A senior State Department official said on Thursday that the United States was working with Taiwanese regulators and expects COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered "in very short order" to Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Top US general: Chinese military has ‘ways to go’ before it can take Taiwan
The Chinese military does not currently have the capability to take Taiwan by force and is not likely to try in the near term, the U.S. military's top general said Thursday."My assessment, in terms of ... ( read original story ...)
China Targets Taiwan, U.S. As 36 Warplanes Buzz Island in 72 Hours
China's record-breaking air defense zone incursion of 28 aircraft on Tuesday followed a rebuke by the G7, likely pushed by President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. ( read original story ...)
China walks over Chinese Taipei in Asia Cup qualifier
China smashed Chinese Taipei 115-66 to achieve their second straight win in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in the Philippines on Thursday. Each of the team's 12-man rotation scored in the game. Wu Qian, ... ( read original story ...)
A Bloodless Air Battle Raged Around Taiwan This Week As U.S. And Chinese Forces Trained For War
The Chinese air force on Wednesday surged a record 28 warplanes into Taiwan’s air-defense identification zone. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rates Unchanged
Taiwan’s central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged, citing loose monetary policies globally and economic risks amid a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic at home. ( read original story ...)
Macao closing office in Taipei amid rising Chinese pressure
The tiny Chinese autonomous region of Macao has joined its larger neighbor Hong Kong in closing its representative office in Taiwan as China seeks to intensify the diplomatic isolation of the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing says will respond to foreign ‘collusion’ over Chinese Taipei
China has once again stated its opposition to foreign intervention in the affairs of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), stressing that any such acts of "collusion" will receive a strong response. Ma Xiaoguang, ... ( read original story ...)
Common Denominator for D.C. and Taipei: Be Bold
Mid-year 2021 finds the U.S. and Taiwan light years from one another…and closer than ever. I can explain. The U.S. boasts a resurgent economy: its ... ( read original story ...)
Macau follows Hong Kong in closing office in Chinese Taipei
China's semi-autonomous city of Macau says it is closing its representative office in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), a month after neighboring Hong Kong made the same move to protest Taipei's interference ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan May export orders seen up for 15th straight month: Reuters poll
Taiwan's export orders likely rose in May for the 15th month in a row, a Reuters poll showed, buoyed by strong sustained demand for technology products during lockdowns as millions of people work from ... ( read original story ...)
A Far-Flung Taiwan Island Risks Triggering a U.S.-China Clash
When 28 Chinese warplanes streaked through the skies around Taiwan on Tuesday -- the largest such incursion this year -- they followed a pattern that has generated alarm among U.S. and Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
China blames Taiwan for tensions
China on Wednesday blamed Taiwan for escalating tensions, saying the island's actions led Beijing to send in dozens of aircraft into its air defense identification zone the day before. Ma Xiaoguang, a ... ( read original story ...)
China to maintain roster against Chinese Taipei in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
China's national basketball team will employ the same roster in Thursday's encounter with Chinese Taipei as it did in the Japan game at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Wednesday. As confirmed by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Wants German Vaccines. China May Be Standing in Its Way.
The two sides have traded accusations about whether political motivations are keeping the Taiwanese people from receiving immunizations amid the island’s first major Covid-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)
An invasion isn’t the only threat from China that Taiwan and the US have to worry about
A Chinese army armored personnel carrier during the Seaborne Assault contest at Russia's 2017 International Army Games, August 9, 2017. Sergei ... ( read original story ...)