Taiwan

China lashes out at Japan for stoking military, stirring up regional tensions over Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that Japan should "stop misinformation and slander" against China, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).

May 23, 2021, 17:15 PM IST

China accuses US of threatening peace in Taiwan Strait

China blames the US for threatening the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as the US warship sailed through sensitive waterways that separate Taiwan from China.

May 19, 2021, 09:06 AM IST

Taiwan to impose ban on entry of foreigners for 1 month amid new COVID-19 cases

Amid the continuously increasing new cases of COVID-19, Taiwan is planning to prohibit the entry of foreigners for a month.

May 17, 2021, 17:19 PM IST

Suspicions arise of Xi Jinping's third term of Chinese Presidency

Although China has been called on by G7 and many countries for actions on Taiwan, incursions in cyberspace, human-rights abuses which prepares a bad report card for the Chinese government, doubts are emerging over Xi securing an unprecedented third term.

May 12, 2021, 13:11 PM IST

China slams G7 statement censuring Beijing, supporting Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the statement made "groundless accusations" that were a gross interference in China`s internal affairs, which it firmly condemned.

May 06, 2021, 15:06 PM IST

India gets help from Taiwan, first batch of medical aid arrives Delhi

Amid the surge in the COVID-19 cases, India gets help from Taiwan of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders to back its crippling health care system.

May 02, 2021, 10:57 AM IST

COVID-19: Taiwan to send 150 oxygen concentrators to India soon

Taiwan has bought 150 oxygen concentrators to send them to India this weekend to help it deal with a massive increase in COVID-19 infections.

Apr 29, 2021, 08:35 AM IST

COVID-19 crisis: Taiwan to send Oxygen generators to India amid shortage

In a tweet, Kolas Yotaka, Taiwan Presidential Office spokesperson said, "First shipment of oxygen generators from Taiwan to India is leaving this week. We are all in this together."

Apr 28, 2021, 18:37 PM IST

China commissions 3 warships in South China Sea

Beijing has conducted yet another illegal intrusion by appointing 3 warships in South China sea.

Apr 26, 2021, 17:03 PM IST

Conflict with China over Taiwan 'should not be discounted': Australian Defence Minister

 Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said that the China-Taiwan conflict should not be ignored and Australia will work with its allies in the region to try and maintain peace.

Apr 25, 2021, 16:09 PM IST

US, Japan actions are stoking division, says China

The US and China have clashed over a wide range of issues in the last few years, including human rights in Tibet and the Xinjiang region, a crackdown on protests and political freedom in Hong Kong, China's assertion of its territorial claims to Taiwan and most of the South China Sea and accusations Beijing was slow to inform the world about the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Apr 17, 2021, 15:08 PM IST

Don't play with fire, China warns America

China has warned the United States to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable US officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own.

Apr 14, 2021, 10:27 AM IST

25 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese air defence zone in biggest incursion so far

Air defence identification zones are early warning systems that help countries detect incursions into their airspace. Any aircraft entering such an area is supposed to report its route and purpose to the "host" nation, though the zones are classified as international airspace and pilots are not legally bound to make such a notification.

Apr 14, 2021, 00:06 AM IST

US warns China, says action against Taiwan would be a 'serious mistake'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change the existing status quo of  Taiwan by force. 

Apr 12, 2021, 11:42 AM IST

Will fight a war, defend ourselves to the very last day if China attacks, says Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu noted China flew 10 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Monday and deployed an aircraft carrier group for exercises near Taiwan.

Apr 08, 2021, 08:27 AM IST

At least 48 killed in Taiwan's deadliest rail disaster as truck knocks train off tracks

Taiwan is a mountainous island, and most of its 24 million people live in the flatlands along the northern and western coasts that are home to most of the island's farmland, biggest cities and high-tech industries. The lightly populated east is popular with tourists, many of whom travel there by train to avoid mountain roads.

Apr 02, 2021, 18:57 PM IST

Taiwan not a nation: Pro-China Hong Kong lawmaker walks out of WION Global Summit

Hong Kong legislator Regina Ip Lau Suk-ye walked out of the 4th edition of the summit saying coronavirus should not be stigmatised by calling it Wuhan.

Mar 25, 2021, 21:47 PM IST

Respect global order or face ‘more violent world', US warns China over controversial activities in Hong Kong, Taiwan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (March 18) told senior Chinese officials that the country’s activities in places like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as its cyberattacks on the US threaten the rules-based order and warned Beijing of respecting global order or facing a ‘more violent world’.

Mar 19, 2021, 06:52 AM IST

Taiwan scrambles air force in response to Chinese fighter aircrafts' drill in South China Sea

After nine Chinese air force aircraft flew near the Pratas Islands on Friday, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said it tracked 11 aircraft on Saturday - eight fighter jets, two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers and an anti-submarine aircraft, also near the islands.

 

Feb 21, 2021, 06:25 AM IST

Chinese air force planes enter Taiwan's air defence identification zone for second day

China views democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has in the past few months increased military activity near the island. Chinese air force planes including 12 fighter jets entered Taiwan`s air defence identification zone for a second day on Sunday, Taiwan said, as tensions rise near the island.

Jan 24, 2021, 19:39 PM IST