Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation
Taiwanโs new president, Lai Ching-te, has said in his inauguration speech that he seeks peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats against the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China
Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.
After Taiwan's election, its new envoy to the US offers assurances to Washington and Beijing
Taiwanโs top diplomat in Washington has a message for both the islandโs Chinese adversaries and its American friends: Donโt worry that Taiwanโs new president-elect will worsen relations with Beijing and possibly draw the U.S. into a conflict.
US delegation praises Taiwan's democracy after pro-independence presidential candidate wins election
Retired U.S. officials have met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and praised the island's democratic processes under which it elected a new president and legislature over the weekend in defiance of China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and threat to annex it by military force.
The US relationship with China faces a test as Taiwan elects a new leader
Washingtonโs relationship with Beijing will face its biggest test since the leaders of the two countries met in November, as the United States seeks to keep the Taiwan Straits calm after Taiwanese voters select a new president this weekend.
Xi says China will โsurely be reunifiedโ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Yearโs address
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China would โsurely be reunifiedโ with Taiwan during his televised New Yearโs address, renewing Beijingโs threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own.
Guatemala leader in Taiwan expresses 'rock-solid friendship'
The president of Guatemala has appealed to other governments to respect Taiwanโs sovereignty during an official visit at a time when Chinaโs ruling Communist Party is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.
China military โready to fightโ after drills near Taiwan
Chinaโs military has declared it is โready to fightโ after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese presidentโs trip to the U.S. last week.
Presidents of Taiwan, Guatemala visit Mayan pyramid
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured the archaeological site of Tikal during a trip by Tsai that aims to shore up the self-governing islandโs ties with its remaining allies in Central America.
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.
China's response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
Chinaโs response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโs 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.
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.
For Taiwan, Pelosi visit is about US, China controlling risk
The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosiโs 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 donโt spiral out of control.
China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader
China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijingโs control.