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China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan office opening

The building with the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius, Lithuania. China has downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the Baltic state after Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a breakaway region, opened a de facto embassy in capital Vilnius. (AFP)

Updated on Nov 22, 2021, 3:21 AM IST

China downgrades its diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan embassy issue

Taiwan considers itself as a sovereign but Beijing claims the island under its ‘One China’ policy.

Published on Nov 21, 2021, 10:23 AM IST

Dalai Lama was asked if he wants to visit Taiwan. Here's his answer

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama

Updated on Nov 10, 2021, 6:12 PM IST

Taiwan says 16 Chinese warplanes enter air defense zone

The number of aircraft sent into the ADIZ is one of the largest since early October.

Published on Nov 7, 2021, 1:44 PM IST

‘Politicians who support Taiwan’s independence will be held criminally liable’

Taiwan flags can be seen at a square ahead of the national day celebration in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Published on Nov 6, 2021, 1:12 AM IST

China sends over 200 warfare aircraft towards Taiwan in October, island on alert

Beijing has been ramping up military pressure on the self-ruled island Taiwan.

Published on Nov 1, 2021, 11:38 PM IST

US-Taiwan military links anger China

Anti-landing spikes placed along the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen islands.

Updated on Oct 29, 2021, 12:58 PM IST

'No room for compromise': China tells US to act with caution over Taiwan

Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China.

Published on Oct 22, 2021, 1:41 PM IST

China steps up psychological pressure on Taiwan with 'grey zone' jet incursions

This file handout picture taken and released by Taiwan's Defence Ministry shows a Taiwan F-16 fighter (L) jet monitoring one of two Chinese H-6 bombers that flew over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan and the Miyako Strait near Japan's Okinawa Island.

Published on Oct 22, 2021, 11:28 AM IST

Joe Biden says US is committed to defending Taiwan against China

US president Joe Biden speaks during a town hall with CNN's Anderson Cooper at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater in Baltimore, Maryland, US on October 21, 2021.

Published on Oct 22, 2021, 7:29 AM IST

46 dead, dozens injured after fire breaks out in a building in southern Taiwan

Smoke from an overnight fire rises from a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on October 14, 2021.

Published on Oct 14, 2021, 2:30 PM IST

Taiwanese President's remarks incite confrontation, distorts facts: China

Tsai, during her National Day address, also stated that Taipei is no longer seen as the orphan of Asia, but as an "Island of Resilience" that can face challenges with courage.

Published on Oct 11, 2021, 6:06 AM IST

Taiwan marks ‘national day’ today under looming shadow of China

Girls hold balls and they rehearsal ahead of the national day celebration in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10, 2021.

Published on Oct 10, 2021, 6:34 AM IST

‘Taiwan question’ will be resolved, no external interference needed: China

Hostesses refill tea for Chinese President Xi Jinping during an event commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.

Published on Oct 9, 2021, 11:17 AM IST

Amid concerns over Chinese ‘invasion’, Taiwan seeks to avoid armed confrontation

Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside a military airplane in this illustration.

Updated on Oct 8, 2021, 7:45 AM IST

Taiwan raises spectre of invasion

Tensions have hit a new high between Taipei and Beijing, which claims the democratic island as its own territory, and Chinese military aircraft have repeatedly flown through Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.

Published on Oct 7, 2021, 6:09 AM IST

Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify

With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been stepping up its harassment of the island it claims as its own.

Published on Oct 6, 2021, 7:59 PM IST

Taiwan says China could launch ‘full scale’ invasion by 2025, tensions aggravate

Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration.

Updated on Oct 6, 2021, 9:30 AM IST

Taiwan warns against Chinese provocations

Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese air force planes in the southern and southwestern part of its air defence zone over a four day period beginning on Friday, the same day China marked a key patriotic holiday, National Day. In picture - Taiwan honor guards during a national day rehearsal in Taipei.

Published on Oct 6, 2021, 6:37 AM IST

'Our commitment to Taiwan rock solid’: US warns China after airspace incursion

A Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jet

Published on Oct 5, 2021, 4:20 PM IST

Chinese air intrusions over Taiwan challenges US military might in Indo-Pacific

The ramping up of aerial intrusions by China over Taiwan’s air defence identification zone is a message to US allies in the region.

Published on Oct 5, 2021, 3:33 PM IST

China angers Taiwan after it commits largest ever incursion into island

The first batch of Chinese aircraft all flew in an area close to the Pratas Islands, with the two bombers flying closest to the atoll, according to a map issued by the ministry.

Published on Oct 2, 2021, 2:53 PM IST

From drones to jets, China shows off its new arsenal in biggest airshow yet

Jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force Bayi aerobatic team perform at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China September 28, 2021.

Published on Sep 28, 2021, 10:47 AM IST

Centre in talks with Taiwan over chip plant, cut in tariffs

The trade talks come at a time when democracies across the world are boosting economic and military links to stand up against an increasingly assertive China.

Published on Sep 28, 2021, 1:36 AM IST

Chinese man enters Taiwan in ‘pursuit of freedom and democracy’

Tensions between Taiwan and China have been growing in recent months, as Beijing has stepped up air and naval drills around the self-ruled island

Updated on Sep 13, 2021, 3:17 PM IST

Taiwan rolls out first indigenous Covid vaccine. All you need to know

The vaccine is yet to finish clinical trials and no efficacy data on it is available yet. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Published on Aug 23, 2021, 11:55 AM IST

Japan plans to deploy missile units near Taiwan coast next year: Report

A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Published on Aug 5, 2021, 11:50 AM IST

China threatens to nuke Japan over Taiwan in video: Report

Britain said on Tuesday that it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September.

Published on Jul 20, 2021, 6:33 PM IST

11 armed suspects try to break into Taiwan embassy in Haiti; arrested

Weaponry, mobile phones, passports and other items along with suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Published on Jul 9, 2021, 7:55 PM IST

China irked by Japan deputy PM’s comments on ‘protecting’ Taiwan

Japanese soldiers train during a joint military drill between Japan Self-Defense Forces, French Army and US Marines, at the Kirishima exercise area in Ebino, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan.

Published on Jul 6, 2021, 11:29 PM IST

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