China's military could isolate Taiwan, cripple its economy, and compel the democratic island to submit to Beijing's Communist Party without firing a shot, CNN reported citing a Washington think tank.
A bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by Congressman Michael McCaul and also included former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Dharamshala and met with the Dalai Lama.
The United States condemns the unjust sentencing of independent journalist and women's rights activist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) as well as labor rights activist Wang Jianbing and urged Beijing to release both activists immediately.
Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister, Chung Kwang Tien has strongly rejected China's objection over recent exchange of messages between Taiwan President Lai Ching Te and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after latter's election win.
In strong opposition to US lawmakers visiting Dharamshala to meet Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Beijing is gravely concerned over the relevant reports, and urge the US side to fully recognise the anti-China separatist nature of the Da
The statement was prompted by social media posts made by Taiwanese singer R-chord on June 14 and actress Alexis Ho on June 15. These posts detailed efforts by Beijing Ciguang Film and Television Media Co, Ltd, a Chinese company, to recruit them via email for pro-China activities.
Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te stated that China sees the "annexation" and "elimination" of Taiwan as a major national cause, addressing cadets at the military's premier institution that they must understand their adversary, reported Al Jazeera.
The leaders of Group of Seven (G7) in a hardening of tone against Beijing, warned China to stop sending weapons components to Russia and to play by the rules on trade, according to a draft G7 Summit statement.
The move, which Beijing officials have slammed as "protectionist," comes less than a month after Washington quadrupled US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to 100 per cent.
During a routine press briefing in Beijing, Chen Bihua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, reiterated China's stance that Taiwan has never been an independent country and never will be.
According to the statement, seven of the PLA aircraft crossed the median line, breaching Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized China and Pakistan on Monday for issuing a statement that misinterprets United Nations resolution 2758.