China and Taiwan don't get along - in fact, Xi Jinping has threatened to use force to "reunify" the island with the mainland. But why? To understand, we have to go back more than a century to the events of the Chinese Civil War.

China has reiterated its willingness to use force over Taiwan, despite recent media emphasizing peaceful reunification. The comments came ahead of key discussions between US and Chinese leaders. While China promotes autonomy models for Taiwan,

Analysis - Taiwan's strategy to respond to Chinese pressure tactics very likely to lead to heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait

President Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping have begun what is expected to be three to four hours of high-stakes ,in-person talks in hopes of lowering the temperature of a simmering trade war that has threatened to boil over and upend the global economy.

On October 25, 1945, the governance rights over Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and defeated power in World War II, were transferred to the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) regime, a member of the victorious Allied powers.

Cheng Li-wun's election as the new leader of the Kuomintang party came amid accusations of interference by Beijing.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to visit China early next year, expressing confidence in reaching a “fair” trade deal with

Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.

Taiwan is warily watching whether China could seek to try and exert economic control over sensitive frontline Taiwanese islands in a key development plan being discussed in Beijing this week, officials familiar with the matter said.

It may not command the same international spotlight as Art Basel Paris, but the second edition of Taipei Art Week is drawing a big crowd of art enthusiasts. Anchored by Art Taipei