# Taipei

2026/01/01-04:59	Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivering a New Year`s Day speech in Taipei on Thursday... 01/01-04:59:02

2026/01/01-04:40	China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan A screen in Beijing showing Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering his New Year`s Eve address on Wednesday... 01/01-04:40:28

2025/12/30-14:33	China fires a warning to the U.S. and simulates Taiwan blockade, though Trump says he`s `not worried` The Chinese People`s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command take part in long-range live-fire drills targeting waters south of Taiwan on Tuesday... 12/30-14:33:39

2025/12/27-21:25	A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6... 12/27-21:25:29

2025/12/19-20:59	3 killed in Taiwan knife attack, with the suspect later falling to his death from a department store A man with at least one knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan`s capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring nine others, according to the national news agency and the city government... 12/19-20:59:27

2022/01/29-13:24	Chinese envoy to US warns of possible ’military conflict’ over Taipei File photo of China’s Ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang China’s top envoy to the US has warned of a likely military conflict over persistent American efforts to urge officials of Taipei to seek independence from the mainland... 01/29-13:24:00

2021/12/30-14:50	China warns US of paying ‘unbearable cost’ for actions over Taiwan China’s Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi China has warned the United States will pay an unbearable cost due its actions over Chinese Taipei, saying by encouraging Taiwanese secessionist forces, Washington puts the self-ruled island in a perilous situation... 12/30-14:50:00

2021/12/29-17:39	China warns of ’drastic measures’ if Taiwan moves toward independence Chinese and Taiwanese flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken on April 9, 2021... 12/29-17:39:00

2021/12/09-13:04	US views boosting Taiwan’s military as ‘urgent task:’ Pentagon official The file photo shows Chinese flag and American flags... 12/09-13:04:00

2021/11/25-21:52	US lawmakers visiting Chinese Taipei for meetings amid tensions with China US Representatives (from left) Elissa Slotkin, Nancy Mace, Mark Takano, Sara Jacobs, and Colin Allred, pose at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Tuesday, Nov... 11/25-21:52:00

2021/11/25-19:01	US should not have any illusions about Taipei: China The flags of Chinese Taipei and the US are placed for a meeting in Taipei, on March 27, 2018... 11/25-19:01:00

2021/11/24-12:13	Biden invites Taipei to ’summit for democracy’ amid tensions with China A man cycles past a Taiwan flag in Taipei, Chinese Taipei, on November 16, 2021... 11/24-12:13:00

2021/11/23-13:14	China vows to ’counter threats and provocations’ after US warship transits Taiwan Strait Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius in the South China Sea... 11/23-13:14:00

2021/11/22-11:38	Kissinger says does not ‘expect an allout attack’ on Chinese Taipei Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he does not expect an all-out attack on Chinese Taipei by the government in Beijing within the next decade... 11/22-11:38:00

2021/08/04-22:59	US Navy holding largest amphibious exercise in 40 years In this AFP file US Navy photo released July 13, 2020 shows Sailors and Federal Firefighters combating a fire onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020... 08/04-22:59:00

2020/01/02-12:40	Taiwan’s top military official missing after helicopter crashlanding Taiwan’s top military official was among three people missing on Thursday after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a mountainous northern area near the capital, Taipei, the defense ministry said... 01/02-12:40:00