China’s military crackdown on Taiwan threatens to escalate and worsen regional security

Taiwan urged China on Tuesday to stop “military harassment” that threatens to harm regional security, as it said 24 Chinese warplanes were found near the island. Since President Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016, China has increased military and political pressure on self-ruled Taiwan as it rejects Beijing’s position that the island is part […]

China tries to shape Taiwan’s upcoming election after Chinese military drills begin around the island

By noon, Taiwan’s military said it had detected 42 Chinese warplanes infiltrating around the island’s air defense zone, while eight Chinese ships were also participating in the exercise. Taiwan’s foreign ministry also condemned China’s military drills on Saturday, saying Beijing has “used various scare speeches and fake news” to openly interfere and interfere with the […]

China vows ‘forceful’ response to Taiwan vice president’s US visit

Lai has been far more outspoken about independence than Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, to whom Beijing is already hostile because it refuses to accept her idea of ​​Taiwan as part of China. The Harvard-educated doctor-turned-politician has previously described himself as a “pragmatic Taiwan independence activist”, and this week spoke to a local television channel to […]

China bans senior US lawmaker for visiting Taiwan

China’s foreign ministry said that McCaul, a Republican, often interfered in China’s internal affairs with his words and actions and harmed China’s interests. She recently led a delegation to Taiwan “seriously harming China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and sending a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence separatist forces”, it added. The ministry said that in […]