#theguardian.com. × #Mar.03.2026 Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit. Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.25.2026 Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister. Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure. CEO said services have restarted after termination of grants led to criticism that US was ceding ground to China
#Politics #China #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Chinese tourists shun Japan over lunar new year holiday as rift deepens. Japanese prime minister’s refusal to back down over Taiwan comments brings more criticism and travel warnings from China
#Politics #PublicHoliday #New Year's Eve #China #Japan #New Year #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.13.2026 Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat inside its economic waters amid rift with Beijing. Japan’s fisheries agency said the vessel failed to comply with an order to stop. The incident comes weeks after a row between China and Japan over Taiwan
#China #Japan #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences. Sentencing of media tycoon is the culmination of a years-long saga that critics say represents Hong Kong’s transformation from a mostly free city to one where dissent is fiercely suppressed
#China #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.05.2026 Be ‘prudent’ about supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump in call. Taiwanese president says ties with Washington ‘rock solid’, hours after leaders of US and China share first call since November
#Politics #China #Xi Jinping #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.29.2026 Xi-Starmer meeting: Chinese leader tells PM he hopes both countries can ‘rise above differences’. China agrees visa-free travel for British citizens as countries sign agreements on closer economic cooperation
#Politics #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai. PM may also discuss fate of Uyghurs with Chinese leader on trip aimed at improving economic relations
#Politics #United Kingdom #China #Xi Jinping #Europe #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates. Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island
#Politics #China #Japan #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 Chinese travellers estimated to have cancelled 500,000 flights to Japan amid rising tensions. Diplomatic dispute over Japan’s stance on Taiwan continues to rumble after Senae Takaichi’s comments
#China #Japan #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.16.2025 China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan. Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan
#China #Japan #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.15.2025 China advises against travel to Japan amid escalating row over PM’s Taiwan comments. Sanae Takaichi says the use of force against Taiwan could warrant a military response from Tokyo
#China #Japan #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.12.2025 China sharpens its language on Taiwan as part of ‘longer-term’ strategy. A series of statements, articles, photos and even a new national holiday indicate a shift in Beijing’s stance over the island, analysts say
#China #Iceland #Afro-Eurasia #Europe #Asia #Americas #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.28.2025 China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States. China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries
#China #USA #Asia #North America #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.27.2025 Taiwan jails four soldiers, including three who worked in presidential office, for spying for China. Soldiers had worked for ‘extremely sensitive and important units’ and ‘their acts betrayed the country’, Taipei court says
#China #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says. Annual report says Beijing making ‘steady but uneven’ progress on capabilities to capture Taiwan
#China #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.18.2025 Chinese state media celebrates Trump’s cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. Chinese state media hails US president’s order to strip back government funding to news organisations he deems ‘radical’
#Politics #China #USA #Asia #North America #Americas #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.14.2025 Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’. Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’
#China #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.11.2025 Dalai Lama says his successor will be born outside China in the ‘free world’. New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of Tibet
#Politics #Religious #China #Asia #Americas #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.08.2025 Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be ‘crazy’ if Taiwan tensions flare. Nominee for under secretary for defense policy says Aukus deal to deliver Virginia class submarines could leave US sailors ‘vulnerable’
#AUKUS #Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.07.2025 Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?. The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future security
#Tech #China #USA #Asia #North America #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.04.2025 Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal. Country’s government says deal with TSMC needs assessment as opposition claims it will reduce defences
#Tech #Asia #Taiwan ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.03.2025 Taiwanese chip giant to announce $100bn investment in US plants. CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to discuss deal with Trump at White House on Monday
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