China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday referred to Lai and Hsiao as an “independence double act,” adding that Taiwan’s people were “very clear” about what their partnership meant ...

The decision is a severe breach of the US leaders' commitment of not supporting "Taiwan independence," and sends a gravely wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. The Taiwan ...

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai told his national security trial that Taiwan would not need to declare independence ...

BEIJING, China — China on Thursday vowed to "resolutely crush" any attempts for Taiwan independence, as the self-ruled island's leader Lai Ching-te is set to embark on an overseas trip.

Taiwan's attempts to gain independence with the help of the US will surely lead to a "sad end," Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council, said on Wednesday.

"The decision is a severe breach of the US leaders' commitment of not supporting 'Taiwan independence', and sends a gravely wrong signal to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces," the ...

Any reliance on "foreign forces to seek independence" - the usual wording China uses to warn the United States off supporting Taiwan - will be severely punished and is "doomed to failure", he added.

“The decision is a severe breach of the US leaders’ commitment of not supporting ‘Taiwan independence’, and sends a gravely wrong signal to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces ...