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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged unstoppable reunification with Taiwan in his 2026 New Year message, invoking shared kinship.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island’s sovereignty in the face of China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills around the island

The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionage

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says he will put forth a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, in the face of U.S. pressure for the island to increase its defense spending

Taiwan says authoritarian states are threatening the international order with military aggression and stability of the entire Indo-Pacific region

Tensions between the two countries have flared following the election of Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi

Cheng Li-wun, who will lead Taiwan’s main opposition political party from 1 November after being elected last week, has taken a conciliatory tone regarding China, pledging to keep peace with the giant neighbour

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson