Politics

Yonaguni is the westernmost inhabited island of Japan, located more than 500 kilometers from the prefectural capital of Okinawa. The shortest distance between Yonaguni and Taiwan is only 111 km. (Photo by Shogo Kodama)
Taiwan tensions

Yonaguni: Is island on frontline of China-Taiwan tensions prepared?

Life on Japan's westernmost territory goes on, but calls grow for emergency plan

8 August 2022
A Chinese soldier watches a warship take part in military drills off the coast of Taiwan on Aug. 5.
Taiwan tensions

China drills show intent to normalize aggression against Taiwan

PLA announces continuation of military drills that were due to end Sunday

8 August 2022
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8. (Photo by Koji Uema)
Taiwan tensions

U.N. chief calls for restraint over Taiwan as tensions rise

Guterres says the international body upholds its 'One China' policy

8 August 2022
Apple suppliers are gearing up for the launch of the latest iPhone and other new products this autumn.  
Supply Chain

Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' labeling

Stepped up scrutiny of import documents raises disruption fears for iPhone maker

5 August 2022
China's missile drills have forced Singapore Airlines and its budget carrier Scoot to cancel flights to and from Taiwan scheduled for Friday. (Source photos by Eastern Theatre Command/Reuters and Reuters)
Transportation

Asian carriers halt, reroute flights over Chinese drills near Taiwan

Beijing's military exercise could disrupt regional supply chains

5 August 2022
Taiwan's Pegatron is a key iPhone supplier with important facilities located in China. 
Semiconductors

Shipments to Pegatron's China factory disrupted after exec met Pelosi

Suppliers spooked as Beijing wields rule against 'Taiwan' label on goods

5 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to media at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo on Friday. 
US-China tensions

Pelosi says U.S. will not let China isolate Taiwan

In Tokyo, House speaker emphasizes importance of making voices heard on human rights

5 August 2022
China's People's Liberation Army fired missiles into waters off the Taiwanese coast Aug. 4. (PLA Eastern Theater Command handout via Reuters)
Taiwan tensions

5 Chinese missiles land in Japan's EEZ: defense chief

Missile flew over Taiwan for first time, says an expert on CCTV

5 August 2022
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on Aug. 4.
International relations

China foreign minister slams Pelosi's Taiwan trip in ASEAN meet

Southeast Asian FMs warn of 'open conflicts' as Beijing starts live-fire drills

5 August 2022
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, left, and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. (Source photos by Kyodo) 
International relations

China pulls out of foreign minister talks with Japan at last minute

Beijing blames G-7 statement for Chinese actions around Taiwan after Pelosi visit

4 August 2022
Elbridge Colby says Japan needs to anticipate what China will aim to do if it succeeds in taking Taiwan by force. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Interview

Japan should triple defense budget 'immediately': Elbridge Colby

Ex-Pentagon official says Beijing has incentive to weaken Tokyo as regional rival

4 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second from left, walks with South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, center, before a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Aug. 4.
International relations

Pelosi avoids comment on Taiwan during visit to South Korea

Trip to Seoul follows Taiwan visit as China starts live-fire drills near island

4 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, talks with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, before boarding a plane at Songshan Airport in Taipei on Wednesday.
US-China tensions

For Taiwan, Pelosi visit a mix of hope and fear as China bristles

Many welcome U.S. House speaker, while others warn of military and business fallout

4 August 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered relevant agencies to study the U.S. defense budget to help get rid of red tape that hinders effective deterrence.
Comment

Japan faces a reckoning on national defense after Pelosi's Taiwan trip

Debt-laden budget presents Achilles' heel toward sustained response to armed conflict

4 August 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on July 28, with both sides doubling down on their positions on Taiwan. (Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

Pelosi's Taiwan visit signals start of drawn-out U.S.-China struggle

Both sides grow distrustful of the other's worldview

4 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday.
US-China tensions

Pelosi and Tsai praise democracy as China drills form 'blockade'

Taiwan says exercises are act of locking down island's airspace and sea space

3 August 2022
A billboard welcomes U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug 2. Pelosi is the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island.
Comment

Pelosi's Taiwan visit is a move without a strategy

U.S. House speaker's initiative lacks consistency with Biden policy toward China

3 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, walks from her aircraft after landing in Taipei late Tuesday. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, greeted the American lawmaker. (Photo courtesy of Taiwan's Foreign Ministry)
Taiwan tensions

Pelosi lands in Taiwan; China to launch 'targeted' military operations

House speaker is highest ranking U.S. official to visit in 25 years

3 August 2022
China has banned imports of Taiwanese food products in the past, including a suspension on shipments of pineapples last year.
US-China tensions

China bans thousands of Taiwan food imports as Pelosi trip riles

Halt on everything from vegetables to baby food comes as Sino-U.S. tensions soar

2 August 2022
From left: U.S. President Joe Biden, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington is maintaining strong support of Tsai as relations with Beijing grow tenser. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Comment

Taiwan Strait tensions rise with Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour

U.S.-China standoff over island sails into dangerous waters

2 August 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a news conference on July 29. The spirals of hostility that can lead to war are choices, not given realities.
Opinion

China is more concerned about microchips than about Pelosi

Washington can avoid drift toward conflict by assuring Beijing about supplies

2 August 2022
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1 August 2022
China's one-sentence announcement gave no indication whether the July 30 exercise also might include missiles, fighter planes or other weapons.
Politics

China touts 'live-fire' exercise amid Pelosi's possible Taiwan visit

PLA drill near Pingtan islands follows Beijing's warning to U.S. House speaker

31 July 2022
Nancy Pelosi is unlikely to cancel her visit.
Opinion

Pelosi's Taiwan trip should not be a cause for war

With restraint, Beijing, Washington and Taipei can contain political fallout

30 July 2022
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Interview

Pelosi's Taiwan trip praised by conservative U.S. think tank chief

Heritage Foundation president faults Biden's lack of 'strength' in dealing with Beijing

29 July 2022