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...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed​ concern over developments relating to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which led to Chinese fighter jets crossing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, August 3, ASEAN said it is...
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...
Malacañang has shied away from making any remark on the brewing tension between the country's long-time allies China and the United States, saying they won't make "knee-jerk reactions" crucial to international relations. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) Press Secretary...
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...
BEIJING, China -- Three people were killed and six others wounded in a knife attack Wednesday at a kindergarten in southeast China's Jiangxi province, police said. A "gangster wearing a cap and mask" stormed the private kindergarten in Anfu county at about 10:00 am local time (0200 GMT), police...
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...
Rocket debris believed to be from China’s recently launched Long March 5B (CZ-5B) booster rocket were found near the Mindoro Strait, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Wednesday, August 3. Rocket debris believed to be from China’s Long March 5B (CZ-5B) booster rocket were found by...
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen struck a defiant tone Wednesday as she hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for major military exercises around the island in retaliation for the visit. Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday despite a series of...
