Prototypes Following the 1949 defeat of Nationalist Forces in the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China’s (ROC) government was forced to exile itself to Taiwan. In addition, there were remnants in Burma, the large island of Hainan, which was lost in spring 1950, and archipelagoes, such...
Beijing said the exercises were "punishment" for Lai's Monday inauguration speech, in which he said the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were "not subordinate to each other", which China viewed as a declaration the two are separate countries. Lai has repeatedly offered talks with China but bee...
China's military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces," drawing condemnation from the Taipei and U.S. governments. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, had...
Closer collaboration and cooperation politically and economically would be far, far less costly than war to the benefit of both sides. A military conflict would be a loser for not only China and Taiwan but the world. Collaboration and cooperation present a large upside for both sides. China wou...
Taiwan claims China is 'getting ready to launch a war' Image:A Chinese fighter jet performs a mid-air refuelling manoeuvre. Pic: AP Image:The Taiwan Strain media line is regarded as a buffer between the two countries. The People's Liberation Army said the three-day "combat read...
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- "Taiwan independence" means war, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Thursday, stressing that China's reunification is an irreversible trend of history. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media query...
Taipei, Taiwan— China said Monday that it had wrapped up several days of military exercises that saw it send dozens of warplanes buzzing through Taiwan's airspace in a drill that simulated an attack on the democratically governed island just 100 miles off the Chinese mainland. The three-day ...
Beijing was already angered by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's ongoing tour through Asia to shore up support for containing China before the Taiwanese Kuomintang Party, or KMT, on Tuesday launched a new effort for the government there to reestablish diplomatic ties with the U...
Over the past four years, China's military has carried out almost daily activities near Taiwan, and last staged large-scale war games near the island in 2023 and 2022. One senior Taiwan official, who sought anonymity as the matter is sensitive, said this time around China was essentially "...
CHINA-TAIWAN: CHINA ANNOUNCES NEW WAR GAMES IN POLL RUN-UPRajiv Chandra