China is honing its ability to blockade Taiwan, giving Beijing the option of cutting off the self-ruled island in its campaign to take control of it. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes large rise in defense spending amid escalating China tensions
Taiwan proposed $19 billion in defense spending for next year on Thursday, weeks after China staged large-scale war games around the island. ( read original story ...)
‘Not ready’: Taiwan reservists stoic but unprepared for China threat
Sitting pensively in a pew at a Taipei church, army reservist Henry Cheng is nonchalant about the Chinese warships and jets circling his island -- but he also feels ill-prepared for war. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan opposition politician takes war games concerns to China
A senior member of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has told a top Chinese official of Taiwanese people's concerns about Beijing's war games near the island, in what the party ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes 12.9% on-year rise in defence spending for 2023
Taiwan's government unveiled a proposed 12.9% on-year increase in the defence budget for 2023 to T$415.1 billion ($13.72 billion) on Thursday, as well as an additional T$108.3 billion in spending for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to deploy drone defence systems after rock-throwing video emerges
Taiwan will next year begin deploying drone defence systems on its offshore islands, the defence ministry said, after footage emerged of Taiwanese soldiers throwing stones at a Chinese drone that ... ( read original story ...)
Canada says lawmakers’ Taiwan trip is no pretext for Chinese aggression
China should not use a planned visit to Taiwan by Canadian lawmakers as pretext for either military or economic aggression, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
China warns Canada over planned Taiwan visit by parliamentarians
Beijing threatens ‘forceful measures’ if Canada ‘interferes’ as MPs plan trade delegation to Taipei later this year ... ( read original story ...)
The Fourth Taiwan Crisis And China’s Strategic Culture
THE current Taiwan crisis sparked by the recent visit of Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei on 2 August, 2022 led to the Chinese response consisting of ... ( read original story ...)
How to watch the Little League World Series, Mexico vs. Chinese Taipei live stream, TV channel, start time
The Little League World Series will continue on Wednesday afternoon with another four games with the first being in the international bracket between Mexico and Chinese Taipei, with the winner ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Tracing the roots of the US-China standoff
The US and China have each accused the other of changing the status quo on Taiwan, leading to the standoff. They are both correct because each country has a different perspective on what the status ... ( read original story ...)
Evidence of India’s power in Taiwan
The team of Zee Media from Taiwan saw some such pictures, which clearly shows that the Amrit Mahotsav of India's independence was celebrated there as well. In this report, watch what do Indians living ... ( read original story ...)
China May Take Ukraine War Lessons to Taiwan: Japan Lawmaker
The Chinese leadership is "calmly analyzing" Russia's invasion of Ukraine in search of lessons for future scenarios involving Taiwan or Japan, a Japanese lawmaker said on Wednesday. Keiji Furuya, who ... ( read original story ...)
International show of support for Taiwan grows
Beijing's recent show of force against Taiwan seems to have backfired by pushing some countries closer to the island. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan set to defend, leader tells visitors
Taiwan's president invoked an armed conflict in 1958 as an example of the island's resolve to defend itself as she met Tuesday with more foreign visitors amid the highest tensions with China in ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese embassy warns of ‘forceful measures’ after parliamentarians announce plans to visit Taiwan
The Chinese embassy in Canada is issuing a stern warning a week after parliamentarians announced they're planning a trip to Taiwan this fall. ( read original story ...)