eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has chosen to maintain relations with Taiwan after a diplomatic tussle between Taiwan and China. The tiny country is Taiwan's last remaining ally in Africa. Chin... ( read original story ...)
eSwatini stands by Taiwan despite Chinese pressure
eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has chosen to maintain relations with Taiwan after a diplomatic tussle between Taiwan and China. The tiny country is Taiwan's last remaining ally in Africa. Chin... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s last ally in Africa stands by it
AFP King Mswati III in 2012 in Maputo, Mozambique The Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is one of the world's last absolute monarchies 1 eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has chos... ( read original story ...)
China expects Taiwan’s last Africa ally will switch to Beijing soon
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expects self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, will switch to Beijing soon, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, a day after Chi... ( read original story ...)
El Salvador says economy prompted diplomatic switch to China from Taiwan
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador said on Tuesday it hoped its economy would get a lift from China after it broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of Beijing, reducing the dwindling group of al... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan loses third ally this year to China
Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China's ''increasingly out of control'' behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing when El Salvador became the third country to switch allegiances to China thi... ( read original story ...)
One of Taiwan’s only allies has caved to pressure from China and cut off all diplomatic relations
Taiwan and El Salvador broke diplomatic ties on Tuesday as the Central American country defected to China. The rift means Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign nation by only 17 mainly small, developing ... ( read original story ...)
El Salvador, Taiwan break ties as China isolates island foe
Wu said that El Salvador had repeatedly sought large amounts of funding from Taiwan for a port project that a Taiwanese team of engineers dispatched by the government thought wasn't economically feasi... ( read original story ...)
El Salvador Recognizes China in Blow to Taiwan
El Salvador severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan on Tuesday in order to establish ties with China, leaving only 17 nations that officially recognize the government of the self-ruled democracy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China's "increasingly out of control" behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing when El Salvador became the third country to switch allegiances to China this ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan further isolated as El Salvador switches allegiance to China
El Salvador’s foreign minister, Carlos Castaneda, shakes hands with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on 21 August. Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images El Salvador and Taiwan have severed official ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ‘won’t bow to pressure’, president says amid China tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday the self-ruled island would not bow to pressure after her high-profile trip to Latin America, including stops in the United States, whic... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan-nna Go Somewhere Amazing – the W Taipei
Candid’s Fashion & Grooming Editor, Ross Pollard recently went to Taiwan and had the pleasure of staying at the W Taipei. So, there I was getting ready to head off to Taiwan for weeks weeks to see my ... ( read original story ...)
Strait ahead: how Beijing is planning world’s longest rail tunnel to link Taiwan to mainland
The idea of a mainland-Taiwan tunnel had been kicking ... a county-level city in Fuzhou. A county official, who declined to give his name because he was not authorised to discuss the project with the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese mainland begins supplying water to Kinmen, Taiwan
Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council ... The source of the water-diversion project is Longhu Lake in Jinjiang City, which is the second largest lake in Fujian. The 28 km p... ( read original story ...)
Taipei election hilarity plus LINKZ
Hardly had I posted last week on how the Taipei election was giving me the sadz when that selfsame day the venerable Ting Shou-chung, now in his 2,461st run for Taipei mayor, decided to exceed even Pa... ( read original story ...)