Taiwan tensions

Taiwan to seek extension of arms deals with US amid budget stand-off

A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung, Taiwan, August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

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No room for Taipei? Washington’s exit from world bodies a worry for Taiwan’s diplomacy

Taiwan's national flag is raised during an early morning flag-raising ceremony following China's People’s Liberation Army said it would conduct live-fire drills in five designated maritime and airspace areas around Taiwan, in Taipei on December 30, 2025. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP)

Chinese drill sparks talk of ‘decapitation’ strike on Taipei

FILE PHOTO: A soldier speaks to Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Hsinchu, Taiwan July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Trump administration nears trade deal with Taiwan

The US government is completing a trade deal with Taiwan that would reduce tariffs imposed on the island's exports.

Much wayang behind Quad ambassadors’ Beijing meeting

A news broadcast in Beijing on China's "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan. These were China's most extensive drills by coverage area to date.

China refutes comparison between Taiwan and Venezuela

Several critics have drawn parallels between the Taiwan and Venezuela, speculating that China might take similar actions.

China military drills near Taiwan ‘unnecessarily’ raise tensions: US

There has been a chorus of international criticism of China’s drills, including from Japan, Australia and European countries.

China says live-fire drills around Taiwan ‘completed successfully’

There has been a chorus of international criticism of China’s drills, including from Japan, Australia and European countries.

Letter From Taipei

China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwan’s palace museum goes on loan to Prague

wyyletter26 - While the iconic Jadeite Cabbage is on display in the Czech Republic, two “cabbage sisters" are shown in its place.

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Demon Slayer movie screening not extended in China amid dispute with Japan

A security guard stands near a giant screen displaying a promotional video for the latest animated film in Japan’s Demon Slayer series on Nov 18.

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