Category: US-China relations

Global Coalition Moves to Address Beijing’s Destabilization Strategy in the Pacific

The global Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has announced a new forum to tackle Beijing’s ongoing influence in the South Pacific, including its contentious military security pact with the Solomon Islands. IPAC was formed in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 and is comprised of 200 MPs from 23 countries who seek to shape policy…


Indiana Governor Meets Taiwanese President Following High-Profile US Visits

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Indiana’s Republican governor met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen Monday morning, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew the Chinese regime’s ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island. Gov. Eric Holcomb arrived Sunday evening in Taiwan for a four-day visit that will focus on economic exchange,…


China Lodges Complaint Following Indiana Governor Holcomb’s Taiwan Visit

China’s foreign ministry announced that it had lodged a “stern representation” to the United States over the recent visit to Taiwan by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. “China firmly opposes official U.S. exchanges with the Taiwan region in any form and under any name, and has made serious démarches to the U.S. on Indiana Governor Holcomb’s…


China Lodges Complaint Following Indiana Governor’s Taiwan Visit

China’s foreign ministry announced that it had lodged a “stern representation” with the United States to complain about the recent visit to Taiwan by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. “China firmly opposes official U.S. exchanges with the Taiwan region in any form and under any name, and has made serious démarches to the U.S. on Indiana…


Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb Leads Delegation to Taiwan to Focus on Economic Development

The Republican governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, arrived in Taiwan for a four-day visit on Sunday to kick off an economic development trip that includes both Taiwan and South Korea. Holcomb is the first U.S. governor to visit Taiwan since 2019 and the first Indiana governor to go to Taiwan in 17 years, he said…


Parade in San Francisco Celebrates Over 400 Million Quitting CCP

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from around the San Francisco Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on Aug. 20 to celebrate millions of people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “I’m very happy. Now there’s 400 million people quitting the CCP,” Hong Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner, told NTD, sister media outlet…


Indiana Governor Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan Amid China Tensions

TAIPEI—The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, becoming the latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from the Chinese regime for such trips not to happen. The Chinese communist regime, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the Taipei government’s strong objections, has been carrying out war games and…


Indiana Governor Is Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan Amid China Tensions

TAIPEI—The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Aug. 21, becoming the latest official from the United States to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from the Chinese regime not to allow such trips. Gov. Eric Holcomb wrote on Twitter that he would also be visiting South Korea, while Taiwan’s presidential office said he would meet…


US and Taiwan Brace for Continued Chinese Military Threats as More International Leaders Visit Taiwan

As Japan, Canada, and Germany all announced delegations would soon visit Taiwan, the societies and officials in the United States and Taiwan criticized China’s continuously provocative behavior. The waters around Taiwan have recently been full of the Chinese military conducting six simultaneous military exercises following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island in early August. Another…


China Edges Toward Armed Conflict With Unprecedented Military Threats Against Taiwan: Experts

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its largest ever joint military exercises this month in retaliation to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the self-ruled island the regime considers as its own. Experts are divided, however, as to whether the drills are mere bluster or present an escalation toward armed hostilities….