In a fresh display of political intimidation, China has launched an investigation against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen for alleged "secession," drawing sharp condemnation from Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
The probe marks another attempt by China (/topic/china) to wield its internal laws as weapons against Taiwan's democratic...
Sadayuki Komori, a Member of Parliament representing Takatsuki Town in Osaka, Japan, paid a visit to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, where he held a meeting with Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) reported.
During their discussion, the Deputy Speaker provided MP Komori with an overview of the...
China's economic growth slowed in the three months to the end of September as problems in the property market persisted and trade tensions with the US flared up.
The world's second-largest economy grew by 4.8% compared to the same period in 2024, its weakest pace in a year, official figures released on...
Taiwan has detected 27 Chinese military aircrafts and eight naval vessels operating near its territorial waters yesterday.
According to the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan, of the 27 aircrafts, 19 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, and southwestern air defense identification zone. Concerns are growing over...
Key officials from the Group of Seven (G7) bloc are expected to convene soon and issue a group response to China’s ramped-up export restrictions, in turn impacting the supply of rare earths across the globe. US officials – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer – joined other world...
The Dutch Government has taken the unusual measure of intervening in the business of the Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia, which makes chips used in industries including automotive and consumer technology, citing “acute signals of serious governance shortcomings and actions within Nexperia.”
In a statement released late Sunday, the Dutch...
Tensions flared again in the South China Sea after a collision between a Chinese coast guard ship and a Philippine government vessel near the disputed Spratly Islands today.
The Philippines accused China of deliberately ramming the vessel and using water cannons near Thitu Island, where Filipino vessels were stationed to...
China has intensified its control over chip imports as part of its broader push to reduce reliance on American technology, particularly Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) processors,
Teams of customs officers have been deployed at major ports across the country in recent weeks to conduct strict inspections of semiconductor shipments, the news...
A classified US military intelligence report seen by the ABC says China is rapidly building up the country's commercial ferry fleet to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan.
The report dates from earlier this year and was prepared by members of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for the Pentagon.
The US...
China railed for years against the United States’s bid to force the sale of TikTok, once accusing Washington of demonstrating “robbers’ logic” in response to the platform’s success.
Now, Beijing is touting talks on how the video-sharing platform’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, might relinquish ownership of its US operations.
The turnaround has...
