The US Air Force “continues to explore all options to prioritize and expedite” sales of F-16s to Taiwan, an official said in response to concern expressed by two dozen Republican members of ...
NBC News: Xi Jinping Told Biden China Will Force Reunification of Taiwan
NBC News is reporting Chinese President Xi Jinping informed President Biden last month that Beijing plans to reunify Taiwan with mainland China. The message was conveyed as the two leaders spoke on ...
US, China military leaders hold highest-level call since before Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
U.S. and Chinese military leaders shared a high-level video call this week, re-establishing communications absent since then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan in 2022.
China suspends preferential rates of duty on Taiwan chemical imports
China revoked tax breaks on key Taiwanese chemical imports Thursday, accusing Taipei of breaking a cross-strait trade agreement by implementing policies blocking imports of around 2,500 categories of ...
China wields Mazu ‘peace goddess’ religion as weapon in Taiwan election
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ramping up exchanges with folk religious groups in rural Taiwan in an attempt to manipulate political opinion in Beijing's favour ahead of elections next month, ...
Chinese mainland’s suspension of tariff cuts on Taiwan products in line with WTO rules, ECFA: experts
Chinese mainland authorities announced on Thursday that preferential tariffs on a dozen chemical products from the island of Taiwan will be scrapped starting on January 1, 2024, in response to Taiwan ...
VIS partners with National Taiwan University to develop negative emissions technology
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a Taiwan-based 8-inch IC foundry, has launched a three-year (Phase I) research collaboration with National Taiwan University titled "Enhancing Soil Carbon ...
Graham Says He’ll Draft Sanctions If China Tries to Invade Taiwan
Senator Lindsey Graham said he’ll help draft sanctions to impose on China if it tried invading Taiwan.Most Read from BloombergVilified Zero-Day Options Blamed by Traders for S&P DeclineS&P Logs Worst ...
China revokes Taiwan tariff concessions, piles on pressure ahead of elections in the island
The island's Democratic Progressive Party-led government has often accused Beijing of vote interference either by military intimidation or by cooptation of Taiwan's business elite due to their ...
Taipei prosecutors won’t charge Tina Chou
21 Dec - The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office recently revealed that they will not be indicting entertainer Tina Chou aka Da Ya following Blackie Chen's defamation suit against her. Tina had ...
Taiwan accuses China of economic coercion after tariff cut removals
Taiwan on Thursday accused China of "typical economic coercion" after Beijing announced the end of tariff cuts on some chemical imports from the island - saying Taipei violated a trade agreement - just ahead of Taiwanese elections next month.
UPDATE 1-Taiwan Nov export orders rise for first time in 15 months, outlook remains dim
Nov export orders +1.0% y/y, below forecasts * Orders from China +8.8% y/y, vs +1.2% in prior month * Ministry sees December orders between -4.2% and -8.0% y/y By Jeanny Kao and Faith Hung TAIPEI, Dec ...
China keeps up pre-election trade pressure on Taiwan with tariff cut removals
China announced on Thursday the end of tariff cuts on some chemical imports from Taiwan, accusing the island of violating a trade agreement, as Beijing keeps up its pressure on Taipei ahead of ...
China wields ‘peace goddess’ religion as weapon in Taiwan election
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ramping up exchanges with folk religious groups in rural Taiwan in an attempt to manipulate political opinion in Beijing's favour ahead of elections next month, according to Taiwan government documents and security officials.
Chinese defense ministry slams US arms sale to Taiwan
China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to the United States' arms sale to China's Taiwan region, a defense ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Minist
Taiwan retains No.1 in Asia on freedom index
Taiwan ranked 12th among 165 jurisdictions around the world and first in Asia in this year’s Human Freedom Index with a score of 8.56, retaining its position from the previous year.