TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a 24-hour period, the defense ministry said Friday. The balloons were spotted along with five Chinese aircraft and six warships ...
Taiwan detects 11 Chinese balloons near the island in 24 hours: Defence Ministry
It was the highest number of balloons recorded, according to an AFP tally of the data dating back to December 2023
Taiwan’s President Tries to Ease Fears Over U.S. Chip Investment
The Taiwanese chip giant TSMC’s plan to invest $100 billion in the United States has been met with anxiety and criticism in its home country.
Is Trump’s abrupt turn on Ukraine giving Taiwan the jitters?
The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?
Taipei still has leverage with US, researcher says
However, Taipei is aligning its geo-economic strategy with the US and diversifying collaborative partners, he added. The most influential discourse on US policies on Taiwan is the “strategy of denial” ...
‘Taipei Office’ in Sydney has no right to make irresponsible remarks on China-Australia relations: Chinese Consul General in Sydney
David Cheng-Wei Wu, "director-general" of the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office" (TECO) in Sydney published an article in The Daily Telegraph, making unwarranted comments on the Chinese naval ...
Taiwan turns to companies in Ukraine for China contingency planning
Taiwan is learning from companies in Ukraine which continue to operate during the country's fight against Russia, a senior Taiwan official told Reuters on Wednesday, as the island speeds up ...
Taiwan May Buy More US Weapons, Seeks Closer Ties, Bloomberg News Reports
(Reuters) - Taiwan is seeking closer security ties with the United States and will look to buy more weapons from the country, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing a senior Taiwanese official.
New Taipei Xizhi to Neihu MRT line work to start this month
Speaking at the New Taipei City Government’s Xizhi office, Hou told borough chiefs that the line is expected to be completed in 2032, per CNA. He said the 5.56-km line will mostly be in New Taipei, ...
China will work to firmly advance ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, premier says
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday China would "firmly advance" the push for "reunification" with Taiwan while opposing external interference, and strive to work with regular Taiwanese to ...
China will work to ‘firmly advance’ reunification with Taiwan – premier
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday China would "firmly advance" the push for reunification with Taiwan while opposing external interference, and strive to work with regular Taiwanese to ...
Taiwan needs to hike defense spending to 10% of GDP-Pentagon nominee
Taiwan needs to dramatically hike defense spending to around 10% of gross domestic product in order to deter a war with China, President Donald Trump's nominee to become a top Pentagon policy advisor said on Tuesday.
Taiwan is committed to societal resilience: Lai
Taiwan is committed to boosting whole-of-society resilience and sharing its experience with friends and allies via the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF), President William Lai (賴清德) told an event yesterday to mark the opening of a GCTF workshop in Taipei.
At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
I joined about 3,300 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a smattering of tech company representatives in Taipei at RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights conference ...
TSMC’s $100 bln gamble jeopardises ‘Taiwan First’
TSMC is on a slippery slope. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , the world's largest chipmaker, on Monday pledged $100 billion in fresh funds to build factories in the United States. It also ...
‘Impossible’ for US to give up Indo-Pacific, Taiwan defence minister says
The United States cannot abandon the Indo-Pacific because the region is part of its "core national interests", Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo said amid concerns about U.S. security ...