Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait, also known by its Portuguese name, the Formosa Strait, is the 190-kilometer-wide body of water that separates the west coast of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Fuji...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier
group sailed through the tense waters between China and Taiwan
after it was denied entry last week to a Hong Kong port, the
U.S. Navy said Thursday. ...
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New York (dpa) - An official of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist
Party on Tuesday denounced the current government in Taipei for
separatist moves and welcomed the US-China ro...
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A Chinese attack submarine and destroyer in November last year
shadowed U.S. warships in the Taiwan Strait, sparking a 28-hour
standoff that brought the group to a battle-ready halt in the te...
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The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet rejected Thursday a news
report that the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk was confronted by a
Chinese destroyer and a submarine after the carrier was de...
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BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it had
voiced "grave concern" to Washington after the USS Kitty Hawk
sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just days after an aborted
port visit to Hon...
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U.S. warships will cross the Taiwan Strait whenever they choose
to, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday, after China's
complaint about a U.S. aircraft carrier doing so on its wa...
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China's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee lineup,
announced by Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday, heralds a new
generation of leaders in Beijing for whom outright saber rattling i...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan on Monday expressed grave concern over
China's plan to open a new air route over the Taiwan Strait, saying
the move would threaten Taiwan's security an...
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Taipei (dpa) - China has yet to use a controversial air route in
the Taiwan Strait which it planned opening in mid-January, Taiwan
authorities said Friday.
T...
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Taipei (dpa) - Veteran Taiwan's strait crossing swimmer Wang Han
Sunday invited swimmers from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong to
join his team to set a record of swimming ...
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