Category: One China Policy

China Pressure Claim Derails Taiwan Leader’s Africa Trip

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has postponed a planned April 22–26 visit to eSwatini after three African countries—Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar—withdrew overflight clearance for his aircraft, according to Taiwan’s presidential office. Taipei said the permits were revoked without warning and blamed “intense ...

China Praises Blocking of Taiwan President’s Africa Trip, Taipei Defiant

By Ryan Woo and Ben Blanchard China heaped praise on Wednesday on three African countries that refused to let Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's aircraft fly over their territories, forcing him to cancel a trip to Eswatini, while Lai vowed ...

Taiwan Leader Postpones eSwatini Trip After Overflight Permits Revoked

By Joy Chiang Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has postponed an official trip to Eswatini, the democratic island's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after several countries revoked overflight permits following "intense pressure" from China, a senior aide said Tuesday. ...

Taiwan Says Cameroon Visas for WTO Summit Riddled With Errors, Will Not Attend

Visas for Taiwan officials to attend a World Trade Organization summit in Cameroon were riddled with errors, leaving Taiwan unable to attend, the island's foreign ministry said, after initially complaining they had been listed as coming from China. The WTO is one ...

Mideast War Fuels Disinformation About Taiwan’s Gas Supply

By Joy Chiang Taiwan has been targeted by a wave of online disinformation claiming the self-ruled island's gas supplies will soon be completely depleted due to disruptions from the Middle East war -- a narrative officials say could cause panic and ...

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Three New Polls Show China is Edging Past the U.S. as the World’s Partner

Worry about the Trump administration’s decision-making is leading the public around the world to see China as an increasingly attractive counter-option. This is the main takeaway from three large public opinion polls released recently.
The annual Gallup poll of 130 countries is the largest of the three. They also include new Arab Barometer polling of countries in the Middle East, and an annual ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute poll of Southeast Asia.

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Improving China Ties Does Not Mean Being Anti-US, Taiwan Opposition Leader Says

Improving ties with Beijing does not require being anti-U.S., while Taiwan's survival depends on stable relations with China, the leader of Taiwan's largest opposition party said on Monday. Former lawmaker Cheng Li-wun won election as chair of the Kuomintang (KMT) in October ...

Taiwan Rejects China’s Energy Security ‘Reunification’ Offer Amid Middle East War

Taiwan's government on Thursday rejected an offer by China for what it said would be energy security if the island agreed to Beijing's rule, an expected response given Taipei has long said it does not want to be governed by its giant neighbor.

How China Is Wooing Paraguay’s Political Class Away From Longtime Ally Taiwan

By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was convinced Paraguay risked missing out on major economic gains by sticking with longtime ally Taiwan over Beijing - ...

China Condemns Taiwan Premier’s Visit to Japan

China criticized Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai for visiting Japan, saying the trip undermines the “one China” principle and violates diplomatic commitments between Beijing and Tokyo. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the visit sends the wrong signal to “separatist forces” advocating Taiwan ...

Australian Warship Transits Taiwan Strait, Tracked by China’s Navy

An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said on Sunday, in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally that Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation's military. In addition ...

Trump, Xi Discuss Taiwan and Soybeans in Call Aimed at Easing China, US Relations

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Xiuhao Chen China is considering buying more U.S.-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump said after what he called "very positive" talks with President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms ...

China Warns Citizens Against Japan Travel During Lunar New Year

China warned its citizens on Monday against travelling to Japan during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, citing deteriorating public security, with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a diplomatic spat. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion in November that Tokyo could ...
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