All of Taiwan’s former diplomatic allies, apart from two African states, are repaying loans owed to Taiwanese banks in accordance with their contracts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Minister says Keelung mayor sold the ‘golden goose’
In an ongoing dispute over a profitable shopping mall, Minister of the Interior Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) accused the Keelung City Government of selling the “golden goose” and violently evicting the original ...
DPP to blame for worsening cross-Strait ties: China Daily editorial
A view of Taipei, China's Taiwan region ... It is meant to maintain order in these areas and safeguard fishermen's lives and property. If the tragedy had not occurred, it would be unnecessary for the ...
Analysts: China Challenges Taiwan’s Sovereignty Through Gray Zone Operations
Some analysts say Beijing is trying to erode Taiwan’s control over some offshore islands and maintain pressure on the incoming government.
Taiwan steadfast on ocean law: MAC
Taiwan would continue to enforce the law in restricted waters around Kinmen County, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday. The council was responding after China’s Taiwan Affairs Office ...
China’s Property Boom Goes Bust
Evergrande is the world's most indebted property developer, with liabilities in excess of $300 billion. When the overleveraged firm was unable to pay interest on these debts in 2021, it sent the ...
China to send coast guard ships as tensions rise over Taiwanese islands
China's coast guard said on Sunday it will strengthen its law enforcement activities and carry out regular patrols around a small group of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the Chinese coast as ...
China’s New Year Buyers Look To Gold As Stocks And Property Crash
Gold has never been more expensive in China heading into the Lunar New Year, but consumers are still finding lots of reasons to buy the precious metal.
Mainland China coastguard vows regular patrols in waters where 2 fishermen died after Taiwan coastguard chase
Move to ‘maintain operational order and safeguard fishermen’s lives and properties’ comes days after Beijing condemned the deaths of two fishermen off Quemoy during a chase by Taiwanese coastguard.
China to send coast guard ships as tensions rise over Taiwan islands
China's coast guard said on Sunday it will strengthen its law enforcement activities and carry out regular patrols around a small group of Taiwanese-controlled islands off ...
China asks Taiwan to free 2 fishermen after fatal maritime chase
China has sought the release of two fishermen detained after the Taiwan Coast Guard chased a fishing boat in a fatal incident that killed two Chinese crew members. Taiwan Affairs spokesperson Zhu ...
China to send more coast guard ships to patrol Taiwan-controlled islands off the Chinese coast
This comes as tension in the region has intensified following the death of two Chinese nationals when their boat overturned as they tried to flee the Taiwanese coast guard.
Taiwan Strait fatalities lead to call for answers
it will not tolerate Taiwan's disregard for the safety of mainland fishermen's lives and property, she continued. Zhu called on Taiwan to promptly release the boat and the fisherman, carry out ...
Mainland spokesperson urges swift release of fishermen detained by Taiwan after fatal fishing boat expulsion
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday urged Taiwan authorities to release the mainland fishermen who were forcibly detained after a fatal expulsion of a mainland ...
China’s Nightmare: What If the U.S. Military Sent Troops to Taiwan?
China’s reaction to the peacetime deployment of U.S. forces to Taiwan could get extreme. Past U.S. deployments came during a period in which the United States enjoyed presumptive conventional and ...
The UK must not keep Taiwan endlessly waiting on its bid to join trade bloc
As the United Kingdom pursues its vision of a post-Brexit Global Britain, the Indo-Pacific region has become an area of central importance.