Taiwan eyes joining US’ economic pact

President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration is seeking to join an Indo-Pacific economic framework being planned by the US, a senior official said. The government is paying close attention to the ... ( read original story ...)

Security pact vital to Taiwan and Japan

Although Taiwan and Japan are facing the same military threat — the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) — there is no formal military exchange between the two countries. To break through diplomatic ... ( read original story ...)

Credit controls to remain: central bank

The central bank intends to maintain selective credit controls on local banks for an extended period and might fine-tune its control measures, central bank Governor Yang Chin-long (楊金龍) said on ... ( read original story ...)

Walter Lohman On Taiwan: Truths about Taiwan

The assumption was that saying the “wrong” thing about Taiwan would irritate Beijing, and Beijing would take their pique out on American business. All this has left uninitiated observers in persistent ... ( read original story ...)