Mr Macron’s comments, made to some journalists, were worse than unhelpful: they were diplomatically dangerous and conceptually wrong. Though he later corrected them back in Europe, the damage had been ...
Taiwanese workers leaving mainland China over Covid-19, political tensions, factory departures
Just 163,000 Taiwanese worked in mainland China in 2021, down from over 400,000 in 2011, with the total having fallen for eight consecutive years Zero-Covid restrictions on cross-border movement are ...
Investigation launched against Taiwan trade restrictions
The Ministry of Commerce has launched a trade barrier investigation into Taiwan's trade restrictions against products from the Chinese mainland. The investigation, starting Wednesday, will involve ...
Taiwan says China planning to close airspace for only a brief period
China plans to close airspace north of Taiwan for about half an hour next week, down from an originally announced three days, because of a falling object from a satellite launch vehicle, officials in ...
SME trade mission to Taiwan secures RM59mil in potential business deals
PETALING JAYA: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) secured RM58.6 million in potential business for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) during its trade mission to ...
Provocations of DPP authority seeking ‘independence’ biggest threat to Taiwan Straits peace: mainland spokesperson
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to a question concerning factors hindering Taiwan's economic development at a press ...
Macron comments leave senior Taiwanese official ‘puzzled’
Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan are puzzling, a senior Taiwanese politician said, wondering whether France's founding ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity are now out of ...
Unofficial Taiwan air force badge showing bear punching Winnie the Pooh goes viral
TAIPEI: Badges showing Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face by a Taiwanese black bear - a humorous dig at China's leader Xi Jinping - have gone viral across the island. The iron-on patches being ...
China ‘ready to fight’ after 3 days of large-scale military drills around Taiwan
China's military declared it's "ready to fight" after wrapping up three days of combat drills simulating a blockade to "seal off" Taiwan.
China continues ‘combat training’ around Taiwan after drills end
Chinese warplanes and navy ships were still in the waters around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday after the end of three days of war games, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen ...
China Tries to Reassure Taiwan Businesses as Military Drills End
A top Chinese official tried to reassure Taiwanese business executives that they are welcome across the strait just as the People’s Liberation Army ended military drills around the island.Most Read fr ...
Will Macron’s take on Taiwan tilt the balance in China’s favour?
From mainland China's perspective, Macon's stance on Taiwan was "very positive" and "flattering", Shi said, but noted the interview was conducted in the wake of a slew of lucrative business agreements ...
China practises Taiwan blockade; Super Mario hailed a blockbuster
Here's a wrap of the latest global business and political news you need to know. China has reportedly completed “live fire” military drills aimed at testing its ability to strike and blockade Taiwan.
Chinese mainland officials meet Taiwan business leaders, urge closer cross-Straits cooperation
Despite rising tension in the Taiwan Straits stirred up by the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ collusion with US politicians, senior Chinese officials have in recent days ...
Emmanuel Macron’s Taiwan remarks spark international backlash
Analysts found the comments particularly ill-timed with China carrying out large-scale military drills in the straits of Taiwan in response to the Taiwanese ... was accompanied by a big delegation of ...
China ends Taiwan drills after practising blockades, precision strikes
China's military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills, with a Chinese aircraft carrier joining in combat patrols as Taipei reported another surge of warplanes near the island.