Whether through security deals with the Solomon Islands or seeking to control the Chinese diaspora in Australia, Beijing puts huge resources into trying to influence how other countries view China. The FT's global China editor James...

Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes how historical circumstances have affected different Chinese-speaking regions.

Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes differences between simplified and traditional Chinese characters and the politics associated with both.

UCLA Chinese cultural studies expert Michael Berry describes how he launched himself on the path to becoming a Chinese translator by spontaneously contacting Yu Hua to translate his renowned book To Live, and relates the joys and...

This video discusses the divergence in written Chinese language between mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong due to political, historical, and regional factors. Mainland China simplified characters to increase literacy, while Taiwan and...

Sun Yat-sen establishes the Republic of China, forcing the last emperor of the Ching Dynasty to abdicate; ending 2000 years of imperial rule. When Yat-sen dies, civil war ravages the nation, pitting Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists...

Japanese attempts to Create a Colonial Empire in 1600

By taking a phone call with Taiwan, President-Elect Donald Trump caused a minor tremor if Chinese-US Foreign Relations. In this video we'll explain the history of Taiwan and how it has effected the United States relationship with China.

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There are 195 UN-recognised nations in the world. About 50 more have declared themselves independent. However, the count does not end here. The answer to our question simply depends on our point of view and on how we define a "country":...

France is sending an amphibious assault warship and frigate on a long-term deployment that will see them pass through the South China Sea twice.<br/>

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Philippines.

Beijing has banned individuals free travel to Taiwan, amid what it says are rising cross-strait tensions.

For years tensions have been escalating in the South China sea, with China trying to use the waters to exert greater influence over the region. However, China's tactic of building new islands and general Chinese controversy has caused...

Denmark used to import most of its greens from sunny southern countries. That will soon be a thing of the past. <br/>

The U.S. and China have conducted numerous exercises in the Pacific over the past few weeks, stoking fears of a looming confrontation over Taiwan.

Typhoons that routinely hit Taiwan may increase or exacerbate earthquakes across the island, according to a new study.

Taiwan’s worst drought in decades could put production of the world’s notebooks, monitors, TVs, smartphones and tablets at risk because of a possible shortage of semiconductors. <br/>

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Colonization of Taiwan

Three aircraft carriers from the U.S. and U.K. combined with a helicopter carrier from Japan to conduct exercises north of Taiwan in the same weekend that China made a record number of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone.

Medirobot is a collaborative design between Taipei Municipal Yan Ming Home and Pilotfish in Taipei and Munich. Medirobot can transfer patients with limited mobility efficiently without the need of extra equipment. Sensors inside identify...

Taiwan would consider allowing U.S. warships access to the largest of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea for regional security purposes if requested by Washington.

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The FT's global China editor James Kynge and US national editor Edward Luce discuss how the relationship between the world's two superpowers will change once Joe Biden takes over as US president