Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou told a Chinese official Thursday that Beijing and Taipei must do everything possible to avoid a war. Ma met with Song Tao, the head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Ma arrived in China on Monday,...
China on Wednesday warned that it would respond if Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) while she visits the US as part of a trip to Central America. Tsai departed for her trip to Guatemala and Belize, two countries that...
Taiwan confirmed on Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will visit the US on her way to Central America but did not say if she will hold talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). According to media reports, Taiwan convinced McCarthy to meet with Tsai in...
Taiwan's military has agreed to temporarily put on hold controversial proposed amendments to a law that would criminalize the spread of rumors during times of war, The South China Morning Post reported Monday. The changes the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has proposed to...
Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will lead a delegation to mainland China next week in an effort to improve cross-strait relations as tensions are soaring in the region. The trip will be historic as no Taiwanese president, whether former or sitting, has visited...
Robert O'Brien, Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor, has said that the US would destroy Taiwan's advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities if China launched a successful invasion of the island. "The United States and its allies are never going to let...
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Thursday that China should know the US is willing to go to war over Taiwan, pointing to comments made by President Biden that he would defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack. Haines made the remarks at a...
The head of United States Pacific Air Forces said Wednesday that the US needs to focus on sinking Chinese ships in a potential conflict with China as US military leaders are speaking more bluntly about a direct war with Beijing despite the risk of it turning nuclear....
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it was "gravely concerned" over reports that Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit the US and meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in California. "We are gravely concerned over this and have made...
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that China will use Taiwan's growing relationship with the US as an excuse to increase military pressure on the island. "Beijing has been looking for excuses, such as visits from high-ranking officials from abroad...
