4 days ago · A senior Taiwan official familiar with the government's China policy said Beijing's tone on Taiwan hadn't changed much, signalling Taiwan wasn't at the top of its political agenda which had ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Taiwan's defense ministry said China's actions in the region, including live-fire drills off Australia and Vietnam, "prove that China is the only and biggest threat to peace and stability in the ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Under its "One China principle," Beijing considers Taiwan a part of China and not an independent state. Its goal is "reunification" and to right what it sees as a wrong stemming from the...

Jan 8, 2024 · China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be under Beijing's control - and has not ruled out the use of force to take the island. But Taiwan sees itself as...

Feb 26, 2025 · China’s other recent military activity in the region, such as that off Australia’s coast, is “proof that China is the only, and the greatest, threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is...

Taiwan, China", "Taiwan, Province of China", and "Taipei, China" are controversial political terms that claim Taiwan and its associated territories as a province or territory of the People's Republic of China. The term "Taiwan, China" (Chinese: 中国台湾) is used by Chinese state media and organizations and

Oct 23, 2024 · China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past five years staged almost daily military activities around the island, including war games that have...

May 23, 2024 · China’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan is part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has vowed to take the island, by force if necessary. And it has become much more...

Jan 8, 2024 · But Taiwan sees itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own constitution and democratically-elected leaders. Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest trading partner. And...

Dec 31, 2024 · No one can stop China's "reunification" with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech on Tuesday, laying down a clear warning to what Beijing regards as...

May 23, 2024 · China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize power” over the island, the People’s Liberation Army said Friday as its forces kicked off a second day of...

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Dec 18, 2023 · Beijing has long considered self-governed Taiwan as part of China and has threatened to force it to "unify" with the mainland. But over the past year, Beijing has been stepping up military...

Mar 31, 2023 · China threatened to take "resolute countermeasures" if the leader of the small, democratically governed island of Taiwan meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy next week during her "transit...

May 22, 2024 · China launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan on Thursday in what it called a “strong punishment” to its opponents on the self-governing island, after Taiwan’s new president...

Feb 26, 2025 · China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said ...

Feb 25, 2025 · Taiwan and China, as an issue, despite the huge differences in their respective populations and military sizes, are like two vast stones leaning against each other. Move one and the other tumbles.

May 24, 2024 · China has sent dozens of warplanes and navy vessels off Taiwan's coast on the second day of a large exercise launched to show its anger over the island's inauguration of new leaders who refuse to accept Beijing's insistence that Taiwan is part of China.

2 days ago · China insists that "reunification" with Taiwan is inevitable and says it will happen by force if necessary. Taiwan's government wants to maintain the status quo.