Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts

Sunday, June 4, 2023

China Warns 'NATO-Like' Alliances Could Lead to Conflict in Asia-Pacific

US and Chinese military vessels sailed close

China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu warned Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a "whirlpool" of conflict.

Thursday, April 6, 2023

China Firmly Opposes US-Taiwan Contacts Following Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai Ing-Wen

China Firmly Opposes US-Taiwan Contacts Following Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai Ing-Wen

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that Beijing firmly opposes and strongly condemns official contacts between the United States and Taiwan and calls on Washington to stop upgrading relations with Taiwan while reiterating China's readiness to take "strong and resolute measures" to defend the country's sovereignty.

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Friday, November 4, 2022

China blasts latest European visit to Taiwan

China blasts latest European visit to Taiwan

China has condemned a recent trip to Taipei by lawmakers from several European nations and the EU itself, insisting all foreign efforts to assist “Taiwan independence” are “doomed to fail.”

Friday, July 29, 2022

Not up to President Biden to advise Pelosi on "possible", not announced Taiwan visit

 

US President Joe Biden believes that it is not up to him to advise Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi whether to pay a visit to Taiwan or not, White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a news briefing.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

US Unveils De Facto Embassy in Taiwan

US Unveils De Facto Embassy in Taiwan
The United States unveiled a new US$256 million (S$342 million) representative office in Taiwan yesterday, a de facto embassy that underscores Washington's strategic ties with the democratic, self-ruled island as it faces escalating tensions with China.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Beijing Warns Taipei Against Over US' Taiwan Travel Act Adoption

Beijing Warns Taipei Against Over US' Taiwan Travel Act Adoption
A spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council has warned Taiwan that if Taipei continued relying on foreign support, it might face undesirable consequences after US congressmen passed a bill encouraging bilateral visits by US and Taiwan officials.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Delta Airlines apologizes for listing China's territories as independent countries

Delta Airlines has apologized for listing Tibet and Taiwan as independent countries
Delta Airlines has apologized for listing Tibet and Taiwan as independent countries on its official website and promised to take immediate measures to correct the mistakes.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Eating cats and dogs banned in Taiwan

Taiwan has banned the eating of cats and dogs, as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Japan: Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush set out on a journey Sunday to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Taiwan, China leaders to meet for first time since 1949. More than 620 journalists from around the world will cover the event.

Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou are to meet at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, marking the first face-to-face exchange and communication between the two leaders across the Taiwan Strait since 1949.