German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was given some of the highest-level receptions during her recent visit to China. However, she stepped on Beijing’s red line during several speeches, especially on the Taiwan Strait and the Russia-Ukraine war. Baerbock’s inflexible position on universal values has been a headache for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But given…

A member of Beijing’s political advisory body proposed creating a blacklist of pro-Taiwan Independence figures and a “special operation” in Taiwan targeting the individuals on the list to promote “unification” at all costs. Commentators condemned the proposal as a form of terrorism and accused the regime of manipulating false public opinion and populist brainwashing. Terrorist…

Beijing had planned a military exercise around Taiwan ahead of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s August visit to the island, using it as part of its long-term strategy to intimidate the Taiwanese people into surrendering, the House Canada-China Committee heard in testimonies. Antoine Bondaz, director of the Taiwan program at the Foundation for Strategic Research, told…

Commentary Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a conference at Standford University on Oct. 17 that the Chinese regime is escalating its threat against Taiwan and accelerating its plan to take the island by force. He said that by doing so, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is signaling that it’s no longer happy with the…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed that reunification with Taiwan “must be realized” on the eve of the island’s national day, just days after the regime ramped up military threats by sending a record number of warplanes near the island. “Reunification of the nation must be realized, and will definitely be realized,” Xi declared at…

Taiwan has called on Beijing to abandon its provocations aimed at the self-ruled liberal democratic island. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council declared that Beijing needs to “abandon its provocative steps of intrusion, harassment and destruction” and return to talks, in response to comments made by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the eve of Taiwan’s national day. “Reunification of the…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed to achieve “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, days after the regime ramped up military threats by sending a record number of warplanes near the island. “Reunification of the nation must be realized, and will definitely be realized,” Xi declared at the Great Hall of the People, the political hub of…