Dec 30 China's top diplomat criticizes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press The military package announced earlier this month by the U.S. State Department amounts to the largest U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and is valued at more than $11 billion. China responded to the sale by launching two days of military… Continue reading
Dec 30 China unleashes live-fire show of force near Taiwan on second day of military drills By Johnson Lai, Kanis Leung, Associated Press Taiwanese officials report that some live rounds have landed closer to the island than before, increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Continue reading
Dec 29 China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Taiwan says it has placed its forces on alert and called the Beijing government "the biggest destroyer of peace."… Continue reading
Dec 26 China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over Taiwan arms sale By Associated Press The announcement of the U.S. arms-sale package, valued at more than $10 billion, has drawn an angry response from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and says it must come under its control. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:08 What's in the U.S. weapons package for Taiwan and why China is angry By Nick Schifrin The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.S. effort to… Continue watching
Dec 18 State Department announces $10 billion-plus arms sales package to Taiwan, angering China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China. Continue reading
Nov 26 Taiwian budgets $40 billion toward U.S. weapons and building air defense 'dome' By Taijing Wu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it welcomes Taiwan's budget announcement and "supports Taiwan's acquisition of critical defense capabilities, commensurate with the threat it faces.”… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:29 China 'cannot peacefully coexist with democracies,' says Taiwan's deputy foreign minister By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called China’s "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of 23 million has never been part of Communist China, but Beijing… Continue watching
Nov 10 Japan and China trade barbs after PM Takaichi says an attack on Taiwan would be 'an existential threat' By Mari Yamaguchi, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation" for Japan requiring the use of force. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump says Xi assured him that China won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office. Continue reading