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The Pentagon’s top China official, Michael Chase, concluded two days of talks Tuesday with Chinese Maj. Gen. Song Yanchao, as Taiwan approaches a consequential election day Saturday and tensions in the Indo-Pacific have skyrocketed following Chinese clashes with the Philippines. Song, China’s deputy director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military […]
Warning in talks between Chinese and US military officials comes days before self-ruled island holds elections. Chinese military officials have told their US counterparts that Beijing will “never compromise” on the issue of Taiwan, the self-ruled island that China claims as its own. The United States and China wrapped up two days of military talks […]
China has announced sanctions on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press January 6, 2024, 9:03 PM ET • 3 min read BEIJING — China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. […]
The move follows US approval of $300m in military aid for the self-ruled island, which holds elections in a week. China has announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers over weapons sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve […]
Taiwanese Soldiers stand guard as CM-11 tanks are deployed to a live ammunition military drill at an unnamed location, amid rising tensions with China, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 21 December 2021. Taiwan has been facing intensifying military threats from China including Chinese PLA warplanes sent to cruise around the island, while the US has been offering […]
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Given that the CIA believes Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the ability to take over Taiwan by 2027, the invasion threat won’t be a distant abstraction when Taiwanese voters elect a new president on Jan. 13. The two major parties — the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP . […]
On January 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden exchanged greetings on the anniversary of diplomatic ties being established between their countries. In 1979, a normalisation agreement was signed on this day, after years of attempts at a formal relationship. In his message, Xi said the agreement was “a major event in […]
Last month, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strolled through the lush gardens of a grand California mansion engaged in a candid, intimate conversation. It was their first face-to-face summit in a year and the Chinese president was blunt – Taiwan, Xi told his US counterpart, was the most important and dangerous issue in the two […]
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are making the situation more dangerous. Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party is “turning Taiwan into a weapons depot and a powder keg,” said Senior Col. Wu Qian, […]