PRAGUE/TAIPEI, June 29 — Taiwan's Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim said she will not be intimidated by China after Czech military intelligence said Chinese diplomats and secret service followed her and planned to intimidate Hsiao physically when she visited Prague last year.

TAIPEI, May 18 — Taiwan's next president Lai Ching-te will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday (May 20), said an incoming senior security official.

TAIPEI, March 20 — Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South China Sea, but Taipei is not looking to further escalate tensions in the strategic waterway.

TAIPEI, Nov 10 — Taiwan will stress the importance of peace in the region at next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, one of the few international bodies both Taiwan and China are members of and where their officials meet.

TAIPEI, May 20 — Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island.

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Oct 16 — It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening of a major party meeting.