A Chinese government delegation has visited Taiwan for the first time since the start of the pandemic, sparking some partisan tension on the island over cross-strait interactions as Beijing reiterated its intentions to annex it. The delegation of six officials, including the deputy head...
The latest Chinese drills around Taiwan are the second big military exercises in less than a month. China’s military says it carried out military exercises around the self-ruled island of Taiwan that focused on land and sea assaults, the second such drill in less than a month. The...
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s visit to Indonesia aims to deepen bilateral relations amid US pressure, Global Times writes on February 21. According to Chinese experts, the diplomat’s visit is aimed at further developing relations between the two countries as part of the...
The US is planning to increase the number of US troops training Taiwanese forces on the self-governing island in the coming months, according to US officials. It is unclear how many additional US troops will take part in the expanded training efforts. On Tuesday, Taiwanese President Tsai...
Beijing and large swaths of northern China woke to choking sand and dust on Monday, as a winter sandstorm sent air pollution levels off the charts. A thick cloud of dust blanketed the Chinese capital, where the air quality index of PM10 – particles of pollution that are less than 10...
