All eyes are on how Beijing’s “Chinese dream” of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States – Taipei’s top international backer – appears less likely to intervene in case of a cross-strait conflict. In the first of a three-part series, Amber Wang looks at how recent moves…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China has reportedly loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles into three newly constructed silo fields near its border with Mongolia and shows little interest in arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report seen by Reuters. The assessment underscores Beijing’s accelerating military buildup, with the…
“For nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with malice.” This month China’s armed forces released these verses on social media. As poetry, it is perhaps not the best. But the message was clear enough. To hammer it home, the poem was accompanied by…
Netflix has officially added two popular Taiwanese gangster movies to its library. Beginning, fans of the action thriller franchise Gatao will finally be able to stream its first installment from 2015 and 2025’s Gatao: Big Brothers. The latter serves as the latest and fifth entry to the film series. “Qing Feng is the top lieutenant…
Taiwan’s military detected 7 Chinese aircraft and 7 naval vessels, with 5 jets crossing the median line. This comes as Taiwan’s security chief reveals China is deploying staff to its embassies abroad to monitor and intimidate Taiwanese citizens. Chinese Military Activity Near Taiwan Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense detected seven sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven…
Two of China’s aircraft carriers, including its biggest and best, have docked at the same naval base near the Yellow Sea, raising suggestions that another dual-carrier exercise is on the horizon. In one of the images purportedly taken on Thursday, the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, docked on the other side of the pier with…
NEED TO KNOW At least four people have died following a mass knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday, Dec. 19 The suspect allegedly detonated smoke bombs in the main metro station before continuing his rampage at another station in a busy shopping district According to reports, the 27-year-old suspect is among those dead as he…
In a wide-ranging, two-hour year-end briefing on Friday, Washington’s top diplomat Marco Rubio offered pragmatic remarks on China, signalling a tonal shift in the administration’s approach towards Beijing amid broader “America first” priorities for 2026. While detailing a recalibration of US foreign policy, Rubio’s comments on China marked a notable evolution from both his own…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore…
Taiwanese mortuary reconstruction specialist Kuo Chang-chen wasted no time starting work to restore the bodies of Wang Fuk Court’s fire victims upon arriving in Hong Kong on Thursday. Kuo, 62, is leading a team of five other specialists from Taiwan who volunteered to assist in reconstructing the remains of the victims at the Kowloon Funeral…