Mandarin is spoken widely on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. But as Sino-American relations became strained over trade and technology in the past few years, Washington made a conscious effort to curb ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Drills Are Rehearsal for Invasion, Says Taiwan as It Begins Live-Fire Military Exercises
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu spoke at a news conference in Taipei as Taiwan began live-fire military drills to test combat readiness in response to ongoing Chinese exercises that have included launching ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holds drills, says China seeks control of seas
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asia-Pacific status quo and prevent nations from ai ... ( read original story ...)
China used drills to prepare for invasion, Taiwan foreign minister says
Tensions high as Taiwan begins live-fire drills and China continues military exercises it started after US speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says military drills show China is preparing to invade
The foreign minister accused Beijing of using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit as a pretext for launching exercises designed to prepare for an attack. ( read original story ...)
China shifts the military status quo on Taiwan after Pelosi visit
Beijing appears to be accelerating efforts to establish a new normal in its military posture around Taiwan, using the U.S. speaker's visit as an excuse for the escalation. ( read original story ...)
China-Taiwan: What we learned from Beijing’s drills around the island
US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit has set off fresh tensions between self-ruled Taiwan and China, which claims the island as part of its territory. BBC correspondents weigh in on the significance of ... ( read original story ...)
China resumes military drills off Taiwan after shelving US talks
Anti-submarine attack and sea raid exercises begin, as Beijing maintains pressure on Taiwan’s defences ... ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Video shows US Navy training exercise from 2020, not recent Taiwan footage
Social media users claim a clip shows U.S. Navy aircraft near Taiwan before Nancy Pelosi's visit, but the video predates the trip by nearly two years. ( read original story ...)
How Pelosi’s Taiwan trip threatens US consumers: Experts
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan last week, the world braced for China's response. Within hours of her departure, China began military exercises around Taiwan, leaving the ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping may use Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan to ‘create a new normal’: Expert
Susan Shirk, UC San Diego Research Professor and 21st Century China Center Chair, sat down with Yahoo Finance Live to examine House Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, backlash by Chinese officials, and ... ( read original story ...)
US consumers may suffer from Pelosi’s Taiwan trip: Experts
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan last week, the world braced for China's response. Within hours of her departure, China began military exercises around Taiwan, leaving the ... ( read original story ...)
Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s New Military Drills Near Taiwan
China announces more military drills near Taiwan. Just a day after ending its largest-ever military exercises near Taiwan, China announced new operations in the area. It’s a sig ... ( read original story ...)
WH will communicate concerns to Beijing; Pentagon says China trying to ‘manufacture’ a Taiwan ‘conflict’
The White House said Monday that it will communicate "directly" to Beijing its displeasure with China's recent military exercises as tensions rise higher over Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Zhao Jian: The one-China status of Taiwan is clear. The US should not try to change it.
In dealing with Taiwanese authorities’ secessionist behaviors, the Chinese government has no choice but to take resolute countermeasures. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan calls China’s bluff, says there’s ‘little chance’ of China imposing ‘stricter economic sanctions’
Immediately following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic and highly-publicized visit to Taiwan, China responded with a series of military drills around the island, and imposed several trade ... ( read original story ...)