China considers Taiwan part of its territory, not a sovereign political entity, and is threatening to use force to take control of the island. China's foreign minister demanded on Tuesday that the United States stop interfering in the Taiwan issue, adding that Beijing retains the "option to act" if...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said today that China will make every effort to peacefully reunify Taiwan but will "never renounce the use of force," at the opening of the 20th Communist Party Congress (CCP). "We will work with the utmost sincerity and make every effort for the peaceful reunification [of Taiwan], but we will not...
At a time when Chinese state media say that military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, a crucial sea route, will become a 'regular' event from now on, fears are growing over the new lasting risk to international trade, according to "Al Jazeera" quoted by the newspaper Económico. The disruptions in transport...
China today began military exercises, which include live fire, in the vicinity of Taiwan, Chinese state television CCTV reported, the largest ever operation near the island claimed by Beijing "The exercises are beginning," CCTV said in a message posted on the social network Weibo. The exercises are scheduled through Sunday. The maneuvers ...