On a hill surrounded by sugar cane and pineapple farms, about 600 soldiers and a battery of powerful missiles and launchers are now dug in. They are perfectly positioned to join the fight on the side of Japan and the U.S. if China attacks Taiwan, which lies just 150 miles away across ...
Here's what you need to know about where things stand, and how we got here: Why is there tension between Taiwan and China? Taiwan is an island about 100 miles off the east coast of mainland China. It's only a little larger than Maryland, but while that U.S. state is home to abou...
Numerous Chinese and U.S. military exercises, Taiwan missiles tracking Chinese fighters and plummeting China-U.S. ties make for a heady cocktail of tension that is raising fears of conflict touched off by a crisis over Taiwan.
China blamed recent tensions between the mainland and Taiwan on collusion between the region's politicians and foreign forces. The spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, under China's State Council, made the remarks in a news conference on Wednesday. Ma Xiaoguang was respon...
The CPC is committed to the historic mission of resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China's complete reunification. Under its resolute leadership, people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits have worked together to de...
China's bold moves in the Pacific Rim have heightened tensions with Taiwan, the U.S. and across the region. Here are the latest developments.
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid trade tension with China The USS Antietam sailed northward through the Taiwan Strait, said a statement from Taiwan's defence ministry. China 'concerned' by US-Taiwan relations; naval act provokes beijing Navy warship sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a...
Tension between China and Taiwan intensifies, when China passes an anti-secession law that says the country can use force if Taiwan moves toward achieving independence. "The state shall employ non-peaceful means and other necessary measures to protect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," ...
Over the years, relations between Taiwan and mainland China have fluctuated. There have been periods of tension and hostility, as well as periods of detente and cooperation, especially in the economic sphere. Military Threats: China has not ruled out the use of force to reunify Taiwan with ...
CBS News meets Taiwanese who are used to threats, but wary of tension mounting between global superpowers over their island's fate.