The mayor of Prague will travel to Taiwan to meet President Tsai Ing-wen, deepening a rift between Beijing and politicians in a country once seen as one of the most China-friendly in Europe. ( read original story ...)
US risks China’s ire by raising prospect of Taiwan trade deal
US health secretary Alex Azar has raised the possibility of a trade deal with Taiwan during a historic visit to the country this week in remarks that are likely to trigger protests from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
US envoy caps Taiwan trip with tribute to late democracy leader
A US cabinet member visited a shrine to Taiwan's late president Lee Teng-hui Wednesday, praising his role in steering the island's transition to democracy, as he capped a historic trip to the island ... ( read original story ...)
China hires over 100 TSMC engineers in push for chip leadership
TAIPEI -- Two Chinese government-backed chip projects have together hired more than 100 veteran engineers and managers from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's leading chipmaker, since ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan probes foreign banks over grain firms’ arbitrage
Taiwan's central bank is investigating the actions of five foreign banks for their involvement in some $8 billion in net trading positions on the deliverable forwards market, four sources with ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan, U.S. health chief attacks China’s pandemic response
The Chinese Communist Party had the chance to warn the world and work with the world on battling the virus. But they chose not to, and the costs of that choice mount higher every day," Azar said ... ( read original story ...)
Forget Taiwan. The Latest U.S.-China Spat is Over Sofas and Coffee Tables
What's the latest delicately handled disruption between China and the United States? Furniture. China is accusing the United States of seizing and violently searching furniture ordered by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan Ties: Welcome synergy, but Washington shouldn’t use Taipei as a bargaining chip
In a very significant visit, US secretary of health and human services Alex Azar is on a four-day tour of Taiwan in what is the highest-level official visit between the two sides since 1979. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Has Had 7 Coronavirus Deaths. Here’s How
Professor Kerry Brown, of King's College London told Newsweek it is hard to see how Taiwan could have done better. "They must be the global model of how to combat this issue." ... ( read original story ...)
Health Secretary Alex Azar Renews Swipes at China Over Coronavirus in Taiwan Visit
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar fired fresh barbs at China’s handling of the coronavirus during a rare, high-level visit to Taiwan, revisiting the Trump administration’s blame game with ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan visit, Azar accuses China of ‘hobbling’ coronavirus response
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar accused China of "hobbling" the world's coronavirus response during a visit to Taiwan that has already incensed Chinese leaders. ( read original story ...)
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China's response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting with the highest-level ... ( read original story ...)
China seeking to turn Taiwan into the next Hong Kong: Taipei
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tells US Health Secretary Alex Azar about political pressure from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Tells Visiting U.S. Official China Seeks to Turn It Into Next Hong Kong
Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China which claims the island as its own. Chinese fighter jets on Monday briefly ... ( read original story ...)