Taiwan accused China of exaggeration on Tuesday after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands, where there is a major Taiwanese air base, saying it was not ... ( read original story ...)
US and China may ‘sleepwalk into conflict’, warns next Singapore PM Wong
Singapore’s prime minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong warned that the US and China may "sleepwalk into conflict” if they don’t engage with each other and deescalate rising tensions over Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.S. carries out ICBM test delayed during Chinese show-of-force over Taiwan
The United States military said on Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, delayed to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show ... ( read original story ...)
Top office expands list of diehard Taiwan separatists, announces punitive measures ‘to make them feel the pain’
Su, head of Taiwan's executive body and a diehard secessionist ... it means those enterprises can't do business with the mainland anymore, nor with Hong Kong and Macao, he noted. "If those punitive ... ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan trade talks get boost after 28 years, as frayed China ties trump US$40 billion trade deficit
White House may announce 'ambitious' Taiwan trade road map any day now US-Taiwan trade talks started in 1994 but have failed to generate much traction US officials are pushing ahead on trade talks ... ( read original story ...)
US Commander Urges Action Against China For Military Drills Around Taiwan
China's recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that has to be contested, a top US military commander said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation’s visit to Taipei
The sanctions were announced by Beijing following trips to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early August and a US Congressional delegation led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday. ( read original story ...)
China sanctions 7 Taiwanese officials after 2nd US delegation visits Taipei
China announced sanctions on 7 alleged independence "die-hard" Taiwanese politicians and officials amid concerns over increasing visits by foreign dignitaries to the island nation ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after second US Congressional delegation visits Taipei
China announced sanctions against seven Taiwanese government officials and politicians, saying they pushed a pro-independence agenda for the breakaway island. ( read original story ...)
China sanctions 7 top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation’s visit to Taipei
The sanctions were announced by Beijing following trips to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early August and a US Congressional delegation led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday. ( read original story ...)
China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island
China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits. The ... ( read original story ...)
China Sanctions Seven Taiwanese ‘Independence Diehard’ Officials
China imposed sanctions on Tuesday on seven Taiwanese officials and lawmakers it accused of being "independence diehards", including banning them from entering, in its latest angry reproach of the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing sanctions 7 Taiwanese officials, bans them from visiting or doing business with mainland China
Mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office accuses seven, including six DPP members, of being pro-independence provocateurs Sanctions announced following trips to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan accuses China of exaggeration with islands footage
Taiwan accused China of exaggeration and "tricks" on Tuesday after the Chinese military published footage of the strategically located Penghu islands where there is a major Taiwanese air base. China ... ( read original story ...)
The Upside of Pelosi’s Unwise Taiwan Visit
In the aftermath of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ill-timed trip to Taiwan, China’s leaders were determined not to let a good crisis go to waste. They conducted unprecedented military drills, launching ... ( read original story ...)
Insisting “might is right”, China cares nothing for Taiwan’s people
China antics after the Taiwan visit on August 3-4 by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi demonstrated that the Chinese Communist Party C ... ( read original story ...)