Taiwan
China’s Coast Guard and the Fight to Control Asia
Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.
Taiwan’s ruling party rocked by sexual harassment claims
President apologises for second time in a week as politics and media embroiled in #MeToo allegations Taiwan’s ruling party has been rocked by a wave of sexual harassment allegations, as the country grapples with a #MeToo movement that has encompassed p…
Paul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal
Exclusive: Former PM directly warned cabinet ministers over China, the Pacific and US hegemony prior to his pointed speech at the National Press ClubGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt 10.45am on Wednesday 15 Mar…
Sunak has ‘little England mentality’ over UK foreign policy, says Lammy
Shadow foreign secretary says Britain risks isolation in global debates on China, AI and climate crisisRishi Sunak has demonstrated a “little England mentality” in foreign relations, David Lammy has argued, warning the UK risks marginalising itself in …
Taiwan Strait: footage released of near miss between Chinese warship and US destroyer
US military says its ship had to reduce speed to avoid a collision and accuses China of violating maritime rules of safe passage in international waterThe US military has released video of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese manoeuvre in the Taiwan Stra…
Conflict Between China, U.S. Would Bring Unbearable Disaster For World, Warns Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu
Singapore: Seeking dialogue over confrontation with the United States Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu warned that any conflict between the two nations would bring "unbearable disaster for the world", Al Jazeera reported.Li while speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, on Sunday said that the world was big enough for China and the US to grow together."China and the US
Li Shangfu: China’s defence minister at Shangri-La Dialogue warns of ‘cold war mentality’ in digs at US
After refusing to meet with his US counterpart, general says ‘some countries’ interfering in others’ business but Beijing does not seek confrontationChina’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, has said a cold war mentality is resurgent in the Asia-Pacific re…
U.S. Warns China on Nuclear Rivalry and Vows to Keep Patrolling Region
Speeches by two top officials illustrated the depth of concern over the rift between the nations. China called it provocation.
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Vows to Keep Pressure on China
He said “risky intercepts” by Chinese planes in international airspace would not deter the United States and allies from patrolling, and he restated U.S. support for Taiwan.