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Ex-Taiwan leader says China visit to foster cross-strait peace
Taipei (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou headed to China on Wednesday for a trip he said was aimed at building "a bridge for peace", after Beijing last week intensified military drills around the island. Ma, who belongs to the Beijing-friendly main opposition party Kuomintang, was president of the democratic island from 2008 to 2016. He oversaw warmer relations between Taiwan and China which culminated in a 2015 summit between him and Chinese President Xi Jinping - a rare meeting of Beijing and ... read more |
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Taiwan receives first batch of US-made Abrams tanks; Chinese politicians make rare Taiwan tripTaipei (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Taiwan has received 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the United States, the defence ministry said Monday, reportedly the island's first new tanks in 30 years. ... more 
Taiwan says Chinese ships have left, signalling drills overTaipei (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 Chinese navy and coast guard ships have returned to China, signalling the end of a massive maritime exercise, Taiwanese authorities said Friday. ... more 
Taiwan says Chinese ships have left, signalling drills overTaipei (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 Chinese navy and coast guard ships have returned to China, signalling the end of a massive maritime exercise, Taiwanese authorities said Friday. ... more
China says 'separatists' and 'external' forces behind Taiwan instabilityBeijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 China on Wednesday blamed "external" forces and "separatists" for stoking instability in the Taiwan Strait, without confirming it is carrying out military drills around the self-ruled island. ... more |
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Four Taiwan soldiers charged with spying for ChinaTaipei (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Four Taiwanese soldiers, including three from a unit in charge of security for the president's office, were charged Friday for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, prosecutors and the president's office said. ... more
Four Taiwan soldiers charged with spying for ChinaTaipei (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Four Taiwanese soldiers were charged Friday for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, prosecutors said. ... more 
Taiwan's Lai visits Palau as China fumes over Pacific tourKoror, Palau (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Taiwan's largest coast guard patrol ship took part in a joint rescue drill in Palau on Friday, as visiting President Lai Ching-te fortifies ties in the Pacific where China has been poaching its allies. ... more
China warns Taiwan relying on US for independence will 'inevitably hit a wall'; 4 soldiers charged with spying for ChinaBeijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 China warned Taiwan Friday that relying on the United States to help it seek independence "will inevitably hit a wall", as Beijing took aim at a Pacific tour by the self-ruled island's President Lai Ching-te this week. ... more 
China urges US to 'stop sending wrong signals' over Taiwan after Lai-Johnson callBeijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 China on Thursday urged the United States to "stop sending wrong signals" over Taiwan, after the announcement that Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson held a call with the self-ruled island's President Lai Ching-te. ... more |
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Taiwan's Lai arrives in Tuvalu to shore up Pacific allies
United States (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies. Taiwan calls itself a sovereign nation, but Beijing insists the democratic island of 23 million people is part of its territory and opposes any official exchanges with it. Lai's day trip to Tuvalu came just ahead of a stopover in the US territory of Guam. Earlier, he was in the Mars ... read more
Lai kicks off Marshall Islands tour; Taipei launches hotlines for China travel 'safety risks'Taipei (AFP) Dec 3, 2024 Taiwan has launched hotlines for travellers seeking information about their "safety risks" while in China, which recently published tough criminal sentencing guidelines for supporters of the island's independence. ... more |
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Taiwan's Lai talks 'China threats' with ex-US House speaker Pelosi Honolulu (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed "China's military threats" toward the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, his spokeswoman said in Hawaii, Lai's first stop on a Pacific trip that has enraged Beijing. ... more 
'Red carpet treatment': Taiwan's Lai feted during US stop on Pacific tripHonolulu (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was feted with a red carpet, garlands of flowers and "alohas" as he kicked off his two-day stopover in Hawaii on Saturday, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fiery rhetoric from Beijing. ... more 
US approves $385 million arms sales to TaiwanWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 The United States has approved the proposed sale of spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as well as communications equipment to Taiwan, in deals valued at $385 million, a US agency said Friday. ... more 
Taiwan detects 41 Chinese military aircraft, ships ahead of Lai US stopoverTaipei (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Taiwan said Friday it detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing. ... more
Taiwan president's plan to stop over in Hawaii, Guam angers BeijingTaipei (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during a trip to the Pacific, his office said Thursday, eliciting a fresh vow from China to "resolutely crush" any attempts for Taiwan independence. ... more |
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