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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicChina-Taiwan relations

Topic: China-Taiwan relations

Taiwan states it will not back down on its sovereignty

The statement from the presidential office came after Xi Jinping's speech where he said that China will never renounce the use of force over Taiwan.

Will never renounce ‘right to use force’, up to Chinese people to resolve issue, Xi says

Speaking at Communist Party Congress opening ceremony, Xi said China always 'respected' Taiwan and was committed to promoting economic and cultural exchanges between the 2 nations.

Kamala Harris condemns China for ‘disturbing’ actions, pledges to deepen US ties with Taiwan

Harris said that China 'flexes' power to intimidate its neighbours, as is being seen in Taiwan. She also stated that the US would continue to operate 'undaunted' in the province.

Grappling with increased Chinese aggression, Taiwan hikes defence expenses for 2023

With a budget of USD 17.3 billion, Taiwan seeks to put in place new advanced combat jets and programs for elevating sea and air combat capability.

Indians are jumping through hoops to get into China—charter planes amid sky-high prices

Indian businessmen will reach the world's 'small commodities capital'. China is allowing foreigners to return for the first time since the pandemic started.

Chinese nationalists ask Beijing how come Pelosi plane to Taiwan wasn’t shot down

Experts say China had to react to Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit with military exercise because domestic sentiment demanded leaders match words with action.

India has moved away from ‘One China’ policy. Now it must develop independent ties with Taiwan

A military action or forced annexation attempt by Beijing against Taipei after Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit will lead to a Ukraine-like conflict, which will isolate China.

‘This is Taiwan, nobody is panicking’: China military drills talk of island after Pelosi visit

With PRC holding extensive military exercises, face-off may be bigger than 1995-96 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis. But people have lived with China threat for a long time, say observers.

27 Chinese military jets enter Taiwan airspace after Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei

As many as six J-11 fighter jets, five J-16 multirole fighters and 16 SU-30 multirole fighters entered the air defence zone today.

Taiwan premier among 3 leaders banned by China as tensions over sovereignty intensify

Premier Su Tseng-chang, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun and their relatives have been banned from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.