US Defense Secretary Austin says Washington seeks no "new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs."
Hundreds of Taiwanese people have been extradited from various countries to China instead of Taiwan, according to rights group Safeguard Defenders.
China’s latest incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone came in the wake of rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
More than a hundred people were arrested as police found three charred bodies in a store in the Chinatown district.
PM Manasseh Sogavare says ongoing unrest is being "influenced and encouraged by other powers" over his government's decision to switch alliances from Taiwan to China.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare had declared a lockdown after about 1,000 people gathered in protest in the capital, Honiara, demanding his resignation over a host of domestic issues.
US President Joe Biden raised concerns about Beijing’s practices in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and China’s Xi Jinping warned of Taiwan “red line,” but both sides described the meeting as frank and direct.
Officials on both sides have played down expectations for concrete outcomes amid an increasingly fractious relationship.
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi warned of the dangers of US support for the 'Taiwan independence' after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over Beijing's pressure on Taipei.
China is improving its strike capabilities to cut off Taiwanese air and sea communication, the defence ministry warns in its latest assessment of what it describes as a “grave” military threat posed by its neighbour.
This is the first time China has spelt out concrete punishment for people deemed to be pro-Taiwan independence.
Thirteen members of the EU committee on foreign interference will discuss threats such as disinformation and cyber attacks during the three-day visit.
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