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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicChina-Taiwan relations

Topic: China-Taiwan relations

Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through Taiwan Strait, says defence ministry

Aircraft carrier took part in Chinese military drills around Taiwan in April. In March last yr, it sailed through Taiwan Strait, just before China and US leaders were due to talk.

US State Secretary Blinken lands in China on rare trip with low hopes for any breakthrough

Since postponing a February trip due a suspected Chinese spy balloon entering US airspace, Blinken is the highest-ranking government official to visit China in the Biden administration.

US scholar’s advice for Taiwan’s top chipmaker — ‘self-destruct mechanism could deter Chinese invasion’

New Delhi: A US academic has advocated that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest microchip manufacturer, be wired for self-destruction in the...

China warns Europe against establishing any ties with Taiwan or support ‘independence forces’

On Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu’s Europe trip, which its government has not officially confirmed, he is expected to speak at a think-tank event in Prague.

Taiwan activates air defence after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft entered its zone

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island.

Chinese warship passed in ‘unsafe manner’ near US Navy ship in Taiwan Strait, officials say

China's military rebuked the US and Canada for 'deliberately provoking risk' after the countries' navies staged a rare joint sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Honduras to launch trade talks with China, months after it ended relations with Taiwan

Coffee will be the first export to Chinese market, Honduran Foreign Minister Reina noted, adding that both countries are evaluating future shipments of shrimp & melon to China.

‘Top priority to stabilise Sino-US relations, avoid a downward spiral,’ says Chinese minister Qin Gang

Relationship between the two nations sank to a low last year when then speaker of House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games

China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its 3 days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday where it practised precision strikes and blockading the island.

China’s new strategy for Taiwan-US meet–show Xi as peacemaker, not rile up domestic protesters

China’s military response to Taiwan President’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a lot different from last year when Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.