China and Taiwan: A really simple guide - BBC
Jan 8, 2024 · But Taiwan sees itself as distinct from the Chinese mainland, with its own constitution and democratically-elected leaders. Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest …
Will China Invade Taiwan Under Trump? What Experts Think
Nov 7, 2024 · Under its "One China principle," Beijing considers Taiwan a part of China and not an independent state. Its goal is "reunification" and to right what it sees as a wrong stemming from the...
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 15, 2025 · Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and mainland. Taiwan is the likeliest potential flash point in U.S.-China relations.
What's behind China-Taiwan tensions? - BBC
Oct 14, 2024 · In 2022, after a visit to Taiwan by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi, China responded with an unprecedented show of force, carrying out military exercises around Taiwan in retaliation.
Cross-strait relations - Wikipedia
Cross-strait relations (sometimes called Mainland–Taiwan relations, [1] China–Taiwan relations, PRC–ROC relations, or Taiwan–China relations[2]) are the political and economic relations between China (officially the People's Republic of China or PRC) and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China or ROC) across the Taiwan Strait.
China has launched new drills encircling Taiwan. Why now? - CNN
May 23, 2024 · Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching two days of military drills encircling Taiwan just days after the democracy swore in a new leader long loathed...
Chinese blockade would be act of war, Taiwan says - CNN
Oct 23, 2024 · China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past five years staged almost daily military activities around the island, including war games that have...
Taiwan and China need peace given 'multifold changes' …
2 days ago · Taiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the "multifold changes" in the international situation, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, calling for dialogue ...
'Peace, not confrontation’: Taiwan calls for talks with China amid ...
2 days ago · Taiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the “multifold changes” in the international situation, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, calling for dialogue instead of confrontation. Lai, who China detests as a “separatist”, has repeatedly ...
Is China preparing for a war over Taiwan, or has the west got it …
Jan 8, 2024 · At first glance however, it might appear that China is preparing for a long-term conflict with the US over Taiwan, the self-governing island of 24 million people, which the …