At this year’s event, Chinese authorities announced a raft of proposals that target Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, also known as Lienchiang County, for economic integration. The 10-point plan aims to ...
Collapse of scaffolding at Taiwan Army base injures 6
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A section of three-story-tall scaffolding collapsed, injuring six workers at an Army base in Hualien County, reports said Saturday (May 18). The workers were pouring concrete ...
Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China
Taiwan's next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday, an incoming senior ...
Taiwan’s new leader faces China threat and voters left behind by chip boom
Lai Ching-te brings record of political battle to precarious position between US and increasingly assertive Beijing
Taiwan detects 18 Chinese aircraft, 4 vessels near island
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on Saturday confirmed the detection of a significant presence of Chinese military aircraft and vessels near Taiwan. According to the ministry’s statement, as many as 18 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and four People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected in the vicinity
Taiwan foreign minister: Russia and China are helping each other expand their reach, and democracies must push back
Russia and China are helping each other expand their reach, and democracies must push back.
Japan-Taiwan ties get boost from Taipei mayor’s Tokyo visit and ‘closely linked’ security concerns about China
A trip to Tokyo by Taipei’s mayor, who is tipped as a future presidential candidate, is the latest indication of the growing closeness of Japan and Taiwan.
Taipei Mayor Talks Disaster Preparedness at Global Mayors Forum – TaiwanPlus News
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has been sharing his city's experience in disaster preparedness at a forum with mayors from cities in over 40 countries.
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
Russia and China are helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister,
‘The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon’ Leads Taipei Film Awards Nominations – Global Bulletin
AWARDS NEWS Hit crime thriller "The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon" received 13 nominations for the upcoming Taipei Film Festival's Taipei Film Awards. These include nominations for best feature, best ...
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States.
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.
COLUMN-Will 2024 Bring a New Military Crisis in Taiwan Strait?
Bring a New Military Crisis in Taiwan Strait? May 17th, 04AM May 17th, 04AM (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters) By Peter Apps LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - From ...
Nancy Pelosi Presses For Reinstatement Of ‘Observer’ Status At WHO For Taipei: ‘Cowardly That Beijing Continues To Seek To Isolate Taiwan’
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the former speaker of the House of Representatives, has publicly urged the World Health Organization to reinstate Taiwan’s observer status in the upcoming World Health Assembly. What Happened: In a post on X, formerly ...
Tracking China’s ‘grey zone’ balloon flights over Taiwan
About a month before Taiwan's January presidential election, China began sending intruders over the Taiwan Strait: more than 100 balloons, some of which passed through the island's airspace or busy, Taipei-controlled air corridors for civil aviation.
The US is worried about an invasion, but China could take control of Taiwan without firing a shot, war experts warn
The US and its allies are focused on preventing a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. A new report argues there's a lack of readiness for other ways China could take control of Taiwan. An aggressive Chinese coercion campaign is far more likely than an invasion and ...