For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show “restraint” in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now – some Chinese commentators say – the power of that long-held U.S. message has been undermined by the threats by U.S. President-elect Donald … Read more
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the Taiwanese flag during a flag-raising ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island’s defences in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part … Read more
This picture taken and released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on December 4, 2024 shows Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaking during a visit at Nauti Primary School in Funafuti, Tuvalu. | Photo Credit: AFP China warned Taiwan on Friday that relying on the United States to help it seek independence “will inevitably hit a … Read more
Taipei, Nov 30, 2024 -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te flew to the United States on Saturday to launch a week-long tour of the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but has ignited fiery threats from Beijing. China considers self-governed Taiwan to be part of its territory and opposes any international … Read more
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te, right pose for photos with American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT) director Greene F. Raymond in Taipei, Taiwan on July 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised on July 10 that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up … Read more
File picture of a J-15 Chinese fighter jet aboard the Shandong aircraft carrier during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) | Photo Credit: AP China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, … Read more
An Air Force aircraft takes part in militarydrills by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, in this screengrab from a handout video released August 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign … Read more
U.S. Marine Corp MGEN Eric Austin, U.S. Exercise Director Representative and Philippine Army MGEN Marvin Licudin, Philippine Exercise Director shake hands at the opening ceremonies of a joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines on April 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest-ever … Read more
A Chinese warship fires at a target during a military drill near Fuzhou, Fujian Province, near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands that are close to the Chinese coast, China, April 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Chinese military announced exercises around Taiwan on April 8 in a new act of retaliation for a meeting between … Read more
In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, Major general Huang Wen-chi, the assistant deputy chief of general staff for intelligence speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Amid speculation over alleged Chinese spy balloons, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it would shoot down any suspected … Read more