Taiwan

Rep. Michael McCaul’s visit comes just days after China conducted large-scale military drills around Taiwan.

China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships.

US called on Beijing to stop using Taiwan’s political transition as a ‘pretext or excuse for provocative or coercive measures.’

Taiwan’s representative in Australia says the two countries need to unite further to resist increased “coercive action” from the CCP.

‘We seek no conflicts, but we will not shy away from one,’ the new Taiwanese president wrote.

‘Let us work together to show the world our determination to protect the democratic Taiwan,’ President Lai Ching-te said.

‘We should continue to shine a light on the CCP’s growing authoritarian repression at home and aggression,’ Mike Gallagher said.

‘I hope that China will face the reality of the Republic of China’s existence,’ Lai Ching-te said.

DFAT rejected Beijing’s ‘incorrect assertions,’ saying the visit is consistent with Australia’s one China policy.

Taiwan’s export landscape has shifted significantly in the first four months of 2024.

China observers say the recent military operations are the result of Germany’s strategic change, moving away from its previous decades-long China policy.

With China’s boosted military intelligence gathering ability in space, the U.S. military no longer holds a monopoly.

A war of words has erupted between a former Australian foreign minister and New Zealand’s deputy prime minister about AUKUS.