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Xi Jinping Vows 'Unstoppable' Reunification with Taiwan as Tensions Surge

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

International Business Times UK

Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills

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 Independent UK

Furious China vows to step up Taiwan invasion drills in response to US arms package

Beijing issues warlike warnings after Washington backs Taipei with record weapons deal and legal pledges

The Independent UK

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US Arms Sale to Taiwan of $11B Sparks China Fury, Beijing Vows to Take 'Necessary Measures'

The U.S. government has granted an arms package worth $11.15 billion to Taiwan in a move that is bound to fuel the tensions in U.S.-Taiwan-China relations.

International Business Times UK

US announces more than $10bn of arms sales to Taiwan

Package includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, and has drawn an angry response from China

The Guardian - UK

Trump announces massive $11bn weapons sales package to Taiwan

Package will be the largest-ever U.S. arms sales to Taiwan when approved, dwarfing Biden-era deals

The Independent UK

China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation

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

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Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats

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

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense

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

The Independent UK

Taiwan to distribute safety handbook on how to prepare for ‘Chinese aggression’ to every home

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

The Independent UK

Japan scrambles jets after ‘Chinese drone’ detected near southern island off Taiwan

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

The Independent UK

Who is Taiwan’s new firebrand opposition leader seen as soft on Beijing?

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

The Independent UK

Taiwan's main opposition party elects new leader in a race clouded by claims of China meddling

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

The Independent UK

China issues bounty for 18 officers in Taiwan’s ‘psychological warfare unit’

Chinese police action comes after Lai Ching-te unveils plans to build new T-Dome air defence system

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Taiwan's president pledges to accelerate the building of air defense system in face of China threat

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has pledged to accelerate the building of a “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the threat from China

The Independent UK

Taiwan president says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize if he convinces China not to attack

If Trump can convince Xi to ‘permanently renounce’ his invasion plans for Taiwan, he should get a Nobel Peace Prize, says Lai

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan convicts four former ruling party officials of spying for China

Huang Chu-jung, previously an assistant to a New Taipei city councillor, receives longest sentence of 10 years

The Independent UK

China calls Israeli politician who visited Taiwan a ‘troublemaker’

China calls Israeli lawmaker a ‘trouble-maker’ and condemns his visit to Taiwan for undermining the ‘political foundation of China-Israel relations’

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The Guardian - UK

Trump’s reported pause on Taiwan weapons aid sparks fears he is using island for China trade deal

It comes amid US efforts for deal after punishing trade war and hours before Trump and Xi Jinping spoke on phone

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Michael McCaul, foreign policy hawk in an increasingly isolationist GOP, recounts 20 years in Congress

The longtime Austin Republican, who is retiring at the end of his term, said he is concerned about the direction of his party and Congress as a whole.

The Independent UK

In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show

Taiwan's government sees a massive military parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II as another example of military intimidation of the island that China claims as its own

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan has ‘right to remain free’, US senator says in visit criticised by China

Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer meet island’s president in Taipei as Beijing says trip sends ‘gravely wrong signal’

The Independent UK

Trump's new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink

U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries have drawn expressions of relief from some countries that negotiated a deal or managed to whittle them down from rates announced in April

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan president scraps Latin America trip amid reports the US opposed stopover in New York

The Taiwanese government insists Lai Ching-te’s visit was delayed due to domestic issues, including natural disasters and tariff negotiations

Benzinga

Nancy Pelosi Slams Trump For Blocking Taiwan Leader's NYC Visit—Says US Looks 'Bullied By Beijing,' Calls It A Win For Xi Jinping Amid Trade Talks

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump‘s decision to deny Taiwan President Lai Ching-te permission to visit New York, calling it a dangerous signal that America “can be bullied by Beijing into silence on Taiwan.”

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