July 2024
China sends most warplanes ever across Taiwan key line
The dispatch comes after Taiwan’s new president said he was considering passing through the US while potentially visiting nations that have ties with Taiwan.
- Yian Lee
January 2024
Tense Taiwan status quo as voters defy China
Taiwan’s voters have elected the presidential candidate most despised by Beijing, but he will govern with a minority, which means China will ramp up efforts to influence local affairs.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- China relations
Taiwan’s new leader faces a hostile China with a minority parliament
William Lai Ching-te has led his party to an unprecedented third successive term, but his victory celebrations will be short-lived.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
Blow to Beijing as Taiwan’s DPP wins historic third term
Taiwan’s governing DPP has secured a historic third term in power as voters rejected an opposition that wants closer to ties with China.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
August 2023
China launches drills around Taiwan as ‘warning’ after US visit
The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces”.
- Updated
- Huizhong Wu
China condemns visit of ‘troublemaker’ Taiwan vice-president to US
William Lai, front-runner to be Taiwan’s next president at elections in January, arrived in New York en route to Paraguay for the inauguration of its president.
- Ryan Woo
May 2023
Former UK PM Liz Truss warns West already in cold war with China
The former UK prime minister joins a growing list of politicians and officials from the West to visit and show support for Taiwan.
- Updated
- Huizhong Wu
China warns against ‘downward spiral’ in Sino-US relations
Foreign Minister Qin Gang said it was imperative to stabilise Sino-US relations after a series of ‘erroneous words and deeds’ threw ties back into a deep freeze.
- Ryan Woo
April 2023
China vows to keep up pressure on Taiwan after drills
A Chinese official said military drills around the island were a stern warning against foreign interference, after Taiwan’s president visited the United States.
- Ben Blanchard
US, Philippines follow Taiwan drills with biggest exercises yet
The presence of more than 17,600 military personnel almost doubles last year’s level, according to the US Embassy in Manila.
- Philip J. Heijmans
Macron urges Europe strategic autonomy amid US-China tension
The French president warned against what he called the “extraterritoriality” of the US dollar, which can force European companies to forgo business with third countries or risk sanctions violations.
- Angelina Rascouet
China military stages war games around Taiwan after Tsai trip
Beijing says contact between foreign officials and the island’s democratic government encourages Taiwanese who want formal independence.
- Huizhong Wu
China simulates striking Taiwan on second day of drills
China’s military simulated precision strikes against Taiwan in a second day of drills around the island on Sunday.
- Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard
China launches drills with warships and fighter jets around Taiwan
Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president’s meetings with American lawmakers.
- Lisa Mascaro
China plans military drills around Taiwan
China will conduct military drills “around” Taiwan island for three days from Saturday, after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from visits to the US.
- Bloomberg News
- Analysis
- China relations
China restraint on Taiwan shows Xi has bigger concerns right now
The Chinese president has several reasons to hold fire for the moment, even if he plans a more aggressive military response in the coming days.
- Bloomberg News
House leader, Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan’s President, Tsai Ing-wen, for a historic meeting on US soil.
- Michael Blood, Lisa Mascaro and Ellen Knickmeyer
China fires up tech battle, targeting top US chipmaker
Beijing has launched a national security probe against top US chipmaker Micron in retaliation against Washington’s curbs on access to its semiconductors
- Ian King and Peter Martin
March 2023
Taiwan president defiant as China threatens retaliation for US trip
China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly warned US officials not to meet Ms Tsai.
- Fabian Hamacher and Bernard Orr
November 2022
- Analysis
- China relations
Taiwan’s voters put aside China fears to dump Tsai’s DPP
Taiwan’s local government elections felt more like a presidential campaign as supporters braved the rain for a greater say in the island democracy’s fragile future.
- Michael Smith