China has gone from being an impoverished nation unable to repel Taiwan’s propaganda missions to posing the greatest threat to peace in Asia in generations.
China’s state council has proposed imposing Hong Kong’s “one country,two systems” policy on the island. It’s the first concrete proposal for Taiwan in two decades.
The Taiwan crisis is not over,the US deputy secretary of state warns,as Beijing announces it will continue military manoeuvres around the island.
The Taiwanese foreign minister says Taiwan is the last island standing in the way of China’s determination to expand its reach into the Pacific.
In their own countries,the leaders of China and the US have much to gain politically by talking and acting tough on Taiwan. But all-out conflict will be a heavy price for irresponsible grandstanding.
Chinese President Xi Jinping wasn’t able to stop Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan,so engaged in a face-saving effort for his domestic audience,experts say.
The opposition’s defence spokesman backed the condemnation of Chinese military operations around Taiwan and said Australia must prepare for more pressure on national security.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan continued to raise tensions over the weekend with China halting all talks with America on climate change and military relations.
The Defence Minister made it clear China was flouting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea by launching ballistic missiles in an escalating response to a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
China’s Foreign Ministry says it is halting cooperation with the US in eight areas after announcing sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her family in retaliation for her visit.
Penny Wong earlier warned of the risk of miscalculation after China began its biggest ever live-fire drills near Taiwan in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.