Taiwan China Relations

• Taiwan’s front line: Kinmen Island, scarred by civil war with China, braces as tensions build

  The Chinese government has vowed to take Taiwan by force if necessary. The island of Kinmen still bears the scars of a bloody civil war that raged for 20 years.

  Politics

  Apr 28
  
• Potential Taiwan stop by Canadian MPs would be part of Singapore trade trip: officials

  A recent trip by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi prompted a furious response by China, which claims Taiwan as its own.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2022
  
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• Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan as China issues warning

  Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2022
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• Chinese military holds exercises near Taiwan after U.S. lawmakers visit disputed island

  The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a "necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty," China's Defense Ministry said.

  World

  Nov 10, 2021
• China to hold Taiwan independence supporters criminally liable, including top officials

  China will enforce punishment for those on the list by not letting them enter the mainland and its Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, Beijing said.

  World

  Nov 6, 2021
• Taiwan must ‘rely on itself’ to defend against potential attack from China: minister

  Tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades, with China sending scores of fighter jets toward international airspace close to the island.

  World

  Oct 28, 2021
• North Korea slams U.S. for ‘reckless’ support of Taiwan as tensions with China grow

  North Korea Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho criticized the United States for sending warships through the Taiwan Strait and providing Taiwan with upgraded weapons.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2021
• Taiwan will not ‘bow to pressure’ to accept Chinese rule, president says

  Taiwan has come under growing military and political pressure to accept Beijing's rule, including repeated Chinese air force missions in Taiwan's air defence identification zone.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2021
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• Taiwan president to pledge to defend island’s sovereignty, democracy amid China tensions

  Tsai will say Taiwan is at the front lines of defending democracy and faces unprecedented complicated and severe challenges.

  Politics

  Oct 9, 2021
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• China releases spying allegations, confessions in new campaign against Taiwan

  Taiwan says China is framing and entrapping people, and that putting people on television to confess crimes before going to trial is a serious breach of proper legal process.

  World

  Oct 14, 2020