China's actions to "intimidate and coerce" Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei are fundamentally at odds with the goal of peace and stability, the White House said ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan thanks U.S. for maintaining security in Taiwan Strait
Taiwan's foreign ministry on Saturday expressed "sincere gratitude" towards the United States for taking "concrete actions" to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the region. ( read original story ...)
Nancy Pelosi says Beijing used her trip as pretext for aggressive Taiwan Strait actions
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Beijing’s unprecedented military drills around Taiwan after her trip to the island last week have upended a long-standing status quo in the region, ... ( read original story ...)
Even without military action or a regional war, the prospects for Taiwan’s people and economy look gloomy
Amid the crisis over Pelosi's visit, negligible attention has been paid to the future of Taiwan's people, companies or economy - the focus has been on the Sino-US geopolitical struggle Beijing has ... ( read original story ...)
‘At odds with peace and stability’: US condemns China’s aggression in Taiwan strait
The recent Chinese actions around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan are fundamentally at odds with the goal of peace and stability, the White House said on Friday, adding that Beijing is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s frontline islanders unfazed by beat of China war drum
Not far from the rusted-out tanks and anti-landing spikes that litter the beaches of the Taiwanese island where he lives, 92-year-old veteran Yang Yin-shih reads his newspaper in the shadow of the ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s Why the U.S. and China are Interested in Taiwan
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan thrust the tense China-Taiwan-U.S. dynamics into the limelight. China was very bothered by this trip and immediately got down to a full display of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chip veteran calls working for China’s top foundry SMIC a ‘foolish’ decision
The industry veteran said his decision to join a mainland company tarnished his reputation in Taiwan, despite receiving the blessings of TSMC’s founder. ( read original story ...)
China ‘wrecking status quo’ in Taiwan Strait: Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
China is "wrecking the status quo" in the Taiwan Strait, said Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu slammed Chinese military drills following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Will Continue to Defend Taiwan From China’s Threats: White House
A top White House official for the Indo-Pacific said the U.S. will seek closer ties with Taiwan despite objections from China. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Can’t Be Allowed to Become Another Ukraine | Opinion
This week the Chinese ambassador to France said that Taiwanese citizens would need to be 're-educated' if the island was 're-unified' with China. This was not a slip of the tongue. Meanwhile, China's ... ( read original story ...)
US and Chinese officials discuss Biden-Xi meeting amid Taiwan friction
Two leaders raised possibility of in-person encounter when they last talked by phone in late July, US official confirms ... ( read original story ...)
Bold moves we could take now to ease the pressure on Taiwan
I have been concerned that domestic political issues have distracted us from focusing enough attention on the war in Ukraine, and perhaps made a war over Taiwan more likely. Today I focus on Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
The big Taiwan question: Is China’s invasion imminent?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) visit to Taiwan and China’s furious response have provoked what is without question the most serious security crisis in the Taiwan Strait since the 1990s. And ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says China used Pelosi’s Taiwan visit as pretext to alter status quo
U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Friday that China "overreacted" to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and used it as a pretext to try to change ... ( read original story ...)
US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits
The United States is responding to China's "provocative" behavior on Taiwan by boosting trade with the democratically run island and insisting on right of air and sea passage through the tense straits ... ( read original story ...)