Taipei decries China encirclement drill

Beijing yesterday announced three days of military exercises around Taiwan, the day after President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) returned to Taipei from Los Angeles, where she met with. The “combat readiness ...

China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader’s US trip

Taiwan split with China after a civil war in 1949. The ruling Communist Party says the island is obliged to rejoin the mainland, by force if necessary. Beijing says contact with foreign officials encourages Taiwanese who want formal independence, a step the ruling party says would lead to war.