Rappler's latest stories on Taiwan Strait
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait during virus spat
A US Pacific Fleet tweet confirms the USS McCampbell, a guided missile destroyer, transited the strait
China confirms aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait
The carrier crossed the Taiwan Strait on Sunday before entering the South China Sea for 'scientific research tests and routine training,' navy spokesman Cheng Dewei says on an official social media account
Canadian navy ships 'buzzed' by Chinese warplanes
The Canadian military says its navy helicopter was also targeted by a laser detected from a nearby Chinese fishing boat
Two Canadian naval vessels sail through Taiwan Strait
The ships sailed through the narrow waterway separating the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in a 'freedom of navigation' operation, the Taipei ministry says
China says US 'playing with fire' over Taiwan
'The US recently often played the Taiwan card, in a vain attempt to use Taiwan to contain China. This is purely wishful thinking,' says a Chinese defense ministry spokesman
China says navy warned off French warship in Taiwan Strait
Chinese defense ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang says the French warship 'illegally entered China's territorial waters' on April 7
Taiwan blasts China for 'reckless' fighter jet incursion
Taiwan says two Chinese fighter jets deliberately crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, a widely agreed upon boundary
China slams 'provocative' U.S. sail-by in Taiwan Strait
'We resolutely oppose some of the provocative actions taken by the US that are not conducive to the stability of the Taiwan Strait, and to the China-US relations,' says China foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang
Taiwan navy gets two new warships as China tensions grow
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vows the island would not 'concede one step' in defending itself
China to hold military drills in Taiwan Strait
It is the first such exercise in the waterway since 2016, and it coincides with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Swaziland, one of the self-ruled island's few remaining international allies
China's aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait – defense ministry
The Liaoning aircraft carrier has not entered Taiwanese waters but has gone into an area covered by its air defense zone according to the island s defense ministry
China and Taiwan hold historic talks
The meeting in the Chinese city of Nanjing is the fruit of years of efforts to normalize relations and will be the highest level interaction since their split in 1949 at the end of a civil war
China's new top negotiator plans first Taiwan visit
China s top negotiator with Taiwan Chen Deming is expected to visit the island before year end in his first trip to Taipei since taking office earlier this year
China's new top negotiator plans first Taiwan visit
China s top negotiator with Taiwan Chen Deming is expected to visit the island before year end in his first trip to Taipei since taking office earlier this year
