Avatar5thChina anger as US amends wording on Taiwan independenceverified_publisherBBC News - Kelly NgThe US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan's independence - a move which has sparked anger in China. China said the revision "sends a wrong... signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence", and asked the US …
Avatar5thTaiwan president's Hawaii trip draws Chinese angerverified_publisherBBC News - Christy CooneyTaiwanese President Lai Ching-te has arrived in the US state of Hawaii for a two-day visit, drawing a furious reaction from China. The trip is being billed as a stopover as part of a Pacific tour, but comes amid long-running tensions between the US and China and growing concerns about the …
Avatar5thChina 'punishes' Taiwan president remarks with new drillsverified_publisherBBC News - Rupert Wingfield Hayes and Ayeshea PereraChina on Monday launched new military drills off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as "punishment" for a speech given by its president William Lai, when he vowed to "resist annexation" or "encroachment upon our sovereignty". China claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its own and its …
Avatar5thTaiwan's president vows to resist 'annexation'verified_publisherBBC News - Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and Nick MarshPresident William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan's self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly-veiled reference to China's claim over the island, Lai said he would "uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon …
Avatar5thHospital fire in Taiwan kills nine peopleverified_publisherBBC News - Joel GuintoNine people have died in a fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan, according to local media. The fire struck the Pingtung county hospital at around 09:40 local time (01:00 GMT) - just as Typhoon Krathon made landfall to the west, in neighbouring Kaohsiung. The wet and windy weather complicated the …
Avatar5thChina's rhetoric turns dangerously real for Taiwaneseverified_publisherBBC News - Rupert Wingfield-HayesCalls to denounce “die hard" Taiwanese secessionists, a tipline to report them and punishments that include the death penalty for “ringleaders” – Beijing’s familiar rhetoric against Taiwan is turning dangerously real. The democratically-governed island has grown used to China’s claims. Even the …
