Xi, China and Taiwan

China’s Xi addresses economic challenges, threatens Taiwan in New Year speech
The Chinese leader projected confidence amid Beijing’s economic struggles and ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, set to take a hard line on China.
Xi says China’s annexation of Taiwan can’t be stopped
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a New Year's address declared Taiwan and China to be one people and said no nation can stop China from annexing the island nation.
Xi Jinping says no one can stop China’s reunification with Taiwan as they are one family
"The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family," Mr Xi said in a speech televised on China's state broadcaster CCTV. “No one can sever our family bonds, and no one can stop the historical trend of national reunification.”
Taiwan is preparing more than just the military for a China invasion
Taiwan aims to involve a range of people, including taxi drivers and security guards, to respond to emergencies.
‘This might be the year’: China’s military targeting Taiwan
Sky News contributor Kel Richards breaks down the ongoing dispute between China and Taiwan.
Xi Jinping: 'No One Can Prevent' Taiwan's Eventual Unification With China - TaiwanPlus News
New Years address, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan and China are "one family," and that "no one can prevent" the unification of the motherland.The comments are similar to remarks made last year,

China, Taiwan and U.S. Defense

Will China Invade Taiwan in 2025?
China has claimed that the self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.
Taiwan says China is redoubling efforts to undermine democracy with disinformation
Taiwan's government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island's democracy with the spread of disinformation, especially online.
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For the Navy, all eyes will be on the China-Taiwan question: 2025 preview
This article is one of many in a series in which Breaking Defense reporters look back on the most significant (and ...
China hits Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing with export ban after US arms sales to Taiwan
Taiwan last month received a batch of 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the US in a significant boost to the island’s land ...
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China Alleges Taiwan Is Paying Bribes for US Support
After Representative Mike Gallagher’s delegation visited Taiwan in February 2024 – which coincided with a maritime clash between China and Taiwan – Chinese outlets branded the delegation as “guardian ...
Taiwan president vows to boost the island’s defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats.
A China-Taiwan War Would Start an Economic Crisis. America Isn’t Ready.
Right now, America isn’t ready. As a report from a House panel concluded last year: “The United States lacks a contingency ...
Taiwan rebutts China's New Year propaganda video as psychological warfare
Video, which featured Chinese warships, fighter jets, and dramatic imagery, sought to assert China's dominance over Taiwan ...