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China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a 'powder keg'
BEIJING (AP) — China's defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are making the situation more dangerous. Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is “turning Taiwan into a...
Taiwan's main opposition party announces vice presidential candidate as hopes for alliance fracture
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party announced its vice presidential candidate Friday as hopes fractured for a cross-party alliance to challenge the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and relations with China remained tense. The outcome of the...
The US and the Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols in South China Sea not far from Taiwan
BANGKOK (AP) — The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up cooperation in the face of growingly aggressive Chinese activity in the area. The Philippine Air Force said Wednesday...
Taiwan presidential front-runner picks former de facto ambassador to US as vice president candidate
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race has picked the long-term de facto ambassador to the United States as his vice presidential candidate. Vice President William Lai announced Monday on his Facebook page the nomination of Hsiao Bi-khim — who was...
Taiwan's opposition parties fail to agree on a joint candidate for January's presidential election
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's two main opposition parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate for president, once again throwing into doubt their ability to unseat the ruling party in January's election. The Nationalist Party and the Taiwan People's Party were expected to...
Taiwan envoy says he's hopeful Biden-Xi meeting will reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific region
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 92-year-old businessman who represented Taiwan at this week's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in San Francisco expressed hope Friday that the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping should help to reduce tensions between the two superpowers and in...
Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to 'pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: 'That's progress'
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But...
Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden's long-awaited meeting with Xi
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday just outside of San Francisco, where Asian leaders gathered for an annual summit. It was almost exactly one year since their last encounter...
Taiwan's participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China's bonds
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by authoritarian China. ...
Taiwan's opposition parties team up for January election
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s two main opposition parties, both of which have vowed to restart talks with China, announced a joint presidential ticket for January’s election in a deal that could bring a major political upset in the self-ruled island democracy. The agreement...
