While the world’s eyes were trained on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s sabre-rattling over Taiwan, a catastrophic blunder has almost led to conflict between two other nuclear-armed …
China Protests Indiana Governor’s Taiwan Visit
China has lodged fresh protests with the United States over the visit to Taiwan by the governor of Indiana, a government spokesperson said on Monday. A delegation led by Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in …
Taiwan warns China of ‘heavy price’ for invasion on battle anniversary
Taiwan is determined to defend itself and invaders will incur a “heavy price”, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday on the anniversary of a confrontation six decade ago in which Taiwanese forces …
U.S. companies in Taiwan haven’t seen ‘appreciable’ disruptions over China tensions, says AmCham survey
Most member companies of the American Chambers of Commerce in Taiwan said there has been no significant disruption to business despite escalating tensions.
China flexes military muscles, then targets Taiwan’s citrus fruits
On August 3, amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial trip to Taiwan, Chinese Customs officials announced an import ban on all Taiwanese …
Indiana governor latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan amid China tensions
The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, becoming the latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from China for such trips not to happen.
China risks miscalculation with pressure on Taiwan, U.S. says
China’s efforts to coerce and undermine Taiwan risk miscalculation and its pressure campaign will most likely continue, Daniel Kritenbrink, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, said.
China’s Strategic Incoherence on Taiwan Shows Ominous Mindset | Opinion
Because China is doing something that makes no strategic sense, there must be something terribly wrong inside the Chinese political system at the moment.
China must show it’s not an ‘agent of instability’ on Taiwan, US Ambassador to China says
China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an “agent of instability” and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in his first TV interview …
China continues military drills near Taiwan
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense says China has continued with its aggressive posture, holding military drills involving 17 aircraft and five ships.