Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
2 days ago · Today, Beijing, led by the CCP, asserts through its One China principle that there is only one China and that Taiwan is part of it. Beijing seeks Taiwan’s eventual unification with the mainland.
Will Beijing answer Taiwanese negotiation body’s call to revive …
17 hours ago · Beijing is expected to ignore a Taiwanese body’s call for a resumption of cross-strait consultations with its mainland counterpart amid tensions that have worsened since the independence-leaning ...
Taiwan demonstrates sea defenses against potential Chinese …
6 days ago · Mountainous Taiwan’s strategy is to counter the much larger Chinese military with a relatively flexible defense that can prevent Chinese troops from crossing the strait. Landing sites are few on Taiwan’s west coast facing China, forcing Beijing to focus on the east coast.
China sends dozens of warplanes and ships near Taiwan to show …
May 24, 2024 · China has sent dozens of warplanes and navy vessels off Taiwan's coast on the second day of a large exercise launched to show its anger over the island's inauguration of new leaders who refuse to accept Beijing's insistence that Taiwan is part of China.
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Feb 8, 2024 · Taiwan has been governed independently of China since 1949, but Beijing views the island as part of its territory. Beijing has vowed to eventually “unify” Taiwan with the mainland, using force if...
Costly Conflict: Here’s How China’s Military Options for Taiwan ...
Oct 9, 2024 · An invasion of Taiwan would deprive Beijing of foreign capital, critical technology and tax revenue. A sea and air blockade of Taiwan would also hurt China’s own economy. Beijing might attempt to limit direct U.S. confrontation — but …
China and Taiwan: A really simple guide - BBC
China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be under Beijing's control - and has not ruled out the use of force to take the island. But Taiwan sees itself as...
China claims Taiwan as its own. How does the conflict look to the …
Feb 14, 2024 · NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Alexander Yui, Taiwan's top diplomat to the U.S., about the tensions with Beijing. Taiwan is preparing for the possibility of war with China. STEVE INSKEEP,...
China-Taiwan tension is soaring and the U.S. is directly involved.
Mar 31, 2023 · It was the latest warning from Beijing amid escalating tension between the U.S. and China over Taiwan, which some analysts consider the most dangerous standoff between global superpowers, even...
China-Taiwan conflict: What you need to know - CNN
May 24, 2022 · China’s authoritarian turn under leader Xi Jinping and plummeting relations with Washington have pulled Taiwan closer into the orbit of the US. This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to...