taiwan

Beijing warns Australia’s ‘provocative actions’ on Taiwan could be ‘cataclysmic’ for bilateral ties, after former PM visits island

Tony Abbott, who headed the Australian government between 2013 and 2015, delivered a speech at a conference in Taipei on…

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As tensions between China and Taiwan continue to build, has wishy-washy White House messaging caused Taipei to ‘blink’ first?

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait are surging. Over the past week, in line with China's National Day, Beijing has sent…

3 years ago

Taiwan blasts ‘arch criminal’ Beijing over its opposition to island’s parallel bid to join Asia-Pacific trade pact

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the Chinese officials in a tersely worded statement on Thursday, insisting that…

3 years ago

If Biden decides to give increased diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, he risks lighting the touchpaper to war with China

Last week Biden called Xi Jinping. My analysis of that event was that it was a political blow to Biden,…

3 years ago

China wants to ‘emulate Taliban’, Taiwan claims, vowing to defend itself from Beijing

The rapid fall of the Afghan government amid the withdrawal of US forces from the country has made a strong…

3 years ago

China taunts Taiwan as America reels from Afghan defeat: ‘Once war comes, the island will collapse and the US won’t come to help’

With Washington in a state of panic and disarray following the outcome in Afghanistan, China has moved fast to exploit…

3 years ago

$750mn in artillery gear & smart bomb kits: Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan gets State Department approval

Announced Wednesday, the proposed sale involves 40 155mm self-propelled artillery guns and related gear, a number of vehicles and machine…

3 years ago

Xi calls for ‘complete reunification’ with Taiwan as China celebrates centenary of its Communist Party

In an extensive speech from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, Xi hailed China’s progress at home, such as rooting out “absolute…

3 years ago

China rails against ‘provocation’ as American senators fly into Taiwan on a military plane & promise to donate 750,000 vaccines

On Sunday, three US senators briefly visited Taiwan in a military aircraft in a move which angered China. Although they…

3 years ago

US to send Taiwan 750,000 ‘urgently needed’ Covid-19 vaccine doses after Taipei rejects Beijing’s help

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat, announced in Taipei on Sunday that the US would send 750,000 doses to the…

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