Taiwan
US-China tensions to rise over Taiwan
By Peter Symonds, 4 January 2019
New US legislation calls for regular arms sales to Taiwan and urges top US officials to engage in exchanges with their Taiwanese counterparts.
Taiwan elections reveal widespread hostility to the ruling DPP
By Robert Campion, 30 November 2018
The results reflect discontent over deteriorating living standards and fears about the rising tensions between the US and China.
Another US provocation against China: Two warships sail through Taiwan Strait
By Peter Symonds, 23 October 2018
The naval operation follows an inflammatory speech by US Vice-president Mike Pence earlier this month criticising China on all fronts.
US sells arms to Taiwan, confronts China
By Peter Symonds, 27 September 2018
The $330 million arms sale comes as the Trump administration is intensifying the US confrontation with China on all fronts—diplomatic, economic and military.
US promotes Taiwanese submarine program, stoking further tensions with China
By Robert Campion, 30 July 2018
The Trump administration, backed by the Democrats and Republicans, is ramping up pressure on China through closer US involvement with Taiwan’s military.
US provocatively sends two warships through Taiwan Strait
By Peter Symonds, 10 July 2018
The naval transit coincided with the escalating trade war between the US and China, marked by the implementation of the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Tensions deepen between Beijing and Taipei
By Robert Campion, 3 July 2018
The growing conflict over Taiwan is the result of a US campaign to step up direct economic and military pressure on Beijing.
Trump signs Taiwan Travel Act in new provocation against China
By Peter Symonds, 19 March 2018
The legislation upends decades of diplomatic protocol in which the US maintained only low-level contact with Taiwan.
Earthquake hits Taiwan, killing eight people and injuring hundreds
By Eric Ludlow, 8 February 2018
Scores of people remain trapped in damaged buildings in Hualien, not far from the earthquake’s epicentre.
US provocatively approves major arms sale to Taiwan
By Peter Symonds, 1 July 2017
Together with US sanctions on Chinese entities, the arms deal signals a more aggressive stance toward Beijing.
Former US ambassador advocates American military bases on Taiwan
By Peter Symonds, 19 January 2017
Bolton is among those militarist layers who regard conflict with China as inevitable.
Trump again threatens to tear up One China policy
By Peter Symonds, 16 January 2017
China rejected Trump’s remarks declaring that the “One China” principle was the political foundation of China-US relations and was “non-negotiable.”
Taiwanese president meets senior Republicans, fuelling US-China tensions
By Peter Symonds, 12 January 2017
To underline Beijing’s concerns about closer US ties with Taiwan, the Chinese navy sailed its aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, through the Taiwan Strait.
China reproaches Trump over Taiwan stance
By Peter Symonds, 13 December 2016
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman warned that US-China cooperation was “out of the question” if Trump interfered with the One China policy.
Trump threatens to overturn One China policy
By Peter Symonds, 12 December 2016
By placing a question mark over US-China relations, Trump is recklessly compounding rising uncertainty in Asia and around the world, as well as the threat of war.
China warns Trump over Taiwan phone call
By Peter Symonds, 7 December 2016
The People’s Daily condemned the phone call as “despicable” and accused Trump of violating the One China policy—the foundation of US-China relations.
Trump’s phone call with Taiwan: A provocation against China
By Peter Symonds, 6 December 2016
Trump’s policy in the Asia-Pacific of “peace through strength” is a strategy not of peace, but of war.
Trump’s talk with Taiwanese president heightens US tensions with China
By Peter Symonds, 5 December 2016
The phone conversation—the first between US and Taiwanese leaders since 1979—undermines decades of protocols based on Washington’s acceptance of the “One China” policy.
Taiwanese airline cabin crews strike
By Ben McGrath, 27 June 2016
The walk-out highlights the growing anger more broadly throughout the Taiwanese working class.
Earthquake in Taiwan leaves over 100 killed and missing
By Ben McGrath, 10 February 2016
The lack of earthquake safety measures contributed to the collapse of an apartment complex and the subsequent deaths.
Opposition candidate wins Taiwan’s presidential election
By Peter Symonds, 18 January 2016
While Tsai is unlikely to move towards independence from China, her election will inevitably heighten tensions with Beijing.
US administration approves $1.8 billion arms sale to Taiwan
By Peter Symonds, 17 December 2015
The sale—the first in more than four years—provoked an angry reaction from China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade Chinese province.
Chinese and Taiwanese presidents meet for the first time
By Ben McGrath, 11 November 2015
The meeting took place amid rising tensions produced by Washington’s aggressive “pivot to Asia” against Beijing.
China’s Xi meets head of Taiwan’s Kuomintang
By Ben McGrath, 8 May 2015
Xi Jinping and Eric Chu met to discuss collaboration as Taiwan seeks to join international trade agreements and China’s AIIB.
Taiwanese local elections reveal widespread disillusionment with government
By Ben McGrath, 10 December 2014
The KMT government suffered one of its worst defeats in recent elections, driven by declining social conditions.
Deadly gas explosion in Taiwanese city kills dozens
By Ben McGrath, 6 August 2014
Powerful blasts left deep craters throughout the city of Kaohsiung, destroying roads and homes and leaving thousands without electricity, water, or gas.
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