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France's Macron stirs confusion, criticism with Taiwan comments
Apr 11, 2023 (AFP)
Returning from a trip to China, the 45-year-old French leader told the US-based Politico site and France's Les Echos newspaper that Europe shouldn't be a "follo...
China ends Taiwan war games aimed at 'sealing off' island
Apr 10, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing's exercises were a response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week, an encounter it had warned would ...
China rehearses 'sealing off' Taiwan, US deploys naval destroyer
Apr 10, 2023 (AFP)
China launched the exercises in response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen last week meeting US House speaker Kevin McCarthy, an encounter it had warned would pr...
Taiwan's frontline islanders resigned in face of Chinese military might
Apr 10, 2023 (AFP)
Across the water from the 60-year-old chef's home on the Matsu islands sits China's Fujian province, where the Chinese military conducted live-fire drills as pa...
Taiwanese celebrate freedom in the face of China's war games
Apr 09, 2023 (AFP)
"I am a little worried, I would be lying to you if I say that I am not," the 73-year-old told AFP in Taipei. "The problem is sovereignty. I want independence bu...
China to stage Taiwan live-fire drills
Apr 09, 2023 (AFP)
Chinese fighter jets and warships simulated strikes on the self-ruled island over the weekend in exercises that sparked condemnation from Taipei and calls for r...
Macron says Europe must not be 'follower' of US, China on Taiwan
Apr 09, 2023 (AFP)
His comments risk riling Washington and highlight divisions in the European Union over how to approach China, as the US steps up confrontation with its closest ...
China in second day of 'Joint Sword' military drills encircling Taiwan
Apr 09, 2023 (AFP)
The exercises sparked condemnation from Taipei and calls for restraint from Washington, which said it was "monitoring Beijing's actions closely". Dubbed "Joint ...
Taiwanese keep on dancing in the shadow of China drills
Apr 08, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing has termed the three-day drills a "stern warning" to Taiwan over President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but the show of ...
China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day
Apr 07, 2023 (AFP)
Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet and an anti-submarine helicopter also crossed the island's air de...
Chinese tourists to Taiwan Strait shrug off beefed-up security patrols
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
Chinese maritime authorities announced beefed-up coastguard operations in the Taiwan Strait to coincide with the Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen holding talks wit...
China deploys warships near Taiwan after Tsai-McCarthy meeting
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen held talks with McCarthy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, expressing gratitude afterwards for the meeting that included other US lawmaker...
Solomons 'disqualifies' pro-Taiwan ex-provincial leader
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
The sanction against Daniel Suidani -- a local assembly member and ex-premier of the largest island Malaita -- comes at a time of growing Chinese influence in t...
US urges China to choose 'diplomacy' not 'pressure' on Taiwan
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
"We continue to urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful diplomacy," State Departmen...
US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite China's threats
Apr 05, 2023 (AFP)
The meeting outside Los Angeles comes on what is technically a stopover for President Tsai Ing-wen, after her two-country trip in Latin America to visit Taiwan'...
US talks show Taiwan 'not isolated': President Tsai
Apr 05, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking to reporters after talks with the top Republican, Tsai Ing-wen said the welcome from a large delegation of politicians from both sides of the aisle was...
China vows ahead of Tsai-McCarthy meeting to 'firmly defend sovereignty'
Apr 04, 2023 (AFP)
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing would "closely monitor the situation and firmly defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity" after ...
Taiwan president thanks Belize for support amid China 'threats'
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
Tsai met Belize's prime minister on the final stop of a visit to Central America, where allies have been dwindling, and barely a week after Honduras became the ...
Taiwan president makes tour stop in Belize after Honduras setback
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
Tsai was greeted with military honors and a red carpet welcome as she arrived in Belize City from neighboring Guatemala, which she said Taiwan would "continue a...
Top Republican McCarthy to meet Taiwanese president in US
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
Tsai plans to stop over in the United States on her return from Central America, where she has met the leaders of Guatemala and is visiting Belize before meetin...
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