Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation’s (TPOF) latest poll on public perception of the ongoing graft case involving former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Thursday (Oct. 17) indicates that half of the ...
China Won’t Renounce Use of Force Over Taiwan; Xi Visits Frontline Island
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged a day of large-scale drills around the island on Monday that it said were a warning to "separatist acts" following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
China building capacity to rapidly strike Taiwan, senior Taiwanese official says
China is building its capacity to rapidly turn military drills into a full-out attack, a senior Taiwan security official said, providing the Taipei government's assessment of the strategic intent behind Beijing's war games around the island this week.
China Employs Hackers and Celebrities to Undermine Taiwan
Alongside its most high-profile tactic—sending a message of military dominance—China is employing what Taiwan says is an expanding army of hackers, diplomats, prosecutors and celebrities in its effort to persuade Taiwan to submit to Beijing.
China deploys record 125 warplanes in large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan
China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait,
China holds military drills around Taiwan, drawing anger in Taipei and concern from US
China's military staged a day of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces" and drawing condemnation from the Taipei and U.S. governments.
Green fabrics showcased at textile event in Taipei
The Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show, a sourcing hub for innovative textiles, began at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center yesterday with ecofriendly and functional fabrics on display. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) spoke at the opening ceremony before spending an hour visiting booths set up by domestic exhibitors.
Taipei councilors urge Ko Wen-je to tell all amid probe
Ko was taken by bailiffs to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, where he was questioned for two-and-a-half hours in the morning, returning at about noon to the Taipei Detention Center in New ...
With Jets and Ships, China Is Honing Its Ability to Choke Taiwan
a fellow with the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “They have made it clear that if they see things that they perceive as provocative from Taiwan that they ...
China’s leader makes rare visit to province facing Taiwan following major war exercises
China’s President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to a province facing Taiwan following military exercises that mobilized China's navy, air force, missile force and land troops to simulate a blockade of ...
Xi Visits Province Across From Taiwan After Military Drills
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the province directly across from Taiwan after the military he leads carried out more major exercises intended to ramp up pressure on the government in Taipei.
Taiwan to mull accepting Chinese students from HK, Japan
The Ministry of Education today agreed to discuss the potential of allowing Chinese students in Hong Kong and Japan to study in Taiwan, following a suggestion from a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) ...
Taiwan expected to take delivery of U.S. attack drones by 2030
The government on Tuesday identified the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) as the winning bidder for an arms procurement package for two types of U.S. attack drones scheduled to be delivered by 2030.
New Taipei to offer free YouBike rides for first 30 minutes
YouBike rentals in New Taipei City are to be free for the first 30 minutes starting in the first quarter of next year at the earliest, the city government said today.
The huge £3.3bn motorway project that will expand an already busy road
Upgrades to one of Taiwan's busiest roads are set to take nine years and cost £3.3 billion, with the aim to reduce congestion and cut travel time.
Video shows one of Taiwan’s F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games
The J-15 is a carrier-based fighter. China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was part of this week's massive drills.