Taiwan rejects the “one country, two systems” model contained in a Chinese white paper released yesterday, the foreign ministry said in Taipei. Only the people of Taiwan can decide their future, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Joan Ou. Ms Ou accused Beijing of using US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island last week as […]
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Chinese embassy in Britain condemns ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ about Taiwan
The Chinese embassy in London today condemned Britain’s “irresponsible rhetoric” after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss summoned the Chinese ambassador to the UK to explain Beijing’s actions on Taiwan. Truss summoned Zheng Zeguang earlier today, stressing that China’s “increasingly aggressive behavior” following the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatens peace and stability in the […]
London: He calls the Chinese ambassador for an explanation against the backdrop of the aggressive escalation in Taiwan
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss today summoned China’s ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing’s actions towards Taiwan following the visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Following the visit by Pelosi – the highest-ranking US official to the island in decades – China has moved ahead with the largest-scale military […]
And yet, China and Taiwan need each other
New escalation in the Taiwan Straits. And yet, the evidence shows that Taiwan’s economy is dependent on China’s economy, and vice versa. Tensions across the Taiwan Strait began after the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week and are showing no signs of easing. In a rather unexpected development, the Chinese armed forces […]
Air traffic around Taiwan is gradually being smoothed out for foreign airlines
Air traffic is gradually being restored in the airspace around Taiwan, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transport and Communications said Monday, despite China later announcing new military exercises in the area. Beijing last week deployed a large number of warplanes and launched missile launches near the island as part of military exercises prompted by a visit to […]
Taiwan: China holds high schools for ‘preparing invasion’
LAST UPDATE: 08.08 Taiwan’s foreign minister charged today that China has moved into military training centers around the island to “prepare” an invasion and “change the status quo” in the Asia-Pacific region. “China is using its high schools and military roadmap to prepare an invasion of Taiwan,” Joseph Wu said during a press conference in […]
Singapore: Prime Minister warns of ‘storm’ from miscalculations in US-China tension
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned today of a potential miscalculation in tensions across the Taiwan Strait, which he said were unlikely to ease soon amid deep suspicion and limited engagement between the United States and China. In a televised speech ahead of the city-state’s national day, Lee said Singapore will be hurt by […]
Taiwan condemns Beijing’s decision to resume military high schools
Taiwan’s foreign ministry today condemned China’s decision to resume military high schools, saying Beijing was deliberately creating crises. At the same time, he called on China to stop its military actions and “move away from the edge of the cliff”. “In light of China’s military intimidation, Taiwan will not be afraid or retreat and will […]
Guterres for Zaporizhia: The attacks against nuclear power plants are suicidal
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today called any attack on nuclear power plants “suicidal” and called for an end to military operations around him in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, to allow the International Organization to gain access to it. of Atomic Energy (IAEA). “Any attack against nuclear power plants is suicidal,” Mr Guterres said during a news […]
Chinese army continues today with high schools ‘around Taiwan’
LAST UPDATE: 09.12 The Chinese military announced today, despite international calls to end them, that it is continuing the exercises it is conducting in the waters and airs “around Taiwan” today Monday, always in retaliation for the visit it made to the island claimed by Beijing the third rank in the hierarchy of the US […]