Taiwan's air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day on Saturday as multiple Chinese aircraft approached the island and crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, with the island's ... ( read original story ...)
China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader
China has sent 19 more warplanes toward Taiwan for the second day as the island's leader, senior government officials and a high-level U.S. envoy have paid tribute to the man who led Taiwan’s ... ( read original story ...)
China Lauches More Military Drills in Taiwan Strait Amid U.S. Envoy Visit
Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait for the second day in a row, putting pressure on the island after the U.S. sent a top diplomat to Taipei in a show of support. ( read original story ...)
Senior US diplomat wraps up Taiwan visit as China flexes muscle
A top US diplomat attended the funeral for former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui Saturday which featured a eulogy by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before wrapping up a visit overshadowed by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, US pay tribute to island’s leader, ‘Mr. Democracy’
Taiwan's leader, senior government officials and a high-level U.S. envoy on Saturday paid tribute to the man who led Taiwan's transition to democracy, former President ... ( read original story ...)
Senior US diplomat wraps up Taiwan visit
A top US diplomat attended the funeral for former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui Saturday which featured a eulogy by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before wrapping up a visit overshadowed by ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei scrambles jets as Chinese planes cross sensitive midline
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island, crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, in response to a senior US official holding talks in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
In Shadow of China War Games, Taiwan Bids Farewell to ‘Mr Democracy’
Taiwan bid farewell on Saturday to late-president Lee Teng-hui, dubbed "Mr. Democracy" for ending autocratic rule in favor of free elections and championing Taiwan's separate identity from China. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan urges China to show restraint amid military tensions
Taiwan's presidential office urged China on Friday to exercise restraint, saying its recent aggressive behaviour in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding region did not help its international image. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: The threat that the world ignores
China openly threatens Taiwan with invasion. The world assumes it will never follow through. Yet as Beijing flexes its muscles at home and abroad, is that being dangerously complacent? ( read original story ...)
Taiwan pledges deeper U.S. ties as Chinese jets harry island
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged deeper ties with the United States at a dinner for a visiting senior State Department official, on the same day China sent 18 fighter jets to harry the island to ... ( read original story ...)
China Sends Warplanes Over Taiwan as US Envoy Visits
China sent almost 20 warplanes into Taiwan's airspace in an unusually large show of force as a response to a senior U.S. official's visit to the self-governing island. Eighteen Chinese military ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Slams China’s ‘Aggressive, Destabilizing’ Military Actions During Taiwan Visit
Pentagon spokesperson John Supple told Newsweek that China's air and naval show of force was another example of the country "using its military as a tool of coercion with Taiwan and other neighbors," ... ( read original story ...)
Luxe residences for the affluent, discerning few
Manila remains one of the fastest growing luxury residential markets in terms of price appreciation in 2019, according to Knight Frank’s 2020 Wealth Report. Based on the report’s Prime ... ( read original story ...)
US woos Taiwan and its chipmakers in step toward trade pact
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON -- As tensions between ... selected five Taiwanese companies for a whitelist of 31 trusted foreign telecommunications companies -- more than any other country or region. ( read original story ...)
China sent 16 fighter jets and 2 bombers to buzz Taiwan while a senior US official visited the island
The 18 Chinese planes were an unusually large show of force and prompted Taiwan to scramble its own jets in response. ( read original story ...)