Cross-strait ties

Taiwan President says China is the one undermining peace in the Strait

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking at a news conference in Taipei on May 20 to mark two years in office.

Taiwan says China’s military actions are greatest source of regional instability

China’s armed forces operate almost daily around Taiwan.

Taiwan carries out first torpedo test firing for domestically made submarine

Taiwan's first domestically developed submarine, Narwhal, marks a major milestone in a project aimed at strengthening deterrence against the Chinese navy.

China may try ‘manoeuvring’ over Taiwan issue at Trump meeting, Taiwanese official says

Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen (front desk on the left) attends a parliament session in Taipei, Taiwan June 12, 2024.

Beijing wants Xi-Cheng meeting to send an important message

This is a handout photo taken and released on April 10, 2026, by the office of Kuomintang (KMT) shows Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun (L) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi told Cheng as the two met that "the general trend of compatriots on both sides of the Strait getting closer, edging nearer and becoming united will not change". (Photo by Handout / The Office of Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker Johnny Chiang / AFP) / --- EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / The Office of Kuomintang (KMT)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES

China calls US claims of military pressure on Taiwan a ‘distortion’

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 10, 2026, in this screengrab from a video provided by CTI. CTI via REUTERS

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‘On again, off again’: Taipei wary of Beijing’s incentives to boost cross-strait exchanges

People watching a changing of the guard ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

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Cheng Li-wun’s visit to China a gambit for political capital

epa12879824 Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun speaks during a press conference at a Hotel in Beijing, China, 10 April 2026. Cheng is on a six-day visit to China and held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier in the day. EPA/ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES

‘One family’: Xi Jinping hosts Taiwan opposition leader for the first time in a decade

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meeting Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on April 10.

A ‘warmer spring’ for cross-strait ties? Taiwan opposition leader talks up visit to Beijing

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun looks on as she speaks to the media ahead of her trip to China, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

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