China-Taiwan Relations

What is most important to Australia is that the status quo is maintained across the Taiwan Strait.

Regardless of who wins Taiwan’s January 13 election, Beijing will have a golden opportunity to initiate talks without preconditions.

Taiwan’s Communist Party has a miniscule influence on elections and public opinion in general, but tends to stage attention-getting demonstrations during polls or surrounding visits by foreign political figures.

As Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia move to deepen relations with Taiwan, they also have a lot to offer in terms of civil defense cooperation.

The recent travels of Taiwan’s president and her predecessor reflect wariness of Beijing's response, and the delicate diplomatic dance across the Taiwan Strait.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has limited relevance for understanding the risks of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

The hosts discuss the late-2021 violence in the Solomon Islands and the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy.

China could follow the U.S. approach to Cuba and try to suffocate Taiwan economically.

Taiwanese fighters repelled the Chinese aircraft after verbal warnings.

Is China’s South China Sea behavior changing amid the pandemic or continuing as usual?

One Taiwanese coast guard cutter suffered damage in the incident.

The Chinese aircraft encircled Taiwan and returned to China through the Miyako Strait.