TAIPEI, April 12 (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan said China should abandon its threats and military pressure against Taiwan and talk to the island's leaders as that would avoid ...
Taiwan Spotted Chinese Warplanes as Xi Met Opposition Leader in Beijing
Late on Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's largest opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) in Beijing, where Xi said he "absolutely would not ...
Taiwan tracks Chinese warships and warplanes despite Beijing’s peace messaging
"China is continuously and persistently expanding its military capabilities, and the military threat it poses to us is becoming increasingly severe," Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo told ...
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi in Beijing as Taiwan defense fight intensifies
Xi Jinping met KMT leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing as Taiwan's opposition blocks a $40 billion defense budget amid U.S. pressure to approve it.
China’s Xi talks peace with Taiwan’s opposition leader even as Beijing raises military pressure
Chinese leader Xi Jinping talked with Taiwan’s main opposition leader about shared culture and bloodlines, before declaring that unification is an "inevitability." ...
China’s Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader ahead of key summit with Trump
Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.
Taiwan Sees Only Warships and Warplanes as China Talks Peace With Opposition
Taiwanese officials are tracking what they view as a worrying rise in Chinese naval activity and military pressure against the island, even as Beijing presses a message of peace and cooperation in ...
China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi tells island’s opposition leader
BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, which is the chief culprit in undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, President Xi Jinping told the island's ...
Taiwan’s opposition leader meets China’s Xi Jinping as both sides call for peace
Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade.
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang's first sitting leader to visit China in a decade.
People on both sides of the strait are Chinese, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader
People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese and the future of relations lies in the hands of the Chinese people, President Xi Jinping told Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun on Friday.
Xi hosts Taiwan opposition leader to draw island closer to China
Ahead of a visit by President Trump , the mainland’s campaign to absorb Taiwan and muffle U.S. influence advances.
Xi Seeks to Sway Taiwan, and Trump, With Message of Stability
Ahead of a summit with Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is using a rare meeting with a Taiwanese politician to cast Beijing as a peacemaker and squeeze the island’s president.
Taiwan opposition leader touts peace in China as her party skips defence budget talks in Taipei
Cheng Li-wun's visit comes at a time when Beijing has stepped up military pressure against Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China Sends Message to Trump as it Welcomes Taiwan’s Opposition Leader
And part of that deterrence is a $14 billion US arms deal — one of the largest ever to Taiwan — that Trump has been holding off approving to avoid jeopardizing his landmark meeting with Xi. In a ...
Xi to meet Taiwan’s opposition head for first time in decade
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet the leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party for the first time in nearly a decade, as Beijing seeks to build influence despite a freeze in relations with the island’s government.