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Honduras and China establish diplomatic ties in blow to Taiwan

Beijing (AFP) - China and Honduras began formal diplomatic relations on Sunday, with Taiwan accusing Beijing of using "coercion and intimidation" to lure away its few remaining allies.

AFP

In blow to Taiwan, Honduras and China officially establish diplomatic relations

China and Honduras began formal diplomatic relations on Sunday, with Taiwan accusing Beijing of using "coercion and intimidation" to lure away its few remaining allies.

France 24

Taiwan president reviews troops ahead of sensitive U.S. visit

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying that defending democracy is the armed forces' "great" mission, ahead of a trip next week to the United States and Central America.

Reuters

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Little room for maneuver as U.S.-China ties slide further

President Joe Biden said last month after a U.S. fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that he planned to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the episode and clear the air between the rival superpowers.

Reuters

Inside Taiwan: Standing Up to China review – a gripping analysis of potential nuclear Armageddon

This documentary showcases Taiwanese citizens paying to train at private military camps, national service surging and the island stockpiling weapons. Will China really spark war?

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan recalls ambassador to Honduras over FM's China visit

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan recalled on Thursday its ambassador to Honduras over a visit by Tegucigalpa's foreign minister to China, Taipei's government said in a statement.

AFP

TV tonight: Taiwan’s battle with China to hold on to independence

Could tensions between Taiwan and China lead to war? Plus, the last two contestants go head to head in the Apprentice final. Here’s what to watch today

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British MPs call for ‘as much help as possible’ for Taiwan to defend against China

Delegation of British lawmakers met Taiwan’s president during visit to the island this week amid a deteriorating UK-China relationship

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan says it has contingency plans for China moves while president abroad

Taiwan's defence ministry has contingency plans for any moves by China during Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's overseas visit, Deputy Defence Minister Po Horng-huei said on Wednesday ahead of Tsai going to the United States and Central America next week.

Reuters

Taiwan president announces trip to the Americas, stirring concern

Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit allies in Central America at the end of the month, making two unofficial stops in the US.

Al Jazeera

White House: No reason for China to react to Taiwan president's U.S. visit

The White House said on Tuesday there is no reason for China to react to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the United States.

Reuters

Taiwan president to visit Latin American allies with stops in US

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's president will visit diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize next week while also making stopovers in the United States, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as it aims to shore up ties in Latin America.

AFP

Taiwan president to visit US but no word on House Speaker meeting

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will make sensitive stopovers in the United States on her way to and from Central America that China's foreign ministry condemned on Tuesday, but Taipei would not confirm a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Reuters

US calls Tsai transit 'nothing new', urges China to not react aggressively

Expected U.S. stopovers in coming weeks by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen are standard practice and China should not use them as a pretext for aggressive action toward the democratically governed island, a senior U.S. administration official said.

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The Independent UK

US tells China not to overread likely Taiwan president visit

The Biden administration has been stressing to Beijing that an expected unofficial visit to the United States by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen should not be used as pretext by Beijing to step up aggressive activity in the Taiwan Strait

Al Jazeera

China welcomes former Taiwan president’s plan to visit

Ma Ying-jeou will become the first former or current leader of Taiwan to visit China since 1949.

The Independent UK

Speaker of Czech parliament's lower house to visit Taiwan

The speaker of the Czech Parliament’s lower house is set to visit Taiwan to boost mutual ties, a step that has angered China

Reuters

Taiwan calls on Britain to support its bid for Pacific trade pact

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called on Britain to support its bid to join a major pan-Pacific free trade pact which London has also applied to enter.

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The Guardian - UK

Former Taiwan president to visit China in unprecedented trip

Ma Ying-jeou’s tour is first since end of civil war and comes amid intensifying efforts by China to subsume Taiwan

The Independent UK

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will visit China

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China next week, in what a spokesman called a bid to ease tensions between the self-ruled island and the mainland

Reuters

Former Taiwan president Ma open to meeting leaders on landmark China trip

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is "at his host's disposal" when it comes to meeting senior leaders during a trip to China this month, but there are no plans for him to visit Beijing, a senior official from Ma's office said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Honduras switching ties to China from Taiwan

 Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with China, President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

Who are Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies?

China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.

Al Jazeera

Why Chinese students are an increasingly rare sight in Taiwan

Caught in the middle of rising cross-strait tensions, there are few Chinese students left on the self-ruled island.

The Guardian - UK

From the US to Africa: how China sees the world as Xi’s third term begins

Geopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolation

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