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China on Thursday blamed Washington’s support for Taiwan for the failure of the two countries’ defence ministers to meet this week, after US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin called Beijing’s no-show “unfortunate”. China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun (centre) walks out after a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the […]
Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung met with European Parliament members this week in an unannounced stop in Brussels as part of his first visit to Europe to firm up ties. Taiwan has worked to strengthen ties with European countries as it faces an increasingly assertive China, which claims the self-ruled democratic island as part of its […]
The US has said it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials after 45 of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to prison on Tuesday. A Correctional Services Vehicle leaves West Kowloon Law Courts Building on November 19, 2024, after 45 pro-democracy figures were sentenced to up to […]
The Hong Kong government will consider whether to appeal for longer sentences of certain democrats jailed on Tuesday in the city’s largest national security case. Convicted of conspiring to commit subversion, 45 former legislators, ex-district councillors, and activists received jail sentences ranging from four years and two months to 10 years, with prominent legal scholar […]
A Taiwanese fishing boat captain held in China for more than four months on allegations of illegal fishing has been released after paying a fine, Taiwan’s coast guard said Saturday. Cityview of Taipei, Taiwan. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The boat called Da Jin Man 88 was carrying five crew members when it was seized by […]
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet for the last time Saturday, a day after both leaders warned of turbulent times ahead for the world as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa in August 2023. Photo: BRICS. Their […]
By Joy Chiang Taiwan will keep strengthening its military capabilities, a senior security official said, in an apparent signal to US President-elect Donald Trump that the island is serious about shoring up its own defences. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te attends the opening of a new living quarters at an air force base, on November 8, […]
The US should not interfere in Hong Kong’s internal affairs, leader John Lee has said after American president-elect Donald Trump said it would be “so easy” to free detained media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Chief Executive John Lee at a press conference. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. “If a country wants to develop trade relations or normal relations with […]
Since the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in neighbouring Shenzhen, the Takedas have not let their son come home alone after classes in Hong Kong. Shenzhen residents lay flowers outside a Japanese school after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was killed after being stabbed on his way to school in the Chinese city on September […]
By Allison Jackson and Amber Wang Taiwan has publicly hailed Donald Trump’s US election victory, but analysts warn it may end up paying a high price for American support to defend itself against China. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks at an event to celebrate the island’s National Day, on October 10, 2024. Photo: Wang Yu […]