(EXPLAINER) Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation last year that gunmen — acting on behalf of the Indian government — were connected to the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver sent relations between the two nations spiraling. A year later and the rift has grown worse. Both countries have expelled diplomats, while […]
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Monday announced punishments on two die-hard “Taiwan independence” secessionists and an institution they support, for training violent separatists and advocating violent conflicts across the Taiwan Strait. Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the office, said that with backing from Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party […]
China deployed planes and ships around Taiwan in military drills on Monday, issuing a “stern warning” to separatist forces. This marks the fourth large-scale exercise in two years, as Beijing refuses to rule out force in its efforts to control Taiwan. The drills follow US Secretary Antony Blinken’s caution against aggressive actions after Taiwan’s National […]