Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a "return" to China is not an option for the island's 23 million people, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed his country's sovereignty claims in a call with U.

President Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called China’s "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of 23 million has never been part of Communist China,

The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

(Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" at the end of World War Two was a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order. Here is a timeline about Taiwan,

Xi reportedly told Trump that Taiwan’s return to mainland China is “an important part of the post-war international order,”

Palau is one of only a dozen nations that still recognise Taiwan as a sovereign state. This challenges a key pillar of China's foreign policy, the "one China principle", in which Beijing asserts sovereignty over Taiwan. But it's not just about a diplomatic tug of war.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan.

China is deliberately misinterpreting World War II documents in an attempt to coerce Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said today, following yesterday’s call between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and US President Donald Trump.