Taiwan sits squarely in the middle of the worsening dispute between Beijing and Washington, with many of its companies operating factories in China manufacturing for American companies. ( read original story ...)
Beijing seeks vengeance after Czechs back Taiwan
Beijing has warned Chinese citizens against traveling to the Czech Republic in apparent retaliation against its show of support for Taiwan.It follows a recent visit by Czech politicians to Taiwan, a ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: No need for further stimulus
The General Chamber of Commerce last week urged the government to expand relief funds available to companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lower the threshold for qualification. The chamber’s ... ( read original story ...)
EU to host ‘milestone’ forum in Taipei
EU member countries on Tuesday next week are to hold their first forum in Taipei to pitch investment opportunities directly to Taiwanese companies, with the top EU envoy encouraging local businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Judge dismisses suit against Qualcomm-Nokia pool
Continental AG, which makes control units for Daimler AG cars, cannot pursue antitrust claims against a group of patent owners, including Qualcomm Inc, which are seeking royalties on ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 ruled out in quarantine death
A woman under home quarantine who was found dead in Kaohsiung’s Meinong District (美濃) on Saturday afternoon did not have COVID-19, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. The woman, ... ( read original story ...)
US presidential election: China, Donald Trump and red lines on Taiwan
The Trump administration has shown increasing support for the island in the race for the White House, actions that Beijing has branded as provocations. ( read original story ...)
Echoes of Pearl Harbour in latest US moves on China
In November 2019, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned that “the US and China were in the ‘foothills of a cold war’ and could be headed toward a conflict worse than World War I”. Since ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Central Bank Asks Traders to Spread Out U.S. Dollar Sales
Taiwan’s central bank urged traders to show restraint in sales of U.S. dollars and not to offload large amounts in single transactions, but didn’t set a cap, according to a statement from the monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Central Bank Urges Traders to Show Restraint Selling Dollars
Taiwan's central bank on Sunday said it was urging foreign exchange traders to exercise restraint when it came to selling U.S. dollars and not sell large amount ... ( read original story ...)
China-US relations: Beijing slams Pentagon report, blames Taipei for stirring up regional tensions
A US report accusing China of ramping up its nuclear and missile forces to "revise" the international order is libellous and provocative, Beijing said on Sunday. In an official statement, China's ... ( read original story ...)
Good response to Taiwan’s spending voucher program to boost economy hit by COVID-19
TAIPEI — Since mid-July, 88-year-old retiree Lin Chen Yueh-li has been shopping at 7-11 convenience stores more frequently, as she is getting more than what she pays for. She is among at ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan claims ‘severe provocation’ after China military drills
Taiwan sounded the alarm over China conducting large-scale joint air and naval exercises inside its air defence buffer zone, a move Taipei denounced as a “severe provocation” and a threat to regional ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Success Story Continues as Neighbors Fend Off New Outbreaks
Unlike countries like Vietnam and New Zealand, Taiwan has managed to keep its five-month streak of no local COVID-19 transmissions alive. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Strait: A crisis with China in the making?
But what might a president Joe Biden’s or Donald Trump’s response be if China makes an issue of Taiwan in coming months? Taiwan, with 24 million people, lies a hundred miles off the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
How the Evolving U.S.-China ‘Tech Cold War’ Helps Taiwan
In the heart of this “Great Game” between Washington and Beijing, the technology-driven entrepreneurial and democratic Taiwan is likely the most important geopolitical factor that has greater ... ( read original story ...)