'Taiwan independence' means we don't belong to Beijing: President Lai Ching-teTaiwanese President Lai Ching-te reiterated his stance on the island's sovereignty. He clarified that 'Taiwan independence' signifies the i...
17 May, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
China wouldn't let Marco Rubio in, so he did something nobody in US politics has ever doneMarco Rubio visited China with Donald Trump. Beijing altered the spelling of Rubio's name to bypass sanctions imposed in 2020. This linguis...
14 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Ahead of Trump-Xi summit, China warns on US arms sales to TaiwanChina strongly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, urging Washington to honor commitments ahead of President Trump's Beijing summit. Beijing...
13 May, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
Taiwan tops Beijing's agenda for Trump-Xi summitTaiwan faces uncertainty as U.S. President Trump prepares for a crucial meeting with China's Xi Jinping. Beijing insists Taiwan is central ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
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 lauds nations that denied overflight rights for Taiwan presidentChina praised Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar for denying overflight permission to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s aircraft, saying i...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Policy flip-flops blur US stance on China ahead of Trump-Xi meetPresident Donald Trump's second term China policy faces challenges. Initial tariff hikes did not yield desired concessions from Beijing. Re...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
China weaponises Taiwan’s own voices in escalating information warChina is using social media platforms like Douyin to spread messages from Taiwanese opposition figures. These clips are then shared on plat...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
China dismisses US accusations of military pressure on TaiwanBeijing has accused Washington of distorting facts and harbouring malicious intentions concerning China's military activities around Taiwan...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.32 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
China targets Taiwan's chip prowess to evade global 'containment', Taipei government saysTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, frequently reports busting networks of Chinese firms illegally trying to poach semicondu...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Taiwanese Vice President William Lai vows to 'resist annexation' during sensitive US tripTaiwanese Vice President William Lai has vowed, during a trip to the US that included a transit stop, to "resist annexation". China, which ...
14 Aug, 2023, 12.20 PM 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
China blockade would be act of war, Taiwan would not surrender, official saysWhile Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and others in her administration have repeatedly said that while they want peace they would defend them...
23 Sep, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
China warns Taiwan firms against 'backing independence'Analysts said the move could ratchet economic pressure on Taiwanese companies operating in China -- and the local firms that invest in them.
23 Nov, 2021, 08.42 AM IST
China says it will hold supporters of Taiwan's independence criminally responsible for lifeThe office named Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang, Parliament Speaker You Si-kun and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as people who are "stubbornl...
05 Nov, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
China drops word 'peaceful' in latest push for Taiwan 'reunification'China says Taiwan is its most sensitive and important territorial issue, and has never renounced the use of force to bring what it views as...
22 May, 2020, 04.11 PM IST