US-China differences over the Taiwan issue in recent months have escalated after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei, becoming the first top American official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping allegedly told the country's military that he would like it to reach the capability that would allow Beijing to take Taiwan by force by 2027 if necessary, tweeted CNN .
Within twenty-four hours of registration, Sina Weibo (China’s equivalent of Twitter) deleted the microblog account of Frank Hsieh, former premier of Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).