Taiwan in June 2026: the most important developments in politics
Taiwan's politics in June 2026 were dominated by Japan-Philippines talks on maritime delimitation near Taiwan. On 3 June Beijing condemned the talks as illegal and invalid, and a spokesperson for its Taiwan Affairs Office said they violate international law and China's sovereignty. Beijing also criticised the Taiwanese authorities led by the Democratic Progressive Party for what it called dollar diplomacy with the US and Japan. Japan rejected Taiwan's demand for talks on the issue. On 9 June China criticised Japan and the Philippines again for holding the talks.
As the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown approached, Taiwan's president called on China to acknowledge the truth about it, and China, the US and Taiwan traded statements over historical memory.
On 10 June Taiwan warned the European Union that a Chinese attack on the island would have global repercussions and urged the bloc to prepare for such a scenario. Taiwan's coast guard vowed to expel Chinese ships over maritime claims. China's Taiwan Affairs Office called the politicisation of a red panda exchange by what it calls Taiwan independence separatists absurd and ridiculous. A pro-Taiwan parliamentary group in Japan renamed itself the Japan-Taiwan Friendship League.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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