TAIPEI, TAIWAN, March 31, 2018: Believe it or not, with tourist revenues of over 11 billion dollars annually, Taipei, Taiwan ranks as the ninth largest economy in the world. That’s the most for any Chinese-speaking city. The city also welcomes more than ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Suspect in US School Attack Plot Had ‘Unusual Ideas’
TAIPEI, Taiwan — People who know the 18-year-old Taiwanese exchange student charged in the U.S. with threatening to shoot up his school say he liked guns and flamethrowers and also had dreams of a police career. An Tso Sun, who has been jailed in the ... ( read original story ...)
Only the U.S. Can Sustain the Peace in Taiwan
Recent weeks have seen significant developments in the awkward three-way relationship between Taiwan, China and the U.S. First, President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act, which made it American policy to encourage greater high-level contacts ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Might Get a Completely Pink Museum Park Inspired by Peach Tree Blossoms
Project partners TOPOTEK1 ... The design for a new art museum and cultural center in Taoyuan, Taiwan is inspired by the city's historic connection to the peach tree. ( read original story ...)
Taipei lashes out at Beijing after film with ‘pro-independence’ actor banned
Taipei has accused Beijing of inconsistency between what it says and does after a Taiwanese film was banned on the mainland amid claims its lead actor Lawrence Ko supports independence for the island. It comes a month after Beijing introduced a raft of ... ( read original story ...)
New distributed ledger digital ID project faces a test in Taiwan
A distributed ledger digital ID project in Taipei city, the capital of Taiwan, represents a new frontier for the use of blockchain-style technology for secure authentication. The effort relies not on blockchain—the distributed ledger technology that ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit one of the island’s oldest and most reliable diplomatic allies next month, amid growing pressure from China to whittle away the number of countries with which Taiwan has formal ties. China ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of Taiwan activist jailed in China says he can’t send letters
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - The wife of Taiwanese activist Li Ming-che, who is serving a five-year prison sentence in China for subversion, said on Wednesday after visiting her husband that he looks well but can't write letters and some books were not ... ( read original story ...)
A velvet fist in an iron glove? China talks tough about Taiwan, but shows signs of a softer policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged this month to punish self-ruled Taiwan for any moves toward legal independence from China. The next day a Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait that separates the two sides. You might expect this ... ( read original story ...)
Why a future fight between China and Taiwan might open with a devastating blow to a US city
China has lived with Taiwan just miles off its shores as an existential threat to the ruling communist party for years, but lately rhetoric has heated up and China's military has become more powerful. A cyberwarfare expert told Business Insider that China ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Republicans press for F-35 fighter jet sales to Taiwan amid China threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Republican senators asked the Trump administration on Monday to allow the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it would help it “remain a democracy” in the face of threats from China. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan’s HTC shares jump more than 7 pct on upbeat outlook
TAIPEI, March 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Taiwan’s HTC Corp jumped more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the mobile phone maker said it expects a financial boost from a deal sealed with Alphabet Inc’s Google earlier this year. HTC on Monday reported a net ... ( read original story ...)
Republicans press for F-35 fighter jet sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Republican senators asked the Trump administration on Monday to allow the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it would help it “remain a democracy” in the face of threats from China. ( read original story ...)
China flies bombers and fighter jets near Taiwan as military tensions ramp up
Taiwan sent aircraft on Monday to shadow China air force fighter jets as they flew through the Bashi Channel to the south of the island. China sent an unspecified number of Xian H-6 bombers, Su-30 fighter jets and Y-8 transport aircraft over the waterway ... ( read original story ...)
As Vatican and China talk, Taiwan looks on nervously
VATICAN CITY/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Five blocks from the Vatican, on the bustling, tourist-packed street leading to St. Peter’s Basilica, a Taiwanese flag flutters from the window of a third story suite of offices that house Taipei’s embassy to the Holy See. ( read original story ...)
Eating in Taipei: From stinky tofu to delicious dumpings
Pilgrimage-worthy dumplings, hot-as-hell devil chicken, stinky tofu, elegant Peking duck, lobster in yellow sauce, oyster omelette, fish eggs fried rice, stir-fried cuttlefish, barbecued pork and cool mango ice. Even with just 72-hours in Taipei, my wife ... ( read original story ...)