After Pelosi's visit, China is concerned that there will be a flurry of visits by top officials from the US and allied countries to the self-ruled Island.
On Tuesday, its military held live-fire artillery drills in Pingtung County on its southeastern coast.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is leading the trip with five other members of Congress, also met with representatives from Taiwan's legislature.
China regards formal contacts between US politicians and the island's government as support for its independence from Beijing.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, the first by a sitting US Speaker in 25 years, has angered China.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made criticism of China and support for Taiwan a key focus in her more than three decades in Congress.
The Taiwanese military has launched its firing target flares and artillery for several hours, Lou Woei-jye, the spokesman for Taiwan's Eighth Army Corps told the media in Taipei.
Nancy Pelosi's visit has triggered increased tension between China and the United States.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin dismissed the U.S. delegation's visit, saying it was “futile for the U.S. to send anyone to...
Symbols of the two sides are especially sensitive at a time when China's ruling Communist Party, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
In October 2021, a record 149 Chinese fighters roared through Taiwan’s identification zone, in a space of four days. The pattern of flying bombers to...
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Chinese officials have said nothing publicly since the accusation about two weeks ago by Peng Shuai that she was sexually assaulted by a former top government...
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China's ambassador to France Lu Shaye sent a warning letter in February calling on Richard to cancel the Taiwan visit, according to local media reports.
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China has threatened to use force to bring Taiwan under its control and has increasingly mobilized military, diplomatic and economic pressure.
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China sent 19 fighter jets towards Taiwan over its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that it has also applied to join.
A statement posted on the China's defence ministry website called the move provocative and said it shows that the United States is the biggest threat to peace...
In recent years, China has cut the flow of Chinese tourists and students to Taiwan and blocked its artists from taking part in Taiwan’s Golden Rooster and...
Forecasters say Typhoon In-fa is moving toward China and is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province either Sunday afternoon or early Monday morning.
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The donation underscores how geopolitics have come to impact the global vaccination rollout, as countries scramble to secure enough vaccines for their...
Reports said a truck fell from a cliff above and landed on the tracks, where a train emerging from a tunnel smashed into it.
China sent eight bombers and four fighter jets into Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, according to Taiwan's Defence Ministry.
The plane's disappearance follows the crash of an F-5E fighter during a training mission last month that killed the pilot.
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China National Biotech Group says it will provide the vaccine for free to Chinese students who study abroad.
