3 d. ago Canadian MPs asked to leave Taiwan before Carney's Beijing visit

Canadian MPs asked to leave Taiwan before Carney's Beijing visit  Focus Taiwan

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5 d. ago Two Canadian Members of Parliament End Taiwan Trip Ahead of Carney's China Visit

Two Canadian Members of Parliament End Taiwan Trip Ahead of Carney's China Visit  U.S. News & World Report

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1 week ago New KMT chair hopes to take peace message to Beijing while on Taiwan political tightrope

A plan by the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party to visit Beijing – where she hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping – early this year carries hopes of improving communication amid high tension between the two sides of the strait. While supporters portray Cheng Li-wun’s trip as a potential opening to ease cross-strait tensions, critics warn it risks signalling political alignment with Beijing at a time of rising military pressure. Cheng, who was elected chairwoman of the Kuomintang...

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2 w. ago South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan

South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan  The Hill

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2 w. ago Can Beijing and Washington shield their planned state visits from Taiwan tensions?

Tensions over the Taiwan Strait are likely to persist in 2026, but analysts expect Washington and Beijing to manage risks to ensure that reciprocal state visits planned for the new year are not derailed. Beijing launched massive live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday and Tuesday, less than a fortnight after Washington announced its largest-ever arms sale to the self-ruled island. The People’s Liberation Army said the drills served as a warning to “independence forces” and against external...

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3 w. ago Record Taiwan arms deal casts shadow over Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit

As 2025 draws to a close amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over new arms sales to Taiwan, analysts warn that the worsening atmosphere could weigh on the substance – if not the scheduling – of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China next year to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington’s announcement last week of a US$11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, the largest to date, has sharpened frictions at a sensitive moment, making it less likely that Beijing will...

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3 w. ago Deal breaker? Record Taiwan arms deal complicates Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit

Deal breaker? Record Taiwan arms deal complicates Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Cabinet aims to tighten rules on lawmaker, civil servant China visits

Cabinet aims to tighten rules on lawmaker, civil servant China visits  Focus Taiwan

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3 w. ago China lodges protest with Tokyo after Japanese lawmaker visits Taiwan

China lodges protest with Tokyo after Japanese lawmaker visits Taiwan  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 w. ago Beijing ‘firmly opposes’ Japanese lawmakers’ trips to Taiwan as tensions spike

Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo over a series of visits to Taiwan by high-ranking officials from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amid a sharp downturn in bilateral relations. Koichi Hagiuda, an LDP lawmaker and the party’s executive acting secretary general, is on a three-day trip to Taiwan that will end on Tuesday. Hagiuda on Monday held a meeting with William Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s leader. In total, about 30 Japanese lawmakers plan to visit the island between the end of...

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3 w. ago China Protests Japanese Official’s Visit to Taiwan Amid Regional Tensions

China Protests Japanese Official’s Visit to Taiwan Amid Regional Tensions  Modern Diplomacy

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3 w. ago Update: China opposes Japanese legislators' visit to Taiwan: foreign ministry

Update: China opposes Japanese legislators' visit to Taiwan: foreign ministry  Xinhua

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3 w. ago China Complains About Japanese Official Visiting Taiwan as Taipei Pushed for Cooperation

China Complains About Japanese Official Visiting Taiwan as Taipei Pushed for Cooperation  U.S. News & World Report

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