Chinese activists held a candlelight vigil near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 1 to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing in 1989.

President Donald Trump's State Department angered Chinese officials last week after deleting a key phrase declaring U.S. opposition to Taiwan's independence. The State Department's fact sheet on U ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

China angered after State Dept website changes wording on Taiwan China considers Taiwan is most sensitive diplomatic issue Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims BEIJING/TAIPEI ...

TAIPEI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan's independence. Previously known as Formosa, the island has been ...

China's Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States has “gravely ...

TAIPEI--The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website, after the removal of previous wording saying it did not support Taiwan’s formal ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The US State Department revised the language published on its website describing the US-Taiwan relationship, removing the words “we do not support Taiwan independence.” The ...

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg News/Alexander Kubitza/Zuma Press Two months ago Beijing practiced sealing off the First Island Chain, which runs from Japan south to Taiwan, the Philippines and ...

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China on Monday urged the United States to "correct its mistakes" after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

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