Taiwan

2 days ago - Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and ...

2 hours ago - Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions ... Beijing has not ruled out the use of force to annex Taiwan – a self-governing democracy it regards as a Chinese province – under what it calls ...

2 weeks ago - Xi’s risk calculus is crucial to understanding if and under what circumstances Beijing might take aggressive actions against Taiwan because any such decision would carry profound political, economic, and strategic consequences for the PRC and for him personally. Xi has tied his legitimacy to putting the PRC on an irreversible path toward the “China Dream” of national rejuvenation by 2049 and unifying Taiwan with the motherland is deemed essential to that goal.

12 hours ago - - China broadcasts special ops “decapitation” drill - Drone flies into Taiwan airspace over Pratas Island - NYT: Chinese maritime militia form massive barriers - Taiwan-US coproduction of ammo - Taipei says 4 more US arms packages in pipeline Less than two weeks after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, China released video footage of its own “decapitation strike.” China’s state broadcaster CCTV says the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exercise was meant to simulate the rescue of a hidden hostage, but the timing and similarities to the US operation led many to speculate that the target was intended to represent Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

3 days ago - Surveillance flight over disputed atoll highlights Beijing’s growing aerial capabilities

1 day ago - In this gray zone, China is already mounting cyberattacks, cutting internet cables and sending planes and ships toward Taiwan. It also holds live-fire military exercises, most recently a couple of weeks ago, to try to bully the island into accepting a future as some kind of autonomous zone under China’s oversight.

4 days ago - Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian criticized the Anti-Infiltration Act as an “evil law” used by the DPP to suppress political opposition and terrorize the Taiwanese public.[50] The PRC is likely concerned that the amendments will obstruct its ability to influence Taiwanese elections, including the local elections scheduled for November 28, 2026. The PRC hacked the communications of US congressional committee staffers in a “Salt Typhoon” incident similar to previous attacks. Cyberattacks offer low-cost means of undermining US infrastructure and national security. Financial

4 days ago - Trump initially had set the tariff at 32% on Taiwanese goods but later changed it to 20%. China claims independently governed Taiwan as its territory, and in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the agreement when asked at a routine news briefing.

4 days ago - BEIJING: A Chinese military spokesperson on Saturday condemned the United States for the transit of the U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn and the oceanographic survey vessel USNS Mary Sears through the Taiwan Strait from January 16 to 17.

4 days ago - Trump initially had set the tariff at 32% on Taiwanese goods but later changed it to 20%. China claims independently governed Taiwan as its territory, and in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the agreement when asked at a routine news briefing.

5 days ago - Trump initially had set the tariff at 32% on Taiwanese goods but later changed it to 20%. China claims independently governed Taiwan as its territory, and in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the agreement when asked at a routine news briefing.

2 weeks ago - In Taiwan, they say, China's military has an adversary which has prepared for years against a "decapitation operation" on its leaders, besides extensive air defences and radar capabilities, as well as likely support from the United States and its allies.

5 days ago - Trump initially had set the tariff at 32% on Taiwanese goods but later changed it to 20%. China claims independently governed Taiwan as its territory, and in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the agreement when asked at a routine news briefing.

1 week ago - They occurred in November and December, and were at least partly in response to recent European trips by Taiwanese officials including its current vice-president and foreign minister, and a former president. China threatened to cancel key trade talks after UK minister’s Taiwan visit in June

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