China has been ramping up military pressure to assert its sovereignty claims over democratically governed Taiwan, which holds elections on Jan. 13.
Japan retailers ready for demand surge from TSMC’s Kumamoto plant
TOKYO — Japanese retailers are gearing up for an expected increase in demand in northeastern Kumamoto prefecture, where a factory being built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the …
China’s Xi says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is inevitable
China considers Taiwan to be its “sacred territory” and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control.
China’s Xi says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is inevitable
China considers Taiwan to be its “sacred territory” and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control.
China Confronts a New Political Reality in Taiwan: No Friends
Interviews with the top candidates in a volatile three-way presidential race point to rising skepticism toward Beijing—whatever the outcome.
Xi says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Year’s address
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it …
Taiwan considers joining ICC to deter potential China invasion
Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan …
China is investigating a Taiwanese boyband for lip-syncing, prompting accusations of election interference
The Taiwanese government says that China began the investigation to pressure the boyband into supporting Chinese rule over the island nation.
China Calls Taiwan President Frontrunner a Destroyer of Peace
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government called the frontrunner for Taiwan’s next president “confrontational” and a destroyer of peace after he spoke at a presidential debate and said the island’s …
How an impasse in the South China Sea drove the Philippines, US closer
Three of the four new sites the Philippines has given US troops access to are in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon, facing Taiwan. They are the Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Isabela …