Since the breakdown in relations with Beijing, Lithuania has recalled its ambassador in China and other diplomats. In late 2024, Lithuania expelled three Chinese diplomats stationed in the country's Office of the Charge d'Affaires, declaring them as personae non gratae.

TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Kratos Defense and Taiwan's military have successfully tested a new jet-powered attack drone, a move aimed at rapidly boosting the island's ability to field "large numbers" of low-cost drone amid a rising Chinese threat.

China on Friday signaled openness to restoring full ties with Lithuania after Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene acknowledged a “mistake” in allowing Taiwan to open its office in Vilnius. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian urged Lithuania to “return to the right track of adhering to the one-China principle and accumulate conditions for the normalization of China-Lithuania relations.

China considers Taiwan its own territory and has threatened to take control of the island by force if necessary. China also has increased military pressure and, last month, launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan for two days after the U.S. government announced a major arms sales to Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Taiwanese people are at risk of becoming "numb" to China's daily military and other pressure tactics to wear down the island, but the threat is real and greater readiness is needed,

Taiwan's representative in Canada says he is concerned the Liberal government may be deliberately delaying the signing of a trade agreement with Taipei to preserve its relationship with China.

Gold fever has gone sour as Donald Trump’s tariffs, and a potential 2027 date for invasion, push Beijing to bullion.

Purges of top generals means China’s leader has a freer hand to deal with the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.

Decision taken to ‘normalize cross-Strait people-to-people exchanges,' says Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Anadolu Ajansı