US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island Poll outcome will help set the tone for Washington-Beijing relations amid slight easing of tensions. Al Jazeera · Jan 2, 2024
‘Very significant’: Biden-Xi meet could help lower tensions, say analysts China and the US will want to manage their differences as they each battle other challenges, according to analysts. Al Jazeera · Nov 16, 2023
Taiwan’s KMT hopes for elections boost after China trip Opposition party that once dominated the self-ruled island aims to show it can work better with Beijing than ruling DPP. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023
EXPLAINER: Why is China staging drills around Taiwan? China is staging live-fire military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Taiwan visit caps Nancy Pelosi's long history of confronting Beijing More than 30 years ago, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi angered China's government by showing up in Tiananmen Square and unfurling a banner honoring dissidents killed in the 1989 protests. Reuters · Aug 2, 2022
Taiwan Mulls Lengthening Military Service Analysts believe Taiwan’s ability and commitment to defend itself has been questioned in both Beijing and Washington and improving mandatory military service would send a clear signal to both that it is prepared. The News Lens · Apr 11, 2022