A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit Wednesday following a large Chinese show of force with fighters jets and escalating diplomatic pressure against the island.
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Taipei warns that China will be able to invade Taiwan by 2025
Taiwan’s defence minister has warned that China will be fully capable of invading the island by 2025, in the government’s first clear message to the public that the country faces a threat of war. Chiu…
Biden says US and China will abide by Taiwan agreement
US President Joe Biden says he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”. Mr Biden appeared to be referring to Washington’s longstanding “one China” policy …
China’s COVID-19 pandemic may have begun in May 2019: Report
As a group of researchers of the World Health Organization is trying to trace the origins of the coronavirus, it has now emerged that the COVID-19 pandemic may have begun in China in May 2019…
Financial cleansing deters investment in China
China is becoming more assertive and nationalistic, extending its hold over many emerging market countries and their resources with alliances that challenge the West. This matters as it disrupts the …
China’s coronavirus patients subject to abuse and bullying as new outbreaks emerge
Victims of the coronavirus are having their personal information shared online illegally by aggressive cyberbullies and harassed illegally with little or no consequences, say experts.
Beijing crackdown threatens to crush China’s love of London property
Chinese property Group set out to build western Europe’s tallest residential tower. A video on the $9bn company’s website shows “Spire London” …
Taiwan defence minister says tensions with China are the worst in four decades
Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence …
China reports 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, same as day earlier
SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) – China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland for Oct. 5, the same as a day earlier, the national health authority said on Wednesday. Two of the new infections…
COVID-19 circulating in China as early as May 2019, new report suggests
The Chinese government has slammed a new report which suggests it knew about COVID-19 long before November 2019.
Beijing among top holiday hot spots
Beijing was projected to be among the most popular tourist destinations on the Chinese mainland over the National Day holiday. Data from catering app Meituan showed that Beijing was among the most …
Taiwan defence minister says China will have ability to mount full scale invasion by 2025
Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Wednesday China will be capable of mounting a full scale invasion of the democratic island by 2025.
Biden: China agreed to abide by Taiwan agreement
“I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. “We made it clear that I don’t think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the…
