China would be making “a catastrophic miscalculation” if it invaded Taiwan, Liz Truss has said, telling the Nato summit that the UK and other countries should reconsider trading relationships with countries that used economic power in “coercive” ways. In a… Read More »Chinese invasion of Taiwan ‘would be catastrophic miscalculation’
Boris Johnson and his ministers are going into the Nato summit with fresh warnings that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown the need for extra vigilance and caution over potential Chinese action against Taiwan. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary,… Read More »UK calls for extra vigilance on China ahead of Nato summit
Taiwan scrambled jets to warn away 29 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, including bombers that flew to the south of the island and into the Pacific, in the latest uptick in tensions and largest incursion since late May.… Read More »Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese planes in its air zone as tensions simmer
Taiwan has accused China of bullying after organisers of the World Cup in Qatar listed the nationality of Taiwanese visitors applying for an identification card as “Chinese Taipei”. All World Cup ticket holders must apply for the Hayya card used… Read More »World Cup: Taiwan sees red over China ‘bullying’ Qatar into use of ‘Chinese Taipei’
China has launched its third aircraft carrier, the first designed and built entirely in the country, marking a significant military advance for the Asian superpower. The announcement comes as tensions between China and the US have ramped up in recent… Read More »China launches third aircraft carrier in military advance
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has signed legal orders allowing a trial of military operations beyond China’s borders amid heightened tensions over claims by China’s foreign ministry that the Taiwan Strait is Chinese territorial water. Official state media reports published this… Read More »Tensions heighten in Taiwan Strait as China acts to extend military operations
China will “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwan from declaring independence, the country’s defence minister has vowed in a speech amid his counterparts from other countries including the United States. “We will fight at all cost and we… Read More »‘China’s Taiwan’: Beijing’s defence minister rails against ‘smearing and interfering’ US
Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost” if Taiwan declares independence, China’s defence minister, Wei Fenghe, was reported as telling his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, as they met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue… Read More »China will ‘start a war’ if Taiwan declares independence, says defence minister
Record-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an increased risk of floods. In the first week of China’s flood season, extreme rainfalls have caused… Read More »Flood alerts issued as more torrential rain forecast to hit China
On a steamy summer’s night several hundred people gathered at the foot of Taipei’s grand Chiang Kai-shek memorial for one of dozens of vigils being held around the world to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. A… Read More »Candles, flags and a howl of pain: Taiwan remembers Tiananmen