NEW DELHI: China on Thursday issued a stern warning to those advocating for Taiwan’s independence. The country encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games, as it vowed the blood of “independence forces” on the self-ruled island would flow.The maneuvers come in the wake of Lai Ching-te‘sContinue Reading

WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te, but maintained that Washington does not support independence for the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.Asked by reporters for Washington’s position on Taiwan, where independence-leaning Lai has pitched himself as a defender of the island’s democratic way of life, USContinue Reading