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A Taiwan flag flutters in Keelung as China conducts its ″Justice Mission 2025″ military drills around Taiwan, in Keelung, Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Taiwan vows to defend sovereignty after China's military drills

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday the island is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defense in the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets toward the island as part of military drills.

2026.1.2

Chinese warship Luyang III sails near the U.S. destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of U.S. destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

China criticizes Canadian and Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait

China's military on Saturday said its forces had followed and warned a Canadian and an Australian warship, which were sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, in a move it criticized as a provocation.

2025.9.7

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A Foreign Ministry press briefing in Seoul on Friday. [YONHAP]

Korea hopeful for Taiwan Strait peace after Lai's election win

Korea voiced hopes for continued peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait following the presidential election victory by William Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

2024.1.14

Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup speaks at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

U.S.-China tensions overshadow Shangri-La Dialogue

Reining in North Korea threats dominated South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup's talks with counterparts from the United States, Japan and China in Singapore, but his efforts to solicit cooperation were overshadowed by U.S.-China tensions.

2023.6.5

Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho speaks during a remote business forum between Seoul and Beijing marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries on Aug. 24, 2022. [YONHAP]

Korean envoy stresses need for peace in Taiwan Strait in phone talks with Chinese vice FM

Korea's top diplomat to China has stressed the need for peace over the Taiwan Strait in his recent phone talks with Beijing's vice foreign minister over President Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks on Taiwan, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

2023.4.24

[Editorial] Refined language is essential for diplomacy

We hope the president makes the best of his summit with Biden while minimizing diplomatic risks.

2023.4.23

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna delivers a speech aboard the French Navy frigate Prairial on Saturday morning in Incheon. [MICHAEL LEE]

French minister meets with president, stresses commitment to Indo-Pacific security

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna paid a three-day visit to Korea intended to foster deeper bilateral cooperation in security in the Indo-Pacific region.

2023.4.16

Tension building in the Taiwan Strait (KOR)

As China has turned away from a power contest and is fighting with no retreat, can a visit to Taiwan by a U.S. speaker happen?

2022.7.25

Tension building in the Taiwan Strait

As China has turned away from a power contest and is fighting with no retreat, can a visit to Taiwan by a U.S. speaker happen?

2022.7.24

Why not international waters? (KOR)

Is the Taiwan Strait not international waters? China has consistently claimed that the strait is not international waters.

2022.6.21