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China fumes as another US official visits Taiwan, calls it a 'toxic trend'

China has expressed its outrage after Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb landed in Taiwan on Sunday to hold talks with the leadership of the self-ruled island amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.This is the second such visit by the US delegation after the short trip of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China and set off military tensions in the Taiwan Strait."I landed in Taipei to kick off an economic development trip in Taiwan & South Korea. Indiana's home to 10 Taiwanese and 12 South Korean businesses. This week marks my 2nd trip to South Korea as Governor & I'm proud to be the first governor to visit Taiwan since before the pandemic," Holcomb tweeted."Our delegation will spend this week meeting with government officials, business leaders and academic institutions to further strengthen Indiana's economic, academic and cultural connections with Taiwan and South Korea," he said in another tweet.Chinese state media outlet said this visit "shows a toxic trend ..

Indiana governor in Taiwan following high-profile visits by US politicians

Indiana's Republican governor began a visit to Taiwan on Monday, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew China's ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island. Gov. Eric Holcomb arrived Sunday evening in Taiwan for a four-day visit that will focus on economic exchange particularly semiconductors, according to a statement from his office. His visit is coming at a particularly tense moment for Taiwan, China and the U.S., after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this month. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and views exchanges with foreign governments as an infringement on its claims. In response to Pelosi's visit, China's military held several days of exercises that included warplanes flying toward the island and warships sailing across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer between the island and mainland. China also imposed visa bans and other sanctions on several Taiwane

Xi asked US to prevent Pelosi's visit to Taiwan but Biden declined: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping asked his US counterpart Joe Biden, during last month's phone conversation, to prevent US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan, The Washington Post reported

21 warplanes, five naval ships from China tracked around Taiwan Strait

Taiwan has tracked 21 warplanes and five naval ships from China around the country with eight jets that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line

Taiwan welcomes visit from Japanese politicians amid tensions with China

Amid heightened tensions with China, post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island, Taiwan's foreign ministry welcomed the upcoming visit of Japanese politicians.

China's response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, a sign of future intentions

China's response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby. The dust has still not settled, with Taiwan this week conducting drills of its own and Beijing announcing it has more maneuvers planned, but experts say a lot can already be gleaned from what China has done, and has not done, so far. China will also be drawing lessons on its own military capabilities from the exercises, which more closely resembled what an actual strike on the island claimed by Beijing as its own territory would look like, and from the American and Taiwanese response. During the nearly weeklong maneuvers that followed Pelosi's early August visit, China sailed ships and flew aircraft regularly across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, claiming the de facto boundary did not exist, fired missiles over Taiwan itself, and ...

US, Taiwan to start formal trade talks under new initiative: Report

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the two sides had "reached consensus on the negotiating mandate" and it was expected that the first round of talks would take place early this autumn

US, Taiwan plan to start trade talks, eye growth with shared values

The US and Taiwan have announced trade talks after both sides agreed on improving trade and investment relationships and, advance mutual trade priorities based on shared values.

Explained: Taiwan international status, & can China take control by force?

Explainer: the complex question of Taiwanese independence

Will China-Taiwan tensions worsen India's chip shortage?

Pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruption has led to shortage of semiconductor chips. Now, the face-off between China and Taiwan is threatening to make matters worse. Our next report tells why

Here is why China may not impose stronger trade restrictions on Taiwan

The value of trade targeted by China's sanctions contributes a tiny amount of less than 1% to Taiwan's gross domestic product, according to economists

We will rapidly expand our operations in India: Foxconn Chairman Young Liu

Foxconn's commitment to India can be seen as a strong push by Taiwan to improve ties with other nations as China steps up its military belligerence near the island nation

Signs of twin troubles in China

The adverse geopolitical developments are making China's economic slowdown more worrisome

Taiwan makes 75% of all chips used for Indian mobile market: ICEA

Taiwan has a dominant position in manufacturing cutting-edge logic chips also

China sanctions 7 Taiwanese officials after 2nd US delegation visits Taipei

China announced sanctions on 7 alleged independence "die-hard" Taiwanese politicians and officials amid concerns over increasing visits by foreign dignitaries to the island nation

Visiting US lawmakers meet Taiwan leader despite simmering China tensions

China increased pressure on Taiwan both militarily and economically after Pelosi's 19-hour visit to Taipei on August 2-3.

Delegation of US lawmakers arrives in Taiwan with China tensions simmering

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry published pictures of four of the group being met at Taipei's downtown Songshan airport having arrived on a US air force transport jet

US lawmakers reach Taiwan amid tensions with China, says report

China's embassy in Washington said on Sunday that "members of the U.S. Congress should act in consistence with the U.S.

US plans air, maritime transits in Taiwan Strait in response to China

White House said that the US is all set to conduct new "air and maritime transits" in the Taiwan Strait during the coming weeks, in response to a Chinese military drill around the self-ruled island

China calls for India to reiterate its support for one-China policy

China on Saturday called for India to reiterate its support for the 'One-China' policy in the backdrop of the crisis in the Taiwan Strait