By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI, April 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday he had cancelled his trip to Eswatini this week, after his government accused China of ...
Taiwan leader postpones trip to Eswatini after overflight permits revoked
Eswatini is among Taiwan’s 12 remaining allies that still recognise Taiwan’s claim to statehood. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Taiwan export orders surge 66%: biggest jump in 16 years on AI boom
Taiwan's export orders recorded their sharpest annual increase in more than 16 years in March, climbing 65.9% year-on-year to $91.12 billion. The surge came as demand for artificial intelligence ...
Taiwan puts Indian worker plan on hold amid safety fears and political backlash
Taiwan says plan to recruit Indian migrant workers will proceed only if industry demand exists and India meets safety conditions, amid political backlash, labour shortages and concerns over ...
Taiwan export orders surge at fastest pace in more than 16 years on AI demand
By Faith Hung and Jeanny Kao TAIPEI, April 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan's export orders rose at the fastest pace in more than 16 years to a record-high in March, with demand for the island's AI and ...
Taiwan says India migrant worker deal depends on industry demand
Political and public outcry over the plan appears to have put the government on the back foot. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese aircraft carrier makes first Taiwan Strait passage since December
The aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through the Taiwan Strait this week, the first Chinese carrier transit reported by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense since the Fujian made a similar trip in ...
Taiwan business groups urge DPP to respond to mainland’s exchange policies
Business groups in Taiwan on Monday urged the island's authorities to respond to the newly unveiled policy measures by the mainland aimed at promoting cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation. The ...
Column-Amid Middle East Chaos, China Changes Tactics on Taiwan and Japan
As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China’s Foreign Ministry was preparing for a bumper slate ...
Consider Beijing’s 10-point plan, Taiwan business leaders urge ruling DPP
The island’s government has sparked a row by accusing industry groups of bowing to pressure from mainland China.
Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says
TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - The Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said, in the first transit of the sensitive waterway ...
Czech PM Babis criticises Senate leader’s Taiwan trip for damaging China business ties
PRAGUE, April 20 (Reuters) - The Czech government will not make a government plane available for the Senate chief's planned trip to Taiwan and wants a more pragmatic foreign policy that does not ...
Iran War’s Lessons for a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Hoover Institution Fellow Eyck Freymann, who also serves as a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute, has published a new book titled Defending ...
China’s ‘Liaoning’ sails through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says it kept ‘close surveillance’
Self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory, has been reporting near-daily Chinese military activity around the island, describing it as sustained pressure on its democratically ...
Taiwan Business Group Urges Beijing, Taipei to Keep Politics Out of Trade
The head of one of Taiwan's top business groups said on Monday both Beijing and Taipei should leave politics out of resuming normal trade and tourism exchanges, after China unveiled new incentives ...
China turns Taiwan’s own voices against it, tapping influencers and politicians to sway public opinion
Chinese state media amplify Taiwan opposition voices to undermine DPP government, IORG data showCampaign aims in part to undercut Taiwan’s push to lift defence spending, ...