Taipei: Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday. The balloons were spotted along with five Chinese aircraft and six warships in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT on Thursday), the ministry said in its daily report. It was the highest number of balloons … Read more
Beijing: China condemned the United States on Monday for removing a reference to the status of Taiwan from the State Department website, urging Washington to “correct its mistakes”. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day. The United States … Read more
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington needs to approach the issue of Taiwan “prudently”, the ministry in Beijing said, as the pair held their first talks since Donald Trump took office. “We will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China,” Wang said, adding … Read more