Taiwan

US governor meets Taiwan president after China drills amid escalating tensions

Aug 22, 2022 02:43

A US Republican governor has visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen, becoming the latest American official to visit the self-ruled island amid escalating tensions with China.
Chinese troops will travel to Russia for major joint drills

Aug 17, 2022 11:45

Chinese troops will travel to Russia for major joint military exercises amid heightened tensions with the United States over Taiwan and Ukraine.
US carries out long-range nuclear missile test after Chinese drills amid Taiwan tensions

Aug 17, 2022 03:24

As the US and China are locked in tension over a host of major issues in particular Taiwan, Washington says it carried out an intercontinental ballistic missile test to show "the readiness of US nuclear forces.”
Putin charges US with 'trying to prolong Ukraine war, destabilize region'

Aug 16, 2022 10:33

Russian President Vladimir Putin has charged the United States with attempting to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and seeking to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region, in a reference to the US interference in Taiwan.
China slams new visit to Taiwan by ‘opportunist’ US lawmakers, vows fresh drills

Aug 15, 2022 09:18

China has reacted angrily to another visit to Taiwan by a US congressional delegation, warning Washington against “playing with fire,” as Beijing announces new military drills around the self-ruled island.
US lawmakers arrive in Chinese Taipei amid simmering tensions with China

Aug 15, 2022 02:05

A US congressional delegation has arrived in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) on an unannounced two-day visit amid high tensions between Beijing and Washington over a recent controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island.
China warns Taiwan against tempting ‘an abyss of catastrophes’

Aug 13, 2022 01:04

China again warns Taiwan against harboring any aspirations of secession from the mainland, including by teaming up with “external forces.”
China tells Pelosi to express remorse for worldwide US atrocities

Aug 12, 2022 09:29

China has called on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to express remorse and apologize for the atrocities committed by the Americans in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Chinese diplomat blames US for being ‘main instigator’ of crisis in Ukraine

Aug 11, 2022 03:16

China has accused the United States of being the main instigator of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began on February 24.
Chinese, Taiwanese navies continue military drills amid rising tensions

Aug 10, 2022 08:57

Chinese and Taiwanese warships have lined up in front of each other to continue their naval drills, as tensions between the two sides soar in the aftermath of a controversial visit to Chinese Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.