Tag: Subverting Taiwan

Taiwan Calls on Beijing to Abandon Its Provocations After Xi Vows ‘Reunification’

Taiwan has called on Beijing to abandon its provocations aimed at the self-ruled liberal democratic island. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council declared that Beijing needs to “abandon its provocative steps of intrusion, harassment and destruction” and return to talks, in response to comments made by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the eve of Taiwan’s national day. “Reunification of the…


‘Whatever It Takes’: Taiwanese President Says to Defend Freedom

Self-ruled Taiwan will defend its freedom at all costs against any external threats, the president said on Oct. 8, which includes those from its giant neighbor China. “It hopes for a peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the annual Yushan Forum in Taipei, amid a rise…


Former Australian PM in Taiwan Wants to End Its International Isolation

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has revealed that he is visiting Taiwan with the hopes of ending the island’s isolation on the international stage. The visit comes amid heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait with Beijing and ongoing moves by democratic nations to bolster alliances against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression in the region….


Blinken Calls on Beijing to Cease ‘Provocative Actions’ Toward Taiwan

The Chinese regime should cease its “provocative” military maneuvers near Taiwan, which is “dangerous” and risks miscalculation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Oct. 6. “The actions we’ve seen by China are provocative and potentially destabilizing,” Blinken told Bloomberg Television in Paris. “What I hope is that these actions will cease because there is…


Beijing Will Have ‘Full Ability’ to Invade Taiwan in 4 years, Island’s Defense Minister Says

Beijing will be fully capable of mounting a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister warned on Oct. 6. The remarks came following four days of escalated Chinese military pressure targeting Taiwan, which saw nearly 150 warplanes fly into the island’s air defence zone. “It is the toughest situation I have seen…


Biden Says He and China’s Xi Talked About Taiwan Issue

President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday that during a phone call, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping committed to abiding by the “Taiwan agreement.” Biden made the statement following days of provocations from the Chinese regime, which has deployed dozens of warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense zone. “I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We…


Taiwanese President Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences If It Falls to China

If democratic Taiwan fell to the communist Chinese regime, there would be “catastrophic“ consequences for regional peace and democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen warned amid a dramatic escalation in tensions across the Taiwan Strait. “Taiwan is on the frontlines of the global contest between liberal democracy and authoritarianism,” Tsai wrote in an essay for Foreign Affairs…


China Increases Aggression Toward Liberal Island, Sends 39 Aircraft Into Taiwan Defence Zone

TAIPEI—A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Saturday, the defence ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high in the communist regime’s aggressive provocations aimed at the people living in Taiwan, which provides a stark contrast to Beijing’s totalitarian rule. Taiwan, a democratically governed island to which the…


China Increases Aggression Toward Liberal Island, Sends 39 Aircraft Into Taiwan Defense Zone

TAIPEI—A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense zone on Saturday, the defense ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high in the communist regime’s aggressive provocations aimed at the people living in Taiwan, which provides a stark contrast to Beijing’s totalitarian rule. Taiwan, a democratically governed island to which the…


25 Fighter Jets Enter Into Taiwan’s Defense Zone in 1 Day

The Chinese communist regime flew 25 fighter jets into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Oct. 1, a national holiday in China when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) commemorates its hostile takeover of the mainland in the late-1940s. In a statement issued on Friday, the Taiwanese military said the fighters involved included 18 J-16…