Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary — how each outlet reported it
Tema: Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary
South China Morning Post: Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary — A fresh dispute has erupted between Beijing and Taipei over commemorations for Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary hero who is revered on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Beijing on Wednesday lashed out at Taipei’s move to ban Taiwanese officials from attending events in the mainland Chinese… (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3371695/beijing-hits-out-after-taipei-bans-mainland-travel-sun-yat-sen-anniversary)
Financial Times: China steps up ‘grey zone’ tactics to isolate Taiwan — Beijing is blocking Taipei’s diplomats abroad and exerting control over its maritime territory (https://www.ft.com/content/587f1f89-3bff-4aae-9130-41f142f1cc5f?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
The Japan Times: What’s holding up Washington’s $14 billion arms sale to Taipei? — U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently hailed his "great friendship" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has resisted pressure to OK the arms package. (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-arms-sale/)
The Japan Times: Taiwan probes organized crime links to China’s ‘transnational repression’ — Taipei has complained that Beijing is using various underhanded methods to target Taiwanese nationals viewed as politically suspect. (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-organized-crime/)