Chinese state media on Monday celebrated the party of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen faring poorly in local elections against candidates from the more Communist-friendly Kuomintang party (KMT), gloating that Tsai’s effort to capitalize on public apprehension over the threat from mainland China had “backfired.”
Chinese state media portrayed Monday’s meeting between dictator Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, as an unreserved triumph for Xi.
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” author, Washington Post columnist, and CNN political analyst Josh Rogin predicted that “everything that was in trouble about the U.S.-China relationship yesterday is going to get worse over the next weeks and months.” And stated that
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” host Erin Burnett stated that it’s clear that China’s Xi Jinping “does not care what Biden says” on Taiwan. During an interview with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, Burnett said, “I mean, after
President Joe Biden met Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Monday in Bali, Indonesia, for their first in-person meeting in five years.
China announced on Thursday that it is ready to start negotiations with El Salvador to broker a free trade deal, pushing further commercial and political ties between the two nations.
China’s state-run Global Times on Wednesday claimed production of China’s CH drones is “running at maximum capacity thanks to heavy market demand” – heavy enough to warrant a new state-of-the-art production line that will become fully operational next year.
The DoD’s reported plan to replace permanently-based fighter jets with rotational ones in the Indo-Pacific will be perceived as “weakness.”
The U.S. will deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bombers to a remote Australian airbase in a move experts say is aimed directly at China, a report Monday details.
A delegation of German MPs has sworn that they “stand by Taiwan” despite the fact that their left-wing Chancellor is allowing the sale of major infrastructure to Communist China.
The Pew Research Center on Wednesday released a poll showing that most American voters are not terribly concerned about Chinese dictator Xi Jinping effectively securing life in power with an unprecedented third term, but they do see Communist China as a problem from various angles, including its human rights abuses and the threat it poses to democratic Taiwan.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that he’s not sure whether President Joe Biden’s remarks about Taiwan are a situation where “this is Joe Biden being Joe Biden” or if
During a portion of an interview with CNBC Senior Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers aired on Monday’s edition of “Squawk on the Street,” National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) acting Director Michael Orlando warned the semiconductor industry to “start thinking about
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that the U.S. doesn’t have a plan to combat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan through Taiwan the way America is doing in Ukraine and the
Dictator Xi Jinping opened the 20th Chinese Communist Party National Congress on Sunday with a “report” to the Central Committee, which he nominally serves, that claimed China has ascended to global leadership in economics, diplomacy, clean government, and military power.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping opened this year’s Communist Party Congress on Sunday with a two-hour speech in which he threatened violence towards Taiwan, insisting “all measures necessary” are on the table to annex the neighboring country.
A group of Ukrainian legislators announced a visit to Taiwan between October 25 and 27 to attend the 11th annual meeting of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD).
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Monday granted two models of Tesla electric vehicle a special exemption from a hefty vehicle purchase tax, three days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave a controversial interview in which he advocated China taking control of Taiwan under a “special administrative zone” arrangement similar to Hong Kong – and one day after the Chinese Communist government applauded Musk’s remarks.
The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress, which begins in Beijing on Sunday, is being carefully stage-managed as a coronation event for dictator Xi Jinping, who will seize a third term in power at the event and write himself into Communist history as the most consequential leader besides Party founder Mao Zedong.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told the legislature on Tuesday that the military will no longer purchase Tesla automobiles after CEO Elon Musk’s comments over the weekend supporting a Chinese takeover of the country.
As the German economy crumbles under massive inflation and the ongoing energy crisis, the country’s chancellor is to visit Communist China seemingly in the hopes of maintaining business relations with the authoritarian state.
The U.S. international outlook has changed dramatically with Joe Biden in the White House, a poll shows, with a majority now expecting U.S. dealings with traditional foes like Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea to only grow more hostile.
China’s Ambassador to America Qin Gang thanked South African tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday for stating in a recent interview that Taiwan should abandon its sovereignty and allow China to colonize it into a “special administrative region,” such as Hong Kong or Macau.
The Vatican and Taiwan celebrated 80 years of diplomatic relations this week with a Rome event featuring the Taiwanese ambassador to the Holy See and the Vatican’s foreign minister.
During a portion of an interview with CBS News aired on Monday’s edition of “CBS Evening News,” CIA Director William Burns stated that, in the CIA’s assessment, due to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s instructions to his military to be prepared
China’s Global Times state newspaper warned likely Italian Prime Minister-to-be Giorgia Meloni, the right-wing leader whose party won Sunday’s national legislative elections, in an article on Tuesday not to adhere to promises to try to distance Italy from China’s influence or undo deals under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lectured the United Nations on Saturday to oppose the use of human rights as a “weapon to achieve political ends” and proclaimed Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as transitioning “from chaos to order.”
China’s Global Times government newspaper expressed outrage on Wednesday at the fact that the prime ministers of Japan and Britain — Kishida Fumio and Liz Truss, respectively — made time to meet with each other at the United Nations General Assembly, dismissing both countries as “little brothers” of America.
Multiple nations that maintain diplomatic ties with the nation of Taiwan – which precludes them from establishing a relationship with communist China, as per Beijing’s protocol – have used the United Nations General Assembly this week to demand that the U.N. include Taiwan as a full member.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that President Joe Biden’s declaration that the U.S. would send troops to defend Taiwan was a response to a hypothetical and U.S. policy hasn’t
During an interview with CBS on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield argued that China has placed itself in “an untenable position,” by aligning itself with Russia because “China has always stood strong for sovereignty of nations, integrity
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that President Joe Biden’s multiple statements on Taiwan and China that the White House has subsequently walked back were all “responding to hypotheticals.” And U.S.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Monday extending its “sincere appreciation” to President Joe Biden for stating in a CBS News interview this weekend that he would send U.S. troops to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion – a promise the White House immediately walked back in a statement to the broadcaster following the interview.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reacted to the White House walking back President Joe Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan with the U.S. military by wondering who is
An earthquake of at least magnitude 6.8 struck Taiwan on Sunday, derailing trains and causing buildings to collapse.
President Joe Biden said Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that U.S. military forces would defend Taiwan if there were “an unprecedented attack” from China.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday announced sanctions against Boeing Defense CEO Ted Colbert and Raytheon CEO Gregory Hayes for their role in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, which supposedly “violate the One China principle” and “gravely undermine China’s sovereignty and security interests.”
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations to King Charles III of England on Saturday, offering to “expand friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation, and intensify communication on global issues.”
During a portion of an interview with Bloomberg released on Wednesday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that China invading Taiwan “remains a distinct threat” and China has been taking a more aggressive posture towards Taiwan. Sullivan also
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that China’s temper-tantrum military exercises after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island were actually a boon to the Taiwanese military, as constantly scrambling to intercept Chinese forces helped Taiwanese aviators hone their flight skills.
