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July 22, 2024

Taiwan holds drills simulating defense against China attacks

July 11, 2024

Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace

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Taiwanese armored vehicles on a street

Taiwan stands up to Donald Trump's comments on defense

Taiwan stands up to Donald Trump's comments on defense

Prompted by Donald Trump's caustic remarks, Taiwan points to record defense spending and military modernization efforts.
PoliticsJuly 18, 2024
A Taiwanese coast guard member looks at a Chinese coast guard ship

Could Taiwan's 'separatists' face death penalty in China?

Could Taiwan's 'separatists' face death penalty in China?

Beijing's new legal guidelines target what it describes as "a very small number" of "diehard" independence advocates.
ConflictsJuly 9, 2024
A Chinese national flag flutters near the surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Tiananmen Square in Beijing

Taiwan spooked by China's expanded state secrets law

Taiwan spooked by China's expanded state secrets law

Many foreign businesses operating in China and Taiwan have raised concerns about Beijing's revised state secrets law.
PoliticsMay 20, 2024
In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, center, new Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, left, and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, right, make a toast during a welcome reception for delegations to the Inauguration ceremony for the new president and vice president, in Taipei, Taiwan

How will Taiwan's new leader shape relations with China?

How will Taiwan's new leader shape relations with China?

China views Taiwan's newly inaugurated president, William Lai Ching-te, as a "dangerous separatist."
PoliticsMay 20, 2024
Military delegates arrive to the 2024 National People's Congress in Beijing

China's Taiwan threats: Tough talk, but what's next?

China's Taiwan threats: Tough talk, but what's next?

Hawkish language used on Taiwan during the annual meeting of China's rubber-stamp legislature has sent mixed signals.
ConflictsMarch 6, 2024
Candidates' posters of the Taiwanese presidential election are posted on a bus in Taipei

Decoding China: How Beijing wants to sway Taiwan's election

Decoding China: How Beijing wants to sway Taiwan's election

Beijing wants to influence the vote with threats of war and trade boycotts, and through contact with the opposition.
PoliticsJanuary 12, 2024
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Joe Biden escorts Xi Jinping to his car to bid farewell after their talks in the Filoli Estate in California, November 15, 2023

Decoding China: Why Beijing and Washington need each other

Chinese media are euphoric after Xi Jinping's trip to San Francisco, but deep fractures lurk beneath the surface.
PoliticsNovember 17, 2023
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wears a tie and gestures with his hands

Taiwan's Wu wants 'more European voices' on China

Taiwan's foreign minister hopes that "more European voices" will caution China against aggression toward the island.
PoliticsJune 18, 2023
Close-up of EU and Chinese flags

EU and China: Is Taiwan really Europe's problem?

France's president thinks the EU should be more independent on China. Analysts suspect other leaders may feel the same.
PoliticsApril 11, 2023
People take pictures of a Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000-5 aircraft landing at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan

How are Taiwanese dealing with China threat?

Despite China's large-scale military drills around Taiwan, life across the island largely remains the same.
ConflictsAugust 9, 2022
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