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China urges Taiwanese to visit 'without worry' despite threats
Jun 29, 2024 (AFP)
Last week, Beijing published judicial guidelines on criminal punishments for supporters of Taiwanese independence, including the death penalty for "particularly...
Taiwan detects 35 Chinese aircraft around island
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring the self-ruled democracy under its control. It has st...
Taiwan raises China travel alert over death penalty threat
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the self-ruled island under its control. Last week, Bei...
Taiwan leader says China 'has no right to punish' island
Jun 24, 2024 (AFP)
China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the island under its control. Beijing has stepped up pr...
Taiwan detects 41 Chinese aircraft around island
Jun 22, 2024 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it would never renounce the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control. It...
Death penalty among China's punishment guidelines for Taiwan independence advocates
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing views democratic Taiwan as part of its own territory and has refused to renounce using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day. It has stepped...
Taiwan president says island 'will not bow' to China's pressure
Jun 19, 2024 (AFP)
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control. In recent years, Beijing ...
Drones, missile equipment included in $360M arms package to Taiwan
Jun 19, 2024 (UPI)
The Biden administration approved the arms deal Tuesday, which includes armed drones, missile equipment and support materials. The United States will send Taiwa...
Taiwan president says China's 'strong rise' is greatest challenge
Jun 16, 2024 (AFP)
China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and Chinese leaders have escalated their rhetoric in recent years to suggest "unification" is an "inevi...
China says ex-navy captain entering Taiwan acted on his own
Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)
Taiwan's coast guard picked up the man on Sunday after his vessel collided with other boats on the Tamsui River, which flows from the self-ruled island's capita...
Taiwan steps up security after ex-Chinese navy captain enters illegally by boat
Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)
Taiwan's coast guard picked up the man on Sunday after his vessel collided with other boats on the Tamsui River, which flows from the capital Taipei to the isla...
Czechs to open cultural centre in Taiwan, risking China's ire
Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory under its one-China policy, and last month launched military drills around the self-ruled island. The Czech Republi...
Taiwan says US arms sale shows 'commitment to defence' against China
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, and last month launched drills around the self-ruled island days after the inauguration of new President Lai Ching...
China defence chief says Beijing ready to 'forcefully' stop Taiwan independence
Jun 02, 2024 (AFP)
The remarks at an annual security forum in Singapore followed the first substantive face-to-face talks in 18 months between the two countries' defence chiefs. "...
Taiwan govt to return bills expanding powers to parliament
May 31, 2024 (AFP)
Proponents of the bills say the expanded parliamentary powers are needed to curb corruption, but critics fear the laws could weaken self-ruled Taiwan's democrac...
Lloyd Austin expresses U.S. 'concern' over China's Taiwan Straight activities
May 31, 2024 (UPI)
Austin sat down with China's Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Shangri-La security summit in Singapore, a continuation of high-level talks ...
China to end preferential tariffs on 134 Taiwan imports
May 31, 2024 (AFP)
The special rates will be removed from 134 goods, including machine tools and industrial chemicals, an appendix shared by Beijing's Customs Tariff Commission sh...
Taiwan detects 38 Chinese aircraft around island
May 30, 2024 (AFP)
China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control. Taiwan's defen...
China says military pressure on Taiwan to 'continue'
May 29, 2024 (AFP)
Last week, China held two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw warships and jets loaded with live munitions practise seizing and isolating the self-ru...
Lai calls on troops to make Taiwan 'safer' after China drills
May 28, 2024 (AFP)
Three days after Lai was sworn into office, warships and fighter jets encircled Taiwan in drills China said were a test of its ability to seize the island it cl...
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