Category: One China Policy

Questions Around Saint Vincent and Grenadines’ Ties with Taiwan

Wednesday’s press briefing at the Chinese Foreign Ministry seemed to plant a discussion about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ future diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The tiny island state has an election today, with the Taiwan issue at play. A reporter from ...

Trump Advises Takaichi Not to Provoke China on Taiwan: WSJ

U.S. President Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan's sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, after a diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing. The row between Asia's two biggest economies was triggered by ...

Taiwan’s President to Propose $40 Billion in Extra Defense Spending

By Joy Chiang Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday his government will propose $40 billion in additional defense spending over eight years, as the democratic island seeks to deter a potential Chinese invasion. Taiwan has ...

Japan Warns Citizens in China Over Safety Amid Taiwan Row

Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. The escalating spat has already seen Beijing advise Chinese citizens to ...

China Tells Citizens to Avoid Japan Travel as Taiwan Row Grows

By Peter Catterall China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new premier about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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China Summons Japanese Ambassador Over PM Taiwan Comments

China said on Friday it summoned the Japanese ambassador over remarks the country's new prime minister made about Taiwan. Last week, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Japan's parliament that armed attacks on Taiwan could warrant sending troops to support the island ...

Japan PM Says Raised ‘Serious Concerns’ With Xi on South China Sea, Xinjiang

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she raised "serious concerns" about the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Xinjiang in a "candid" first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi, in turn, told Japan's first woman prime minister, ...

Taiwan Leader Vows Stronger Air Defenses to Counter ‘Enemy Threats’

By Amber Wang Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defense system as part of efforts to counter "enemy threats." Lai's government has been under U.S. pressure to ...

China Exiles in Thailand Lose Hope, Fearing Beijing’s Long Reach

With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens of families visiting Bangkok's main immigration detention center. Zhou's China Democracy Party, an exile group, organized a commemoration on June 4 ...

Paraguay’s New Ambassador Presents Credentials to Taiwan’s President

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te accepted the credentials for Paraguay's new ambassador, Darío Filártiga Ruiz Díaz, on Friday at a ceremony at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. Paraguay is among the island's staunchest diplomatic partners, even amid mounting pressure from China to switch ...

Pacific Leaders Agree New Summit Rules After China, Taiwan Bans

By Ben Strang Pacific Island leaders agreed on Friday to a new framework that would allow nations to join a key regional forum as strategic partners, after accusations that China was influencing regional decision-making. The ...

China Blasts Ted Cruz’s Call for Somaliland Recognition as  “Coercive” and “Hegemonic”

Powerful conservative U.S. Senator Ted Cruz kicked up a Texas-sized social media storm on Friday when he declared his support for the U.S. government to diplomatically recognize the breakaway nation of Somaliland on the Horn of Africa. Cruz's post generated a huge ...
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