Global World News China Cannot Represent Taiwan And Should Work With Taipei On Global Challenges, Lai Says

'Return' to China not an option for Taiwan's people, premier says responding to Xi

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in ... Read More

China Uses Japan Spat to Pressure World to Pick Sides on Taiwan

In the roughly three weeks since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented on a possible Taiwan contingency in parliament, China has unleashed economic reprisals, nationalist barbs and a ... Read More

China's top paper urges US to rein in Japan over Taiwan

China urged the U.S. on Thursday to rein in Japan and prevent any "actions to revive militarism" in an editorial published by the newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, as a war of words with Tokyo ... Read More

China Is Priming Its People and the World for a New Pressure Campaign on Taiwan

Beijing’s strategy, known as “the pen and the gun,” employs a domestic media campaign and aggressive rhetoric toward Taipei’s friends. Read More

China angered at EU 'challenging' UN resolution that led to Taiwan leaving global body

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China called on the European Union on Tuesday not to "challenge" a 1971 U.N. resolution that led to Beijing assuming China's seat in the organisation from Taipei. China and ... Read More

Taiwan Weaponizes Chip Sector to Deter China on World Stage

For years, Taiwan has viewed its dominance in supplying countries with cutting-edge chips as a shield from Chinese aggression. Now, officials are testing out semiconductors as a diplomatic sword. On ... Read More

Warmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media. Read More

A global 'polycrisis' is looming, sparked by China, Taiwan and AI, say these researchers

Whoever creates artificial superintelligence first will command enormous geopolitical, military and economic advantages. The trade dispute between America and China will be decidedin favour of the ... Read More

If Trump persuades China to abandon force against Taiwan, he deserves Nobel prize, Taiwan president says

TAIPEI — President Donald Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize should he be able to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to abandon the use of force against Taiwan, President Lai Ching-te told a ... Read More

Rubio says commitment to Taiwan won't change amid trade talks with China

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday reaffirmed long-standing U.S. support for Taiwan, stressing that the island will not be abandoned during trade talks with China. Speaking to reporters while ... Read More