TAIPEI—China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship. The China Can’t Decide Whether We Are a Country, Taiwan Foreign Minister Says
TAIPEI—China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship. The 
The Ukraine-Russia War has revolutionised battlefield tactics, but Australia appears to be slow on the uptake, says one retired major general. “This accelerating learning and adaptation cycle may be the most transformative development to emerge from the war,”
News Analysis Following a wave of high-level purges, China’s military leadership has recently seen unexplained absences and even rumors of suicide. Experts say an internal “anti-corruption” crackdown reversed course after July 2024, signaling that Chinese
Taiwan wants to have peace with China, but the island has to prepare for war in order to deter a war, President Lai Ching-te told the press on Tuesday after delivering a speech marking his first year in office. Lai told reporters that Taiwan is “happy