TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that "Taiwan independence" and cross-Taiwan Strait peace are as "irreconcilable as fire and water".

China wants full control over Taiwan. The U.S. has deliberately remained quiet about what it would do if Beijing tried to take it by force.

China’s use of military robotics is a warning to the United States and Taiwan to accelerate robotics deployment and counter-robotics defenses to preserve deterrence.

Cross-strait tensions have escalated in recent years as China has rapidly ramped up its military capabilities and conducted more intrusive operations near the island.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Taiwan’s opposition leader arrives in China on a ‘journey for peace,’ marking the first opposition visit in a decade as Beijing presses reunification. The visit ...

TAIPEI, April 17 (Reuters) - As Chinese warships and fighter jets staged massive drills around Taiwan in December, a parallel action was unfolding on smartphone screens. On Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a news outlet run by the Chinese Communist ...

Perspective: China's pressure campaign understands that American hesitation is part of the Taiwan calculation.

China has warned that that its relationship with the US could become seriously strained if Trump doesn't back its ambitions to make Taiwan part of China