Taiwan Opposition
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Watch: Dramatic Scenes In Taiwan Parliament As MPs Exchange Blows, Kicks
Tensions reached a boiling point within the legislature as ruling and opposition lawmakers clashed both physically and verbally over a series of contentious reform bills.
-
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen Quits As Ruling Party Head
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as head of her ruling party after it suffered defeat in Saturday's local elections while the Beijing-friendly main opposition held its ground.
-
China Warns Taiwan Against "External Collusion" Over Lithuania Chip Plan
China has vowed resolute opposition to any efforts by Taiwan to collude with external forces and pursue independence, a spokesman of its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
-
China Enshrines Opposition To Taiwan Independence Into Its Constitution
China's Communist Party enshrined its opposition to Taiwanese independence in its constitution on Saturday, according to a resolution released at the end of its twice-a-decade congress.
-
Don't Call Us Pro-China, We Are Pro-US: Taiwan's Opposition Party
It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-US and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.
-
U.S., Taiwan Discuss Chips, To Cooperate Under New Framework
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed chip supply chains during a call with her opposite number in Taiwan and the two will cooperate on technology trade and investment through a newly established mechanism, her office said.
-
China's Xi Warns Of "Grim" Situation With Taiwan In Letter To Opposition
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday, urging the island's main opposition party to help seek "unification of the country."
-
Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament In Dispute Over US Pork Imports
Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, in a bitter dispute over easing U.S. pork imports.
-
Xi Or Tsai? Taiwan Opposition After US Envoy Mispronounces President's Name
Taiwan's opposition party demanded a clarification Monday after a US envoy who is visiting appeared to mispronounce the name of the island's president for her arch rival in China.
-
Trump Signs Bill To Send US Officials To Taiwan, China Fumes
China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed its "resolute opposition" after US President Donald Trump signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa.
-
China-US Tension Rises, Beijing Rejects 'Irresponsible' US Remarks
China has expressed 'firm opposition' to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit over the weekend, after he criticised Beijing's 'militarisation' of the South China Sea.
-
China Warns US Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
China on Monday reiterated its firm opposition to US arm sales to Taiwan, amid reports that Donald Trump's administration is preparing a large shipment of advanced weaponry for the self-ruling island.
-
Don't Read Too Much Into Our Massive Military Drills, China Says
China's Defence Ministry said today people shouldn't read too much into a state media broadcast of live-fire military and landing drills, just days after a landslide election win by an independence-leaning opposition party in Taiwan.
-
Beijing Warning As Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen Wins Presidency
Taiwan's China-sceptic main opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory to become the island's first female president Saturday, eliciting a warning from Beijing against any move towards independence.
-
Taiwan Opposition Wins Presidency, China Ties Could Suffer
Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election today and pledged to maintain peace with China, which claims the island as its own, though vowed to firmly defend Taiwan's sovereignty.
-
Watch: Dramatic Scenes In Taiwan Parliament As MPs Exchange Blows, Kicks
Tensions reached a boiling point within the legislature as ruling and opposition lawmakers clashed both physically and verbally over a series of contentious reform bills.
-
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen Quits As Ruling Party Head
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as head of her ruling party after it suffered defeat in Saturday's local elections while the Beijing-friendly main opposition held its ground.
-
China Warns Taiwan Against "External Collusion" Over Lithuania Chip Plan
China has vowed resolute opposition to any efforts by Taiwan to collude with external forces and pursue independence, a spokesman of its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
-
China Enshrines Opposition To Taiwan Independence Into Its Constitution
China's Communist Party enshrined its opposition to Taiwanese independence in its constitution on Saturday, according to a resolution released at the end of its twice-a-decade congress.
-
Don't Call Us Pro-China, We Are Pro-US: Taiwan's Opposition Party
It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-US and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.
-
U.S., Taiwan Discuss Chips, To Cooperate Under New Framework
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed chip supply chains during a call with her opposite number in Taiwan and the two will cooperate on technology trade and investment through a newly established mechanism, her office said.
-
China's Xi Warns Of "Grim" Situation With Taiwan In Letter To Opposition
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday, urging the island's main opposition party to help seek "unification of the country."
-
Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament In Dispute Over US Pork Imports
Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, in a bitter dispute over easing U.S. pork imports.
-
Xi Or Tsai? Taiwan Opposition After US Envoy Mispronounces President's Name
Taiwan's opposition party demanded a clarification Monday after a US envoy who is visiting appeared to mispronounce the name of the island's president for her arch rival in China.
-
Trump Signs Bill To Send US Officials To Taiwan, China Fumes
China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday expressed its "resolute opposition" after US President Donald Trump signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa.
-
China-US Tension Rises, Beijing Rejects 'Irresponsible' US Remarks
China has expressed 'firm opposition' to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit over the weekend, after he criticised Beijing's 'militarisation' of the South China Sea.
-
China Warns US Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
China on Monday reiterated its firm opposition to US arm sales to Taiwan, amid reports that Donald Trump's administration is preparing a large shipment of advanced weaponry for the self-ruling island.
-
Don't Read Too Much Into Our Massive Military Drills, China Says
China's Defence Ministry said today people shouldn't read too much into a state media broadcast of live-fire military and landing drills, just days after a landslide election win by an independence-leaning opposition party in Taiwan.
-
Beijing Warning As Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen Wins Presidency
Taiwan's China-sceptic main opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory to become the island's first female president Saturday, eliciting a warning from Beijing against any move towards independence.
-
Taiwan Opposition Wins Presidency, China Ties Could Suffer
Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election today and pledged to maintain peace with China, which claims the island as its own, though vowed to firmly defend Taiwan's sovereignty.
