Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States met on Tuesday with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, drawing a stern rebuke from Beijing.
Taiwan Goes to the Polls After an Exceptional Year for Stocks
Japanese stocks are setting closing highs last seen in 1990, while the presidential election in Taiwan occupies Asia's second-best-performing market.
又中又英｜High and dry
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Ko Wen-je: the provocative outsider who could tip Taiwan election balance
Some say he lacks values, but the gaffe-prone former mayor is big online and many voters see him as a breath of fresh air
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying China launched a missile
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has mistranslated an alert into English, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections
Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Island-Wide Alert in Taiwan
China says it successfully launched a science satellite into orbit Tuesday, an event that triggered an island-wide alert in Taiwan. Chinese state-run news outlets said an astronomical satellite dubbed the Einstein Probe was launched from a spaceport in southwestern Sichuan province.
How Long Will the U.S. Have Taiwan’s Back Against China?
All of that adds to jitters in Taiwan, which the People's Republic of China considers to be part of its historical territory, even though it has never come under Beijing's rule since the Communist ...
China satellite launch causes pre-election political storm in Taiwan
The launch of a Chinese satellite that flew over Taiwan, prompting an erroneous air raid alert, sparked a political storm on the island on Wednesday about China's motives only days out from ...
New presidents in Washington, Taipei may be worse for Beijing
China has benefited from crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, but as both wind down get ready for some dangerous times back in the Pacific US President Joe Biden inherited a foreign policy calamity ...
Taiwan Parties Seek Election Edge With Focus on Cost of Living
The future of relations with China isn’t the only issue the Taiwanese public will vote on in Saturday’s presidential election. Property prices, energy policy and the broader economic dividend from ...
Taiwan sees no ‘political intentions’ in China’s space probe launch, says President’s Office
Taipei does not consider the flight of a Chinese rocket carrying a satellite over the southern part of the self-governed island as an attempt to interfere with the upcoming presidential election, Lin ...
Taiwan votes amid economic surge fueled by semiconductor success
The island is key to the supply chains of some of the world’s leading technology firms. In 2022 alone, the more than 300 companies in the sector operating in Taiwan earned some $156 billion in ...
U.S. and China keep a close watch as Taiwan heads to the polls
The Jan. 13 elections in the democratically-governed island claimed by China are among the earliest held of several in other countries this year.
Who are Taiwan’s presidential candidates and what is at stake as island heads to polls?
Elections could be a turning point in Taiwan’s relationship with China and US, depending on which party comes to power amid escalating threats from Beijing ...
Taiwan Votes 2024: ‘Monitor, lobby, assist’ – youth activists fuelled by passion but struggle with low salaries
Activism in Taiwan starts from a relatively young age through platforms such as students’ associations in high school. Effecting change is satisfying but sacrifices are involved, NGO workers say.
Chinese satellite sparks political storm in Taiwan days before presidential polls
Taiwan's presidential office said it did not consider the launch of a Chinese satellite whose rocket flew over southern Taiwan an attempt at interference ahead of the poll, but the main opposition party questioned why the alert was issued.