The two Asian giants are locked in an escalating row triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commenting on security challenges linked to Taiwan....
The quake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast, and shook buildings in the capital, Taipei....
âJustice Mission 2025â exercises to test US response after largest-ever arms sale to Taipei...
Beijing's largest drills in years simulate a blockade of Taiwan, testing US resolve and regional security as political tensions and arms deals escalate....
President Lai Ching-te said the world is â watching to see âwhether the Taiwanese people possess the resolve to defend themselves. Meanwhile, Beijing said the eventual annexation of Taiwan is "unstoppa...
China had fired rockets and deployed dozens of aircraft and naval vessels in exercises simulating a blockade of Taiwan's ports. Taipei condemned the drills as a threat to regional security....
US President Donald Trump on Monday described Beijingâs large-scale military exercises around Taiwan as routine activities that have occurred âfor 20-25 yearsâ, expressing no concern over the escalati...
The island imports significant qualities of Russian naphtha, a fossil-fuel derivative needed in the high-tech sector. Until recently, it also sourced much of its coal from Russia....
Taiwan accused China of military intimidation after Beijing announced live-fire drills. It comes after Japan's prime minister said Tokyo could potentially intervene to defend the self-governing island...
The Vatican this week released statistics showing 3.2 million people had participated in Vatican liturgies, audiences, Angelus prayers and Jubilee audiences this year....
Pope Leo XIV closed the final "Holy Door" in St Peter's Basilica in Rome on January 6, the day of Epiphany, signalling the end of the 2025 Jubilee year that drew millions of pilgrims to the city. This...
China's military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills as irresponsible but said it would not escalate te...
Donald Trump dismisses concerns about PLA activity simulating maritime blockade...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
Beijing has condemned Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-teâs New Yearâs Day speech, in which he vowed to boost the islandâs defences, as full of âlies, falsehoods, hostility and maliceâ and an attemp...
According to the Chinese foreign ministry, the sanctions entail freezing the companiesâ assets in China and banning individuals and organisations from accessing them....
With less than a week to go until a presidential summit, Chinaâs top diplomat has used talks with his South Korean counterpart to reassert Beijingâs stand on Taiwan and take aim at Tokyo. In a phone c...
All eyes are on how Beijingâs âChinese dreamâ of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States â Taipeiâs top international backer â appears less likely to i...
President Lee's trip to Beijing marks the first by any South Korean leader in the last six years and comes amid heightened tensions over Taiwan....