News about Tsai Ing-wen

Footage from the newsroom cameras showed how lights swung violently from the ceiling, although a newsreader was nearly knocked over when the studio floor trembled under her feet. The presenter, who remained remarkably composed, attempted to keep narrating from the TV show, but was interrupted when she fell back and had to brace herself on the screens behind. The magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck just before 8:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) determining the epicentre 18 kilometres (11 miles) south of Taiwan's Hualien City at a depth of 34.8 kilometres. Officials say three hikers were crushed to death by boulders loosened by the earthquake. A truck driver died when his vehicle was struck by a landslide as it approached a tunnel in the area, with five others later reported dead by Taiwan's national fire department. The tunnel was completely blocked by the landslide, according to these photographs, with boulders smashed the tarmac to bits and sending it crashing into the valley below.

A dramatic video shows packed metro cars, bridges, and highways in Taiwan, which has killed at least 4 people and hospitalized 118 others. On Wednesday, the tremor struck shortly before 9 a.m. local time (8pm New York, 1am United Kingdom, 11am Sydney). A video showed water from a rooftop pool cascading down a skyscraper (right), while one swimmer was trapped in the midst of teeth of huge waves at his dive. The Uranus Building (inset) at Hualien's epicenter had collapsed onto the street below, sparking a rescue mission.

After Lai Ching-te, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was elected Taiwan's new president last night, tensions between Taiwan and China soared last night. Mr Lai wants to steer Taiwan away from Beijing's clout and told voters that they had the choice between democracy and totalitarianism before the election was opened. The DPP has been a face for the growing number of Taiwanese who oppose unification with mainland China, which sees the territory as its own under outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen.

A Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan, according to Darren Spinck, a researcher specialising in Indo-Pacific Studies, could upend sea and trade routes, disrupt global supply chains, and, more importantly, destroy Taiwan's semiconductor foundries. This will have a negative effect on the UK economy, which is increasingly dependent on retaining connections across the Taiwan Strait as it seeks to return to the Indo-Pacific zone from a post-Brexit tilt. According to experts, Taiwan produces 90 percent of the world's advanced chips, the brains in all modern electronics, and any shortage of semiconductors can cause 'catastrophic' to both the UK and the global economy. More importantly, Spinck warns that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan will enable Beijing's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to 'project power from Taiwan's First Island Chain and north toward Japan and into the Second Island Chain. The human cost, too, would be devastation. If a war between China and Taiwan occurs, the Pentagon has predicted that up to 500,000 civilians will be killed, while millions more may be forced to leave the area.

When he addressed the nation less than two weeks before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader, Xi said today that China's unification with Taiwan is inevitable. According to state news service Xinhua, "all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a shared sense of purpose and share in the country's glory.' The presidential and parliamentary elections on January 13 are being held in Beijing and Taipei at a time when the two countries are at a point of tense relations. China is increasing military pressure to refute its sovereignty claims over a democratically ruled Taiwan. Although Xi made no mention of military threats in his address broadcast on state television, China considers Taiwan to be its'sacred territory' and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control. 'The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,' Xi said, though the official English translation of his remarks released by the Xinhua news service used a more specific term: 'China will undoubtedly be unified.'

Before Anthony Albanese's scheduled trip to Beijing later this year, China has sent a warning about 'prose behaviour' and economic sanctions. The communist government used its propaganda arm, the Global Times, to condemn a delegation of Australian MPs who met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen late Tuesday. Mr Albanese was photographed left with China's President Xi Jinping in November 2022. On Tuesday, Liberal Mr Paul Fletcher is photographed inset with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. The image of Chinese soldiers on display is correct.

Since 1984, self-ruled Taiwan has held the Han Kuang defence drills, but this year's war games in China have been more intense than ever before, with increasing military and political tensions affecting the island's sovereignty. According to Taiwan's defense ministry, China sent 37 aircraft and seven navy vessels around Taiwan this weekend, amid a dramatic display of strength ahead of the drills. Among them were J-10 and J-16 fighters and H-6 bombers, and 22 of the detected warplanes crossed the Taiwan Strait's midline, which had been considered an unofficial boundary between the island and mainland Taiwan, or entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Now, Taiwan's military and civilian protection organisations will conduct drills throughout the week as the self-governing island nation steels itself for invasion

This May Day, workers and campaigners from around the world have gathered to demand higher salaries, reduced working hours, and improved working conditions. Many countries observe the first day of May as a day to celebrate workers' rights by marching and other organized activities. This year's marches attracted more people than in previous years as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.

After Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles this month, China held war games around Taiwan. 19 military aircraft had entered the island's air defense identification zone, according to a defense ministry release in an early Friday recap of Chinese military operations over the past 24 hours. According to a map published by the ministry, one of those was a TB-001 drone that zipped around Taiwan, first crossing the Bashi Channel that divides Taiwan from the Philippines, then heading east of Taiwan before heading back toward the Chinese coast. During a war, Chieh Chung, a Taiwanese military analyst, predicted that China would send the TB-001 to spot targets on the island's east coast, where Taiwan would shield reserve forces from visiting China because bases there do not attack China.

President Xi Jinping's remarks will be seen as further preparations for a takeover of the country's self-governing island, over which China claims sovereignty. Mr Xi (pictured) said that his People's Liberation Army, which is now the country's second largest force, must fight'military struggles firmly and with flexibility.' Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's president, travelled to Los Angeles to speak with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Following three days of drills aimed at intimidating Taiwan, Xi Jinping (pictured inset) has ordered China's armed forces to'strengthen military training oriented toward actual combat.' China's president had told the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theatre Command Navy that the military must'resolutely defend China's territorial integrity and maritime interests, as well as maintain overall peripheral stability,' according to state media.' Joseph Wu, Taiwan's foreign minister, told CNN that China appears to be 'trying to start a war against Taiwan' one day after the simulation precision strikes.'

The annual drills by the long-serving treaty allies, Balikatan, will run up to April 28 and include more than 17,600 military troops, as well as a live-fire drill. It will be the first demonstration of American firepower in Asia as the Biden administration expands an arc of alliances to better combat China, including a potential war against Taiwan, an island democracy that Beijing claims to be its own. Chinese warships and aircraft were still operating around Taiwan, Taipei's defence ministry said, a day after Beijing declared an end to the massive war games. China announced Monday that a three-day Chinese military exercise that mimicked strike operations and a blockade of self-ruled, democratic Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory. However, Taiwan's defense ministry said it had seen nine Chinese warships and 26 aircraft around the island as of 11:00 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Tuesday.

After three days of large combat exercises around the self-governing island nation, China's military has declared that it is "ready to combat and destroy Taiwanese independence." According to the Chinese military, the joint Sword patrols were supposed as a warning to Taiwan and that they were simulated completely sealing the island off from the mainland in a military blockade. 'The theater's troops are able to combat at all times and will fight adroitly against any type of 'Taiwan nationalism' or overseas meddling attempts,' it said on Monday.'

On as it came to three days of training, China's military carried out naval and aerial blockade drills around Taiwan, with an aircraft carrier joining in patrols. President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taiwan after speaking with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles. China regards Taiwan as its own province and has never opposed the use of force to bring the island under Beijing's custody. Drills were condemned by Taiwanese officials. Meanwhile, Taiwan's military has said that it will respond calmly to China's drills rather than spark conflict.

According to state media, task forces will coordinate patrols and advances around Taiwan's island, resulting in an all-round encirclement and deterrence posture.' Long-range rocket artillery, naval destroyers, missile boats, air force fighters, bombers, jammers, and refuellers are among the military equipment being put into use by China's military. It comes just hours after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen spoke with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California, with Beijing referring to it as a "stern warning" to the self-ruled government. 42 Chinese military planes and eight ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, according to the Taiwanese Defence Ministry. The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) said in a tweet that the three-day operation, dubbed "United Sharp Sword," would continue until Monday.

Following a meeting between US-Taiwan leaders in California on Wednesday, the sanctions were imposed. The Reagan library in Simi Valley, California, was the site of a rare high-level bipartisan meeting held by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week for talks with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. China has been adamant about punishing foreign governments that visit Taiwan due to fears that they might contribute to the country's independence movement.

After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a group of senators speaking with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, China warned that it would have a'resolute' reaction. In the aftermath of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s meeting in Simi Valley, California, the threat was no surprise. According to Chinese state media Xinhua, China's foreign ministry condemned the meeting, saying that the country will engage in "effective steps" to react to the events on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on her way to Central America, and she will stop in Los Angeles next week to talk with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which China has warned could result in a "serious confrontation" in US-China relations. The trip comes at a time when US-China relations are at their lowest level since Washington normalized ties with Beijing in 1979 and raised diplomatic recognition from Taipei.

The White House cautioned China not to convert the Taiwanese president's visit to the US into a plot against the Taiwan Strait, according to the White House on Wednesday. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's arrival in the United States soon after was the first in a string of regular 'transits', according to John Kirby, the White House national security spokesman. It came just after Beijing ratcheted up the rhetoric, threatening to "fight back" if Tsai meets with House Speaker Paul Ryan as expected in California next week. During the daily White House briefing, Kirby said, 'The People's Republic of China should not use this transit to fuel any offensive activity along the Taiwan Strait.'

In June, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will consult with Taiwan's president in California to avoid inciting China amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington. On a stop on a planned trip to Central America, Taiwanes first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, has been invited to speak at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. McCarthy's staff was unable to respond to DailyMail.com's appeal for comment.

According to reports, China is planning to convert hundreds of former Cold War fighter jets into suicide drones that can be used for a major attack on Taiwan. According to state media, China's last Chengdu J-7 fighter jets will be retired from active service this year, and some of them may be converted into drones. According to Business Insider, experts predict that the weapons will be cost-effective and reliable. The drones, which will have similar characteristics to the original planes, will reduce the number of casualties in China. The planes are based on the Soviet MiG-21 from the 1960s, which were sometimes referred to as 'fighter jets'.

The exercises on Sunday have continued into Monday, according to Taiwan's defense ministry, which is monitoring Chinese warplanes and navy vessels on its missile systems. China's activities have'significantly disrupted the peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits and surrounding waters,' the ministry said. The exercises coincided with the visit of a group of German lawmakers who landed in Taiwan on Monday morning.

Despite a tribunal recognizing his expressed dread over returning home was 'well grounded,' a man who confessed himself as a Chinese spy and made sensational claims concerning China's spying interests in Australia and other regional nations was refused a permanent visa. Liqiang Wang appeared on national television in 2019 (pictured right) to announce himself as a spy for China and explore the espionage activities of the communist country in Australia's region, including sabotaging Hong Kong democracy demonstrations (pictured left). Since a tribunal found him not guilty of serious misconduct against another Australian citizen, he has been refused a visa.

As Beijing warned against 'escalating tensions and undermining stability' in the region, a US warship riled China by sailing through the delicate Taiwan Strait yesterday. US warships, as well as those from other nations such as Britain and Canada, have sailed through the strait in recent years, angering China, which has claimed the island territory of Taiwan as its own. The United States military said in a tweet that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon carried out the transit. Chung-Hoon's passage through the Taiwan Strait reveals the US' dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific.'