Taiwan’s foreign minister on Wednesday alleged that China is using cash and other inducements to win over developing countries to its position on the self-governing island but claimed that such tactics are losing their effectiveness,

Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning . A fishing vessel named Hongcaitou No.6 from the Taiwan island was recently detained by a Japanese patrol vessel on the grounds of violating fish

It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday in a rebuff to the democratically-governed island's foreign minister.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has no reason to let President Donald Trump reverse America's fortunes at his country's expense.

Taiwanese authorities have arrested two Chinese nationals who sailed over in a small boat and attempted to land on an island. It is the third incident this month in which Chinese nationals appear to have reached Taiwan by boat, stoking security concerns.

China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship.

As President Lai Ching-te approaches his first year in office, he’s sending a stark warning to the people of Taiwan: If you say anything that threatens the archipelago’s security, there will be consequences.

Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.