Haiti's foreign minister was one of Taiwan's two diplomatic allies attending a forum on Tuesday in Beijing between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries, as China steps up its pressure campaign against the diplomatically isolated island.

The South China Sea is rife with tensions after Taiwan test-fired a deadly missile system amid fears of a Chinese invasion. Beijing recently announced a staggering $245 billion defense budget, a 7.2% increase from last year,

Brussel's envoy to Beijing said that "the situation is not improving" during candid remarks on trade ties Friday.

China is moving to strengthen its alliances as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American countries at an event in Beijing

Taiwan criticised Russia and China on Friday for distorting World War Two history, saying Chinese communist forces made "no substantial contribution" to fighting Japan and instead took the opportunity to expand their own forces.

Xi Jinping on Tuesday warned against "bullying and coercion" in his first remarks on the trade war since the weekend's talks.

Taiwan’s so-called porcupine strategy aims to deter a Chinese invasion—or at least stall it until U.S. support arrives.

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global economic growth.

According to the MND, 25 of the PLA aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)