Taiwan: As mainland China invades the island, multinational corporations in Taiwan are preparing to withdraw their resources and personnel. ..|News Track ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island
Taiwan has warned that Chinese military drills aren’t just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island but also reflect ambitions to control large swaths of the western Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Blank-cheque firm of former HKMA chief Norman Chan completes US$127 million IPO as Hong Kong’s third SPAC listing
The special purpose acquisition company is co-owned by Chan and two family members of the city's former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen The SPAC will focus on acquiring companies in financial ... ( read original story ...)
China’s military drills around Taiwan drive foreign firms to draw up exit plans for staff and assets
Multinational businesses in Taiwan are laying plans to evacuate assets and personnel in case mainland China attacks the island. While no one is fixing to leave, analysts say the military drills by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei accuses Beijing of trying to take control of Taiwan Strait
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Taiwan news every morning. Taipei has warned that China could use military drills around the island to establish control over the entire ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holds its own live-fire drills, accusing China of rehearsing an invasion
Taiwan's top diplomat says China wants to dominate the seas around the self-governing island, which hosted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week. ( read original story ...)
Apple may delay iPhone 14 launch due to China-Taiwan tension
Owing to the growing geopolitical tension between China and Taiwan, Apple may be forced to delay the launch of the iPhone 14 series this year. Apple will certainly have to delay the shipment of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei warns China’s ambitions go beyond Taiwan, calls for allies to protect median line
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister says Taiwan is the last island standing in the way of China’s determination to expand its reach into the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
China’s military drills part of a game-plan for invading Taiwan: Taipei
Joseph Wu, speaking at a press conference in Taipei, offered no time-table for a possible invasion of Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own. ( read original story ...)
Taipei warns China’s ambitions go beyond Taiwan, calls for allies to escalate military engagement
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister says Taiwan is the last island standing in the way of China’s determination to expand its reach into the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
China, Taipei battle over projecting soft-power through Mandarin
Mandarin is spoken widely on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. But as Sino-American relations became strained over trade and technology in the past few years, Washington made a conscious effort to curb ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Drills Are Rehearsal for Invasion, Says Taiwan as It Begins Live-Fire Military Exercises
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu spoke at a news conference in Taipei as Taiwan began live-fire military drills to test combat readiness in response to ongoing Chinese exercises that have included launching ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holds drills, says China seeks control of seas
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asia-Pacific status quo and prevent nations from ai ... ( read original story ...)
China used drills to prepare for invasion, Taiwan foreign minister says
Tensions high as Taiwan begins live-fire drills and China continues military exercises it started after US speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says military drills show China is preparing to invade
The foreign minister accused Beijing of using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit as a pretext for launching exercises designed to prepare for an attack. ( read original story ...)
Yuan edges lower, pressured by COVID, property woes and Taiwan tensions
The yuan weakened slightly against the dollar on Tuesday, as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks, property sector woes and geopolitical tensions clouded the outlook for China's economy, even as exports remained ... ( read original story ...)