Virtual meeting between Biden -Xi Jinping, both agreed on many issues
US President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Xi Jinping. In this meeting, both the countries discussed common issues, strategic issues including mutual relations. During this meeting, Chinese President Xi said that America and China should respect each other.
Nov 16, 2021, 09:48 AM IST
Joe Biden-Xi Jinping high-stakes virtual meet today; climate change, Taiwan, human rights on agenda
The meeting is likely to cover a range of topics including tensions over China`s military activity near Taiwan and human rights, as well as cooperation on climate change, reported The Hill.
Nov 15, 2021, 06:29 AM IST
Taiwan slams Beijing for `interference’ in internal matters, rejects 'one China' principle
The developments came a day after Beijing`s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson, Zhu Fenglian said that the "Taiwan region`s" participation in APEC activities must be based on the "one China" principle.
Nov 11, 2021, 22:46 PM IST
China intrudes Taiwan again, 20 Chinese warplanes enter Taipei's ADIZ
16 warplanes penetrated the southwest corner of Taiwan`s ADIZ, just northeast of the Dongsha Islands (Pratas Islands). The incursions seen this weekend are the largest recorded in such a short timeframe.
Nov 07, 2021, 22:33 PM IST
US President Joe Biden vows to stand with Asia on freedom, hits out at China on Taiwan
Biden reiterated that the United States had a "rock-solid" commitment to Taiwan. "We are deeply concerned by China`s coercive ... actions," Biden said, charging that they "threaten regional peace and stability."
Oct 28, 2021, 10:53 AM IST
No compromise on Taiwan: China warns US after Biden comments
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reasserted China's longstanding claim that the island is its territory at a daily briefing after Biden made his comment a day before at a forum hosted by CNN.
Oct 22, 2021, 14:44 PM IST
China condemns joint US-Canada warship transit through Taiwan Strait
China claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has mounted repeated air force missions into Taiwan`s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the past year, provoking anger in Taipei.
Oct 17, 2021, 23:27 PM IST
Amid looming China threat, Taiwan asks US to speed up delivery of F-16 jets
"US President Joe Biden`s "administration has discussed with Taiwanese officials the possibility of expediting the delivery of American-made F-16s to Taiwan," a report said.
Oct 17, 2021, 08:51 AM IST
Fire in residential building in southern Taiwan leaves 46 people dead, dozens injured- In pics
The 13-story building caught on fire around 3 a.M., fire department officials in the city of Kaohsiung said.
Oct 14, 2021, 18:00 PM IST
46 dead, scores injured in fire at southern Taiwan
A fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 46 people and injured another 41, the government said on Thursday. The fire broke out in the 40-year-old building in Kaohsiung`s Yancheng district in the early hours of the morning and was extinguished around dawn.
Oct 14, 2021, 14:20 PM IST
Won't be forced to bow to China, says Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen at National Day rally
Taiwan will continue to bolster its defences to ensure that nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down, President Tsai Ing-wen said.
Oct 10, 2021, 08:50 AM IST
Xi Jinping vows 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan, Taipei rejects offer
Democratically ruled Taiwan has come under increased military and political pressure from Beijing to accept its sovereignty, but Taipei has pledged to defend its freedom.
Oct 09, 2021, 20:02 PM IST
French senator calls Taiwan 'country', makes China furious
Meeting President Tsai Ing-wen, former French defence minister Alain Richard said Taiwan`s representative office in Paris was doing "a very good job in representing your country".
Oct 08, 2021, 18:32 PM IST
Amid rise in tensions with China, Taiwan says it ‘does not seek military confrontation’
Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, reported close to 150 Chinese air force aircraft flew into its air defence zone over a four-day period beginning last Friday, though those missions have since ended.
Oct 08, 2021, 08:32 AM IST
Taiwan fears 'full scale invasion' by China by 2025
Over a four- day period beginning last Friday, Taiwan reported close to 150 Chinese air force aircraft entered its air defence zone, part of a pattern of what Taipei calls Beijing`s “continued harassment of the Chinese-claimed island.”
Oct 06, 2021, 10:56 AM IST
China 'undermining regional peace', stability near Taiwan: US
"The United States is very concerned by the People`s Republic of China`s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability," US State Department`s spokesperson Ned Price said.
Oct 04, 2021, 06:53 AM IST
China criticises Britain for its 'evil intensions' in Taiwan Strait warship mission
The People`s Liberation Army`s Eastern Theatre Command said it has organised air and naval forces to follow the Richmond and warn it.
Sep 27, 2021, 19:05 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping writes about 'grim' Taiwan situation in letter to opposition
"At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is complex and grim. All the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation must work together with one heart and go forward together," wrote Xi Jinping.
Sep 26, 2021, 14:49 PM IST
Chinese military plane enters into Taiwan's air defence zone
Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane entered the southwest corner of Taiwan's ADIZ, according to the Ministry of National Defence(MND)
Sep 21, 2021, 21:57 PM IST
Chinese plane intrudes Taiwan air defence zone for seventh day in row
People`s Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF) Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane flew into the southwest corner of Taiwan`s air defence identification zone.
Sep 12, 2021, 10:52 AM IST
