China condemned Lithuania for opening a representative office for Taiwan and warned that it would take swift actions if other nations do the same. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan metro scaffolding collapse kills three people
Three construction workers have died after scaffolding collapsed in northern Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwan's official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. ( read original story ...)
9 Chinese planes, including 2 H-6 bombers detected in Taiwan’s air defence zone
Taipei on Sunday detected nine Chinese planes, including two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers crossing Taiwan's air defence identification zone. According to the Taiwanese Ministry of Defence, the planes ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says two Chinese bombers flew to its south
Two nuclear-capable Chinese H-6 bombers flew to the south of Taiwan on Sunday, part of a total of nine aircraft which flew in Taiwan's air defence zone, the defence ministry in Taipei said. The two ... ( read original story ...)
China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan. Read here
Beijing expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Baltic State for allowing Taiwan to open a de facto embassy there and raising tensions in a row that has dragged in Washington ... ( read original story ...)
China Shouldn’t Count Taiwan’s Submarines Out
New American-made torpedoes will bolster Taiwan's defenses. Here's What You Need to Remember: Modifications to the weapon improve the acoustic receiver, replaces the guidance-and-control hardware with ... ( read original story ...)
China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania after Taiwan embassy issue
China has downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania to the level of charge d'affaires after Taiwan opened a representative office in the Baltic state's capital Vilnius. "In the light of the ... ( read original story ...)
China downgrades diplomatic relations with Lithuania over Taiwan ties
China has downgraded diplomatic relations with Lithuania after the Baltic country upgraded economic ties with Taiwan, in a sign of how EU member states risk retaliation from Beijing if they seek to ... ( read original story ...)
SINGER: On today’s vulnerable Taiwan
Too often I start with the human factor, saving my flimsy grasp of technology, etc. for later. Ditto for geography, which certainly matters! ( read original story ...)
China downgrades its diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan issue
China reduced its official relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level after Taiwan was allowed to open a representative office in the Baltic nation ... ( read original story ...)
China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat
China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allowing Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as ... ( read original story ...)
China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan row
China has officially downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania in protest, the foreign ministry in Beijing said Sunday, after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius. ( read original story ...)
China Downgrades Lithuania Ties in Protest Against Taiwan Office
China downgraded ties with Lithuania to the level of charge d’affaires, after Taiwan opened a diplomatic office in the Baltic nation earlier this week. ( read original story ...)
Tang Prize Laureate Jane Goodall’s Three Reasons for Hope: Young People, Amazing Human Intellect, and Nature’s Resilience
Due to the COVID pandemic that made it difficult to travel, Dr. Jane Goodall, 2020 Tang Prize laureate in Sustainable Development, chose to deliver her laureate's lecture via video link from her house ... ( read original story ...)
“Conflict across the Taiwan Straits would have serious implications for Taiwanese economy”
Dr. Stephen Nagy is a Senior Associate Professor at the International Christian University in Tokyo, a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) ... ( read original story ...)
Kissinger Doesn’t See China Invasion of Taiwan in Next Decade
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he doesn’t foresee a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan in the next decade, though it’s “perfectly possible” that China will seek to weaken the ... ( read original story ...)