Taiwan

Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- An overnight fire tore through a building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung on…

Taiwan leader says island will not bow to China

  by Sean CHANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and…

China’s Xi says reunification with Taiwan ‘will be realized’

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping said Saturday "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan "will be and can be…

Taiwan official warns China military tensions highest in decades

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Military tensions between China and Taiwan are at their highest in four decades,…

Tsai warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Taiwan falls

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen warned of "catastrophic consequences" if the island were to fall to China…

Taiwan rebukes China over record fighter jet incursion

by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan accused Beijing of bullying and damaging regional peace Saturday…

UK warship makes rare transit through Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- The Royal Navy said a British warship was sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a…

China’s Xi warns of ‘grim’ situation with Taiwan

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday,…

Chinese jets fly near Taiwan as Beijing opposes island’s trade deal bid

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- China on Thursday voiced opposition to Taiwan joining a major trans-Pacific trade deal as it flew…

Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal days after China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) --  Taiwan has applied to join a major trans-Pacific trade deal, officials confirmed Thursday, days after China…

Taiwan jets land on highway for Chinese invasion wargame

PINGTUNG, Taiwan (AFP) -- Fighter jets practised landing on a highway in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as part of an…

Typhoon drenches Taiwan but spares island a direct hit

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Typhoon Chanthu unleashed powerful winds and heavy rain on eastern Taiwan Sunday, disrupting travel links…

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