China-Taiwan tensions

Culture 04/29/21, 16:06

Amid increasingly aggressive behavior by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Taiwan national security officials have again proposed legislation to ban the use of the CCP flag on the island, Breitbart reported. Lawmakers are deliberating on a bill proposed by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Wang Ting-yu that won the support of ...

U.S. 03/02/21, 18:40

Republican Reps Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin and Scott Perry from Pennsylvania  introduced legislation on Tuesday, March 2 calling for the federal government to abandon its “one-China policy” and resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan without intermeddling with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bill also calls on the Biden administration to support ...

Politics 02/03/21, 17:19

At a session of the Taiwanese Legislature on Monday, Feb. 1, members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) suggested the government push for changes to the constitution to make clear its independence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), arguing that Taiwan must become a "normalized country." The opposition rejected ...

U.S. 09/17/20, 18:18

Despite the tensions that have arisen over the years between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Taiwan, the United States plans to sell up to seven major weapons systems to the island, a move that directly challenges China and its 'one country, two systems' policy. According to four familiar sources, the ...

Europe 09/02/20, 16:56

Germany urged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to withdraw the national security law imposed on Hong Kong and allow international observers access to the Xinjiang region, where Uighurs suffer human rights violations. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Berlin on Sept. 1, according to ...

Europe 08/31/20, 16:33

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed his disapproval of Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil for his visiting Taiwan on Monday, August 31, to promote trade ties with the country. On a visit to Germany on Monday, Wang told reporters that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would not stand idly by in ...

Politics 08/10/20, 18:59

According to Taiwan News, in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) planning a mock invasion of the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea this month, the Taiwanese army decided to send at least 200 Marines to fortify the islands.  According to the Taiwanese media, the satellite images seem to ...

U.S. 08/10/20, 16:47

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 9 on a trip that is strengthening relations between the two countries and fueling conflict with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which considers the big island part of its territory. "Thank you, President Tsai, for welcoming me to ...

Australia & Oceania 08/04/20, 15:54

In an opinion piece published in The Australian on Tuesday, Aug. 4, Professor Emeritus and former Australian deputy secretary of Defense Paul Dibb said that in the event of a Chinese military attack on the island of Taiwan, Australia must honor the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) Treaty and ...

World 05/29/20, 12:51

During the annual meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC), General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping, pressed for intensified preparations for armed combat against various threats, specifically targeting Taiwanese independence forces. "It is necessary to explore ways of training and preparing for war because epidemic control efforts have ...

U.S. 05/20/20, 12:10

On May 18, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a strong criticism of the World Health Organization (WHO) for denying Taiwan observer status at the annual World Health Assembly held a few days ago. Pompeo condemned the exclusion of Taiwan from the meeting that took place virtually, claiming that Director-General ...

Politics 05/02/20, 14:43

This week the Netherlands changed the name of the Netherlands Trade and Investment Office to Netherlands Office of Taipei, making clear the great progress in cooperation that it has reached with its partner Taiwan. Such a decision provoked Beijing's angst, which maintains a tense diplomatic relationship with Taipei due to Taiwan's ...

Politics 01/28/20, 20:28

On Jan. 11 the voices of 8.17 million voters who rose up in favor of democracy in Taiwan placed the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party at the helm for a second term, leaving a clear message for the Chinese communist regime that for the time being there will be ...

World 04/03/19, 04:11

A pair of Chinese J-11 fighter jets set off anger in Taipei after flying for about 10 minutes on Taiwan’s side of a median line