China condemns US plan for arms sales to Taiwan
The arms sales plan was unveiled on Wednesday, covering eight items, including HIMARS rocket systems, howitzers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, Altius loitering munition drones and…
Nail designs, food reviews ‘not politically sensitive’: Taiwanese users rail against Xiaohongshu ban
Taiwan’s rare move on Dec 4 to block the popular app has triggered a severe backlash among users, in a democracy that prides itself on protections for freedom of expression.
China decries Taiwan’s DPP’s RedNote ban
The ban, announced on Dec 4, was imposed by Taiwan's interior affairs department for a year, citing alleged failures in "multiple cybersecurity indicators" and claims of "frequent…
Taiwan to ban China’s Xiaohongshu app for one year on fraud concerns
In a statement, Taiwan's Interior Ministry said the fraud cases on the app, which it said had three million users in Taiwan, had resulted in losses of US$7.9 million since 2024,…
China delivers another letter to UN chief over Japan’s remarks on Taiwan
In the letter, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, said China "firmly opposes" Japan's letter to the UN and called it "dodging the key issues, while groundlessly…
Beijing urges Tokyo to explain its Taiwan position
Beijing considers Japan PM Sanae Takaichi's remarks as a 'serious violation' of the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, eroding the political…
Chinese President Xi may want US counterpart Trump to rein in Japan in spat with China, say analysts
Analysts said it was notable that it was Mr Xi who initiated the call. This indicated China’s keenness to frame the issue and caution Washington against leaning towards Tokyo…
Japan’s dispute with China set to drag on after meeting at G20 falls through
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi refuses to retract her remark in the Diet about a Taiwan contingency and a “survival-threatening situation,” which enraged China, and this has left…
Flight cancellations surge on China-Japan routes
Data from DAST shows that the cancellation rate for flights to Japan is set to rise steadily over the coming week, with the cancellation rate projected to reach 21.6 percent on…
From hip-hop song to satirical cartoons, China-Japan row ratchets up online
China leverages social media, even on platforms banned at home, to influence public opinion and delegitimise Ms Takaichi's stance on Taiwan, but its effectiveness remains to be…