US criticizes China's pressure on African countries to block Taiwan president's tripThe United States expresses concern as African nations reportedly denied Taiwan's president airspace access at China's direction. This acti...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leaderCheng Li-wun, the head of the Kuomingtang, and China’s President Xi Jinping held a high-profile meeting Friday during which they called for...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Taiwan says China planning to close airspace amid military drillsWhen asked about an earlier Reuters report on the airspace's closing, Yan Yu-hsien, deputy chief of the general staff for intelligence from...
12 Apr, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
Taiwan to bolster military ties with United States: President TsaiThe five-day US Congressional visit comes after a top US defense official reportedly made a rare and highly secretive stopover to the self-...
21 Feb, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
China's freeze on Taiwan contact fuels worry as tensions buildChina ended formal high-level communication with Taiwan's government in 2016 after the island's voters elected Tsai Ing-wen, whom Beijing c...
17 Nov, 2022, 07.07 AM IST
Restraint does not mean it won't 'counter' China, says Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wenChina, which claims Taiwan as its territory despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, has carried out military exercises a...
30 Aug, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
Taiwan says must raise alertness over Ukraine crisisTaiwan and Ukraine are fundamentally different in terms of geostrategic, geographical environment and importance of international supply ch...
23 Feb, 2022, 08.22 AM IST
Taiwan leader confirms small US troop training presenceTaiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, in an interview with CNN, has confirmed a small number of US troops are present in Taiwan to help with tr...
28 Oct, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
China denounces Taiwan president's speechSpeaking earlier on Sunday, Tsai said that Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the pat...
10 Oct, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failureTaipower, the government-run electric company, launched the rolling blackouts at 3 p.m. and said emergency repairs were underway.
13 May, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensionsTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been for years working to revamp its submarine force, some of which date back to World...
24 Nov, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits military base following Chinese show of forceTsai spoke to roughly a hundred air force pilots and crew members at the Penghu Magong Air Force base, where two pilots took off in Taiwan-...
22 Sep, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
With China tensions rising, United States joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversaryTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen laid a wreath and bowed her head in respect at a memorial park on Kinmen island, which sits a few kilometres ...
23 Aug, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Taiwan to boost defence spending 10% in face of China pressurePresident Tsai Ing-wen's Cabinet on Thursday proposed T$453.4 billion ($15.42 billion) in military spending for the year starting in Januar...
13 Aug, 2020, 05.28 PM IST
'No other way for Taiwan than to accept One-China policy'The One China policy states that there is only one Chinese government and that the island of Taiwan is a breakaway province that belongs to...
10 May, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
PLA photo of its plane flying over Taiwan sets off concernsIt said the PLA Air Force published the photo on its Sina Weibo account, showing an Xian H-6K bomber flying above the clouds with two mount...
19 Dec, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
China warns Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen over independence calls while in USTsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party, has said she favours "maintaining the status quo" when asked about her China ...
13 May, 2015, 10.46 AM IST