All Nippon Airways on Nov. 26 will increase service on its route between Tokyo-Narita and Shenzhen, China, to two roundtrips per week, up from one, the carrier announced Wednesday. It also on Dec. 1 will resume a second daily operation between Tokyo-Haneda and Taipei. Source link
The US Senate foreign relations committee is poised to vote on a bill that would finance weapons exports to Taiwan for the first time and dramatically reshape relations with Taipei amid rising pressure from China. The Taiwan Policy Act contains dozens of measures designed to boost Taiwanese security and deter any attack by China. It … Read more
A sizable group of Chinese military vessels and aircraft has been detected around Taiwan amid heightened tensions in the region, the self-governed island’s Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday. According to the ministry, eight Chinese Navy vessels and 23 aircraft were detected in Taiwan’s vicinity. Ten planes, it stated, “had flown on the east part of … Read more
Taipei has warned that China could use military drills around the island to establish control over the entire Taiwan Strait, impeding international shipping and air traffic and strengthening Beijing’s efforts to deny the US military access to the area. The warning from foreign minister Joseph Wu came as the People’s Liberation Army said it was … Read more
Explained: What is China’s problem with Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan? The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, landed in Taiwan on Tuesday (August 2) evening, ignoring Chinese threats and a warning by President Xi Jinping, delivered to President Joe Biden last week, to “not play with fire” (by provoking China). US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, … Read more
As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed to Taipei on Tuesday amid intensifying warnings from China, four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of the island on “routine” deployments. The carrier USSR Ronald Reagan had transited the South China Sea and was currently in the Philippines Sea, east … Read more