the third time the vessel has appeared since May in what Taipei sees as ongoing maritime provocation. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own…