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18 hours ago

Taiwan scrambles jets, ships after 'irrational actions' by Chinese military

Taiwan says it had to scramble jets and ships Friday to respond to Chinese aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line during combat readiness drills.

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1 day ago

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

As Taiwanโ€™s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing islandโ€™s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America

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1 day ago

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

As Taiwanโ€™s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing islandโ€™s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America.

1 day ago

Taiwan, like Ukraine, is fighting for democracy, Tsai says in New York

Beijing is threatening to retaliate if Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen goes ahead with a planned meeting in California with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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2 days ago

China renews warnings as Taiwan's Tsai stops over in US

As Taiwanโ€™s president begins a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China says it is closely watching developments.

2 days ago

Taiwan's president arrives in the U.S. amid warnings from China

Taiwan's president is in the United States as part of a multi-day itinerary that will take the leader of the Asian democratic island through Central and North America.

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2 days ago

Taiwan's leader, in US, stresses security for her island

Taiwanโ€™s president is in the United States, delivering a message that keeping her self-ruled island strong will help ensure the worldโ€™s safety.

2 days ago

McCarthyโ€™s meeting with Taiwanโ€™s president puts U.S. on alert

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is slated to meet Taiwanโ€™s president, Tsai Ing-wen, next week in California, an engagement China strongly opposes.

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2 days ago

Taiwan president's trip to US is 'consistent' with One China policy despite Beijing uproar, White House says

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby urged China not to overreact as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen transits the United States for the seventh time.

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2 days ago

China threatens "countermeasures" if Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen meets House Speaker McCarthy on U.S. stopover

Beijing warned that if Tsai Ing-wen meets the U.S. house speaker, it will be a meeting that "destroys peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."

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2 days ago

U.S. says Taiwan president is just passing through. Chinaโ€™s not amused.

Tsai Ing-wen's trip to the United States, where she is set to meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, could escalate into a dangerous crisis, analysts warn.

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3 days ago

China threatens to take 'resolute countermeasures' over meeting between Taiwan's Tsai, House Speaker McCarthy

The Chinese government has threatened to take action should the U.S. and Taiwan go through with allowing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen to meet.

foxnews.com
3 days ago

Who still recognizes Taiwan? What to know about Hondurasโ€™s shift to Beijing.

Taiwan is now left with only 13 diplomatic allies as Beijing mounts a pressure campaign to isolate the island democracy.

washingtonpost.com
3 days ago

China threatens to retaliate if McCarthy meets Taiwan leader

China has threatened to retaliate if U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwanโ€™s president during her upcoming trip through Los Angeles.

Taiwan president decries China's 'dollar diplomacy' as Honduras opens ties with Beijing

The president of Taiwan said that her country refuses to "engage in a meaningless contest of dollar diplomacy with China" after Honduras opened ties with Beijing on Sunday.

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Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break

Honduras has established diplomatic ties with China after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states.

U.S. downplaying expected U.S. visit by Taiwan's president but China fuming

The Biden administration has been stressing to Beijing that the expected unofficial visit shouldn't be used as a pretext by Beijing to step up aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait.

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Taiwanโ€™s president to visit U.S., raising prospect of friction with China

Tsai Ing-wen will stop in New York and Los Angeles on her way to and from Central America, and is expected to meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the trip.

washingtonpost.com

US: No reason for China to react to Taiwan leader stopover

The Biden administration is stressing to China unofficial stopovers to the U.S. by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen should not be used as pretext by Beijing to increase aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait.

Speaker of Czech parliament's lower house to visit Taiwan

The speaker of the Czech Parliamentโ€™s lower house is set to visit Taiwan to boost mutual ties, a step that has angered China

washingtonpost.com

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will visit China

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China next week in what a spokesman called a bid to ease tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland.

McCarthyโ€™s California visit with Tsai an attempt to thread Taiwan needle

Kevin McCarthy, advised of political implications of a Taipei visit, plans to meet Taiwanโ€™s president in at a Reagan Library event in California.

washingtonpost.com

China's Xi demands rapid military upgrade to 'world class standards'

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the National People's Congress on Wednesday that the nation must bolster its military might to "safeguard strategic interests."

foxnews.com

Taiwanese president to meet with McCarthy despite Chinese threats

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will stop in the United States on her way to visit Guatemala and Belize, and will meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.

foxnews.com

Taiwan frustrated by weapons delays, key lawmaker finds in stealth visit

Rep. Mike Gallagher, chairman of the new House select committee on China, said Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine was a 'wake-up call' for Taipei.

washingtonpost.com

China blasts Pentagon official's Taiwan visit, military ties

China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island.

Delegation meeting Taiwan leader reaffirms US commitment

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers has met with Taiwanโ€™s president, who promised to deepen military cooperation between the two sides despite objections from China, which claims the island as its own territory.

Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China moment

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers has met with the head of Taiwanโ€™s legislature as part of a five-day visit to the self-ruled island that comes as U.S.-China relations remain tense after weeks of trading accusations over a spy balloon.

Taiwan's Tsai welcomes retired US admiral for China talks

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has welcomed the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command who warned in 2021 that the island could face an invasion from China this decade.

Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan seeks to bolster military preparedness as China threat continues

Spurred by Beijing's bellicose behavior and inspired by the Ukrainian resistance to Russiaโ€™s invasion, Taiwan is returning to a one-year military conscription policy for men over 18.

foxnews.com

Taiwan's Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited a military base to observe drills while rival China protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan increases its compulsory military service as it faces pressure from China

China has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan, sending fighter planes and navy vessels toward the island on a near-daily basis in recent years.

npr.org

Taiwan extends mandatory military service to combat Chinese threat

President Tsai Ing-wen announced men would be required to serve one year in the military, citing Chinese aggression that raises concerns about combat readiness.

washingtonpost.com

Taiwan extends compulsory military service to 1 year

Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024.

Taiwan President Resigns As Party Leader After Election Loss

Tsai Ing-wen offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters.

newsy.com

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters.

cbsnews.com

Taiwan's president resigns as party leader after election losses

Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island in an election in which threats from China took a backseat to local issues.

npr.org

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party.

Symbol of reunion with China, panda Tuan Tuan dies in Taipei

Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China as a symbol of hoped-for reunion between the sides, has died.

Taiwan's APEC envoy at the center of processor chip tension

Taiwanโ€™s envoy to APEC is the 91-year-old billionaire founder of a computer chip manufacturing giant that operated behind the scenes for decades before being thrust into the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security.

George W. Bush, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speak on 'Russian aggression,' China

Former President George W. Bush and Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen both spoke at a presidential center event discussing the 'Struggle for Freedom' in international democracies.

foxnews.com

Biden-Xi summit: What Biden wants, what Xi wants

When U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with China's Xi Jinping on Monday, don't expect concessions from the U.S. side.

Taiwan's Tsai thanks British minister for support

President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for Londonโ€™s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy.

Taiwanโ€™s Tsai Ing-wen Wants China to Think Twice

If China wants to do something drastic, the president told me, โ€œXi has to weigh the costs.โ€

theatlantic.com

China lashes out at visit by UK trade minister to Taiwan

China has lashed out over a visit to Taiwan by British Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands, the latest foreign official to defy Beijing's warnings over contacts with the self-governing island republic.

China panda experts visit Taiwan in rare point of contact

Taiwan has welcomed a pair of experts from China to help with an ailing panda in a rare opportunity for contact between the sides

washingtonpost.com

China panda experts visit Taiwan in rare point of contact

Taiwan has welcomed a pair of experts from China to help with an ailing panda in a rare opportunity for contact between the sides.

Officer describes meeting with GOP leader

Michael Fanone, the Metropolitan Police Department officer who almost died during the Capitol riot, secretly recorded his conversations with lawmakers, including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, in the months that followed. Scott MacFarlane has the details.

news.yahoo.com

Musk's proposal for China-Taiwan relations gets slammed: Our freedom is 'not for sale'

Elon Musk has weighed in on China-Taiwan relations, and Taiwanese politicians are not impressed.

cnbc.com

Taiwan leader tells China force 'absolutely not an option'

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has told China that โ€œarmed confrontation is absolutely not an option" for resolving Beijing's claim to the island.

Taiwan leader tells China war 'absolutely not an option'

China's threats of military action against Taiwan are โ€œabsolutely not an optionโ€ and will โ€œonly push our two sides further from each other," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday. Speaking on Taiwanโ€™s National Day, Tsai said China should not mistake Taiwanโ€™s multiparty democratic political system for weakness and โ€œattempt to divide Taiwanese society.โ€ โ€œI want to make clear to the Beijing authorities that armed confrontation is absolutely not an option for our two sides," Tsai said.

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Taiwan president to give speech pledging to strengthen 'combat power' amid increasing threats from China

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to give a speech on Monday pledging to bolster the island's โ€œnational defense combat power."

foxnews.com

China slams US Senate bill supporting Taiwan's defense

Chinaโ€™s Foreign Ministry is accusing the United States of violating its commitment to the โ€œOne Chinaโ€ principle and interfering in internal Chinese affairs.

Another US congressional delegation in Taiwan amid tensions

Another U.S. congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the island.

Taiwan leader cites threat of Chinese 'cognitive warfare'

Taiwanโ€™s president says China is conducting โ€œcognitive warfareโ€ against the self-ruled island by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace

washingtonpost.com

US OKs $1B arms sale to Taiwan as tensions rise with China

The Biden administration has announced a more than $1 billion arms sale to Taiwan as U.S.-China tensions escalate over the status of the island.

Arizona Gov. Ducey hails Taiwan semiconductor investment

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is hailing economic and educational cooperation with Taiwan, marked by a $12 billion investment in his state by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. Ducey spoke Thursday at a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the latest of a series of visits by U.S. political leaders that have stirred the ire of China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory and condemns all official contacts between Taipei and foreign governments that recognize Beijing.

Taiwan forces fire at drones flying over island near China

Taiwan's military has fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline.

Arizona governor to focus on semiconductors in Taiwan visit

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has arrived in Taiwan for a visit focused on semiconductors, the critical chips that are used in everyday electronics and have become a battleground in the technology competition between the U.S. and China.

Taiwan leader tells troops to keep cool amid Chinese threats

Taiwanโ€™s president has told the self-ruled islandโ€™s military units to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by rival China, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict

washingtonpost.com

Their fruit forbidden in China, Taiwanโ€™s pomelo growers feel squeeze

Citrus growers bear the brunt of Chinese economic coercion as a holiday-selling season turns sour.

washingtonpost.com

Palau VP delegation quarantined in Taiwan after 2 get virus

Palauโ€™s vice president and her eight-member delegation have been quarantined in Taiwan after two of them tested positive for the coronavirus.

Taiwan: China, Russia disrupting, threatening world order

Taiwan's leader says China and Russia are โ€œdisrupting and threatening the world order" with Beijing's recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Sen. Blackburn calls Taiwan a โ€˜countryโ€™ during meeting with Tsai

Beijing asserts sovereignty over the self-ruled democracy and responds furiously when foreign officials appear to treat Taiwan as a country.

washingtonpost.com

Indiana governor in Taiwan following high-profile US visits

Indianaโ€™s Republican governor has begun a visit to Taiwan, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew Beijing's ire and Chinese military drills.

China's response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions

Chinaโ€™s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโ€™s visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle โ€” dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby.

US to hold trade talks with Taiwan, island drills military

The U.S. government will hold talks with Taiwan on a trade agreement in a sign of support for the self-ruled island democracy China claims as its own territory.

Taiwan, China hold opposing military drills amid tensions

Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the island.

China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island

China is imposing visa bans and other sanctions on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits.

EXPLAINER: Why US lawmakers' Taiwan trips keep riling China

Taiwan is high on the summer travel list for U.S. members of Congress on their August recess this year.

China announces new military drills as U.S. congressional delegation visits Taiwan

China has announced more military drills around Taiwan as the island's president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation.

cbsnews.com

China begins new military drills as U.S. delegation visits Taiwan

The People's Liberation Army announced more exercises, which it said were a warning to the United States and Taipei against โ€œplaying cheap political tricks.โ€

washingtonpost.com

China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan

China has announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing islandโ€™s president met with another U.S. congressional delegation.

U.S. lawmakers visit Taiwan after Pelosi trip angers China

Five members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), will discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations as well as investments such as semiconductors.

washingtonpost.com

China renews Taiwan threats, island cites 'wishful thinking'

China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island, amid international condemnation and a stinging rebuke from the self-governing democracy's government.

Petito's parents file wrongful death against Moab

Gabby Petito's family on Monday notified Utah officials of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that police failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her and her boyfriend. (Aug. 8) (video by Brady McCombs/AP)

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China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan

China says it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict.

China keeps up pressure on Taiwan with 4th day of drills

China says it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโ€™s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions.

Taiwan says China military drills appear to simulate attack

Taiwan says Chinaโ€™s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island after Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโ€™s visit to Taipei.

China halts climate, military ties over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit

China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Pelosi: China cannot isolate Taiwan by preventing visits

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says China will not be able to isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.

EXPLAINER: Why is China staging drills around Taiwan?

China is staging live-fire military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory.

Pelosiโ€™s Taiwan trip was more controversial in Washington than Taipei

Most accounts suggested that common reactions in Taiwan of Pelosi's visit were celebration or even bemusement.

washingtonpost.com

In S. Korea, Pelosi avoids public comments on Taiwan, China

After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met South Korean political leaders in Seoul.

Pelosi dined with Taiwan computer-chip executives during her brief visit

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that Pelosi and she attended a lunch with Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactuering Company, and its chairman, Mark Liu, as well as Chen Jianzhong, vice chairman of electronics manufacturer Pegatron Corp.

washingtonpost.com

China Blocks Some Taiwan Imports But Avoids Chip Disruptions

China blocked imports of hundreds of food items from Taiwan but has not disrupted the flow of processor chips and other industrial components.

newsy.com

Pelosiโ€™s Taiwan visit ushers in new phase of Chinaโ€™s pressure campaign

The visit lasted barely 19 hours. But the House speaker's contentious trip was a defining moment in the increasingly bitter U.S.-China rivalry.

washingtonpost.com

China fumes over Pelosi's Taiwan visit, announces military drills to show its wrath

Beijing showed its wrath with a series of military, economic and diplomatic steps. Pelosi stayed calm and defiant.

cbsnews.com

Pelosi's trip to Taiwan is like 'pouring salt in an open wound for China', Stephen Roach says

The top U.S. lawmaker met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a highly controversial visit that has angered Beijing.

cnbc.com

China, US allies divided over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world's democracies.

China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruptions

China has blocked imports of citrus, fish and other foods from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi but avoided disrupting one of the worldโ€™s most important technology and manufacturing relationships.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

npr.org

Pelosi tells Taiwan US commitment to democracy is 'ironclad'

U_S_ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan with a pledge that the American commitment to democracy on the self-governing island and elsewhere โ€œremains ironclad.โ€.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan's president

Speaker of the U.S. House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, attending a meeting at the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's house of parliament on August 3, 2022. Photo by via Getty Images)Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi for her support of democratic values as the pair met in Taipei on Wednesday. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan makes her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, drawing the ire of China which has called the move a breach of the one-China policy and an interference in China's internal affairs. Tsai said she was committed to working with the U.S. over security in the Taiwan straits and the wider Indo-Pacific region and vowed to deepen economic cooperation and supply chain resilience with the U.S. Please check back for updates.

cnbc.com

EXPLAINER: Why Pelosi went to Taiwan, and why China's angry

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China.

Pelosi visit is a test for Taiwanโ€™s global status under Chinese pressure

The House speaker's trip to Taiwan signals to senior politicians around the world that they can show support for Taiwanโ€™s democracy in person โ€” despite vocal opposition from Beijing.

washingtonpost.com

For Taiwan, Pelosi visit is about US, China controlling risk

The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโ€™s potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage their differences so the risks of confrontation donโ€™t spiral out of control.

Xi, Biden to speak as possible Pelosi Taiwan visit looms

U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in four months, with a wide range of bilateral and international issues on the table.

Taiwan hones invasion response amid Chinaโ€™s threats over Pelosi trip

The military exercises, which drew on experience of the war in Ukraine, come as concern grows that the tensions in the strait could spiral into crisis.

washingtonpost.com

EXPLAINER: Why is a Pelosi visit to Taiwan causing tension?

China is warning it will respond forcefully if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proceeds with a visit to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory. Pelosi is second in line to the presidency and would be the highest ranking U.S. politician to visit Taiwan since 1997. China has threatened unspecified โ€œresolute and strong measures" if she goes ahead, which analysts say could cause tensions to spike in the Taiwan Strait, considered a major potential Asian powder keg.

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