News & Insights Across Asia
A magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck Chiayi County in Taiwan region on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center, prompting authorities to assess the situation for potential damages.
Red lanterns and festive decorations light up the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and the Taiwan region as Chinese communities unite to celebrate the Spring Festival with shared traditions.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Tainan City in China’s Taiwan region, according to CENC. Tremors were felt in neighboring Fujian Province on the Chinese mainland.
Cross-Straits economic exchanges have progressed in 2024, deepening integration between the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region, with increasing personnel exchanges fostering closer ties.
Over 1.36 million passenger trips were made via the ‘mini three links’ between the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region in 2024, a significant increase over the previous year.
China has added 10 U.S. companies to its unreliable entities list over arms sales to the Taiwan region, prohibiting them from trade and investment activities within China.
Washington’s intensifying involvement in the Taiwan region through the NDAA 2025 raises concerns about escalating tensions and global instability.
China has announced countermeasures against seven U.S. military companies and senior executives over arms sales to the Taiwan region, escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang warns Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party authorities that U.S. weaponry won’t save them, urging the U.S. to stop arming the Taiwan region.
China urges the U.S. to remove negative China content from its defense policy bill, calling for the abandonment of a Cold War mentality and warning against undermining China’s core interests.
China denounced the latest U.S. military assistance and arms sales to the Taiwan region, urging the U.S. to stop arming Taiwan and warning that such actions undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
China firmly opposes the U.S. military assistance and arms sales to the Taiwan region, stating it violates the one-China principle and undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
China lodges serious representations with the U.S. over new arms sales and military assistance to Taiwan region, calling it a violation of the one-China principle and a threat to peace across the Taiwan Straits.
The cross-Strait direct links between Xiamen and the Kinmen Islands have resumed and expanded, enhancing connectivity and business opportunities between the mainland and China’s Taiwan region.
Residents of the Taiwan region react to Lai Ching-te’s U.S. stopover, calling it ‘just a show’ and emphasizing the need for friendly cross-strait communication.
Tuvalu residents express discontent over Taiwan region’s leader Lai Ching-te’s visit, advocating for closer ties with China to foster real development opportunities.
China announces countermeasures against U.S. military companies over recent arms sales to Taiwan region, citing violations of the one-China principle.
Critics highlight concerns over Reuters’ portrayal of Lai Ching-te’s US transit, suggesting the news agency’s wording reflects bias on cross-strait relations and undermines journalistic neutrality.
Speaker of the Nauru Parliament Marcus Stephen affirms that resuming diplomatic ties with the Chinese mainland is the right decision, emphasizing unanimous parliamentary approval and legal binding under the UN framework.
Lai Ching-te, leader of China’s Taiwan region, begins his first overseas tour with a stopover in Hawaii, as experts analyze the motivations and implications of his South Pacific trip.