Amid diplomatic tension involving the US, China and Taiwan, the Philippines has expressed its support to China's territorial claim over the self-governing island of Taiwan. In a statement on Thursday, August 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said "the Philippines adheres to the One-China...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts". Diplomats take part in the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial meeting during the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers'...
PINGTAN, China -- China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force condemned by Washington as a gross overreaction to Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island. Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan...
BEIJING, China -- China's countermeasures against Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan will be resolute, strong, and effective, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Hua Chunying told a daily press briefing in response to...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as a furious China geared up for military exercises encircling the island in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi's visit, hours after the senior US politician left. This handout taken and released by Taiwan's Presidential Office on August 3, 2022...
BEIJING, China -- China has launched a volley of trade curbs against Taiwan in addition to live-fire military drills, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island despite Beijing's warnings. This handout taken and released by Taiwan's Presidential Office on August 3, 2022 shows US House...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Ever since Communist China and Taiwan broke away from each other at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 the waterway separating them has been a tense geopolitical flashpoint. Just 130 kilometres (81 miles) wide at its narrowest point, the Taiwan Strait is a major...
Visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (C) waves to journalists during her arrival at the Parliament in Taipei on August 3, 2022. (Sam Yeh/AFP) TAIPEI, Taiwan – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her delegation had come to Taiwan in "peace for the region", after the visit...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- In disregard of China's solemn representations, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brazenly went ahead with her visit to China's Taiwan region, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Xinhua) His statement...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan late Tuesday, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world's two superpowers soaring. This handout picture taken and released by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign...
China's envoy to the Philippines hopes that the Philippines will recognize the one-China principle amid supposed interference in China's internal affairs by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is reported to visit Taiwan. Huang Xilian, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, said Tuesday that the...
The Philippines is monitoring developments with regard to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Asia amid warnings from China that its military will "not sit idly by" if the congresswoman pushes through with its rumored stopover in Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by China as part of its...
