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Taiwan quake: videos show moment biggest earthquake in 25 years struck
Rescuers are working to free dozens of people trapped after Taiwan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 25 years.
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‘Not up to China or US to decide Taiwan’s future,’ says Stimson Center think-tank
We spoke to Yun Sun, Director of the China Program at the Washington DC international think-tank, the Stimson Center and began by asking her what she thought of William Lai’s victory speech?
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Taiwan election: China relations tested after ‘triumph for democracy’
He may have been described by the Chinese as a ‘troublemaker’, but former physician William Lai has won a decisive victory in Taiwan’s presidential election. The island’s fraught relationship with its powerful neighbour dominated the poll and he is expected to continue to forge closer military and diplomatic ties with Japan and the West.
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China begins three days of military patrol around Taiwan
China is staging three days of “combat readiness” patrols around Taiwan – sending military resources towards the island to practice encircling it. Beijing, which claims Taiwan is a breakway province – staged the drills after the Taiwanese president promised to continue working with the United States and other democracies following a meeting with the speaker…
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Could Taiwan be the next Ukraine?
In today’s episode of the Fourcast, our International editor Lindsey Hilsum puts the current flare up between China and Taiwan into context as geopolitics comes to terms with a future where Beijing is King.
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‘No prospect of a conflict’ between China and Taiwan, says former CIA director
We spoke to former CIA Director, General David Petraeus and started with a hypothetical: what the US could and should do if China were to invade Taiwan?
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‘Chinese military’s mission is to liberate Taiwan,’ says Chinese lawyer
We were joined by Victor Gao, who previously worked closely with former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and is a lawyer and academic in China.
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Taiwan being ‘suffocated’ by China, says Taiwanese MP
We spoke to a member of Taiwan’s parliament, Wang Ting-yu, and began by asking him whether the antagonism of Nancy Pelosi’s visit was worth it.
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China holds major military drills, ‘blockading’ Taiwan
It was not long after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan that Chinese jets flew across the island’s air defence zone.
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Pelosi visit to Taiwan ‘not without risks’, says political scientist
We spoke to Wen-Ti Sung, an expert on the relationship between the US, China and Taiwan – we began by asking him if the trip is a “reckless” one.
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China military on high-alert as US ‘plays with fire’ in Taiwan
The Chinese government has accused Washington of being “reckless” as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan with promises to support and defend the island. It has raised anger in Beijing which has warned Washington of serious consequences. Ms Pelosi is the highest ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in 25…
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China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ as tensions rise over Taiwan conflict
China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that should ultimately be re-united with the mainland.
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China warns US support for Taiwanese independence is ‘playing with fire’
China’s President Xi has warned President Joe Biden that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be “playing with fire”, adding for good measure that “those who play with fire get burned”.
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China and Taiwan: jets, threats and a war of words
We discuss the ongoing tensions in the region, the history behind that fragile peace in Taiwan – and whether we are on the cusp of conflict or simply the start of a truly 21st century cold war.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping declares ‘reunification’ with Taiwan ‘must be fulfilled’
The Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that “reunification” with Taiwan “must be fulfilled”, although he said it should be achieved by peaceful means.
