Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China Starts ‘punishment’ drills
The exercises come three days after Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new president, a man Beijing detests as a “separatist.”
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President Lai’s ‘radical independence’ stance blasted
Lai Ching-te, the new leader of China's Taiwan region, gave a speech on May 20 about peddling the "two-state" concept and pushing for "Taiwan independence" under a different name.
China launches two-day military drills around Taiwan island
The drills, code-named Joint Sword-2024A, scheduled from Thursday to Friday, will involve military services including the army, navy, air force and rocket force of the theater…
Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te urges China to stop its military threats
His inauguration ushered in an unprecedented third term for his independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party.
US firms in Taiwan arms sales penalised, move to safeguard China’s national security
US companies General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security will be barred from engaging in China-related import or…
Mainland: ‘Taiwan independence’ incompatible with cross-Strait peace
Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said President Lai Ching-te's speech advocated "separatism, incited cross-Strait confrontation and sought…
Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead of inauguration of new leader
China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, maintaining a near-daily military presence with frequent appearances of fighter jets, drones and naval ships around the…
‘Rumourmongers’ in Taiwan to face sanctions
Officials have said that some commentators from Taiwan have disregarded the facts of China development and progress, deliberately fabricated false and negative information about…
China sanctions five Taiwan political pundits, rolls out law to punish ‘separatists’
The five are regulars on political talk shows on the island of 23 million people that Beijing has pledged to bring under its control someday, by force if necessary.
Five Chinese ships in Taiwan’s ‘restricted’ waters days before inauguration
The incident comes less than a week before Taiwan holds an inauguration for its incoming President Lai Ching-te, who China regards as a “dangerous separatist”.