Japan Tells Chinese Survey Ship to Stop Operating Near Disputed Senkaku Islands

Japan's coast guard ordered a Chinese survey ship on Tuesday to cease operations near some disputed islands, saying Tokyo had not given permission for it to conduct research there. The uninhabited Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Japan's Okinawa are administered by ...

Japan Deploys Long-Range Missiles Near China

Japan has deployed long-range missiles in a southwest region near China, its defence minister said Tuesday, at a time when ties with Beijing are at their lowest in recent years. The missiles were installed in Kumamoto in the southern region ...

China Sanctions Aide of Japan PM Takaichi for Taiwan Trips

China imposed sanctions on Monday on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya, a close aide to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, for what it called his "collusion with Taiwan independence" forces, in its latest move in a diplomatic row over Taiwan. Japan said Beijing's ...

China Stations Jets-Turned-Drones at Bases Near Taiwan Strait, Report Says

China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Satellite imagery of these airfields from the February report, “China Airpower ...

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 ...

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 - ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Increased Oil Imports in January and February Amid Middle East Tensions

Singapore appointed DBS Bank as its second RMB clearing facility, and is facilitating the secondary listing of Chinese companies, reforms aimed at boosting trade and investment with China. The changes will make it easier for Chinese firms to raise capital, settle RMB transactions, and list shares in Singapore. 
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