Visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
China warns Taiwan's president is pushing island towards 'war'
An outdoor screen shows a news coverage of China's military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing on May 23, 2024.
China warned on Friday that Taiwan's leadership was pushing the self-ruled island into "a perilous situation of war and danger" and that it would go "further" if provoked, as Beijing conducted military drills around the territory.
China holds war games around Taiwan, vows flowing blood
Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jets wait for take off at a base in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan on May 23, 2024.
China on Thursday encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games, as it vowed the blood of "independence forces" on the self-ruled island would flow.
Taiwan on Alert: Six Chinese Military Aircraft and Four Naval Vessels Detected Near Island
Taiwan raised alarms as it identified six Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels in the vicinity between 6 am on January 14 and 6 am on January 15, according to reports from Taiwan News.
Blinken urges China to maintain cross-strait stability as Taiwan votes
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked Beijing to maintain cross-strait stability on Friday during a meeting with a senior Chinese official, hours before voters in Taiwan headed to polls to choose a new president.
Top US, China military officers speak for first time in a year
Top U.S. military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown spoke with China's General Liu Zhenli on Thursday, a spokesman said, after a more than year-long halt to high-level defense talks between the two countries.