Taiwan is "cautiously optimistic" about resuming stalled high level trade talks with the United States this year, a senior official said on Thursday, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... ( read original story ...)
How China beat three US presidents to become the world’s solar champion
For then-Hillsboro mayor Tom Hughes and the other politicians gathered to cheer the opening of a US$440 million solar panel plant in the city just west of Portland, Oregon, it was a moment of glory. ( read original story ...)
China Nationalists Mock Government Inaction Over U.S. Senators’ Taiwan Visit
China's state-owned media outlets were flooded with comments by unsatisfied Weibo users this week. This follows reports of the government's response to Sunday's visit to Taipei by three U.S. senators. ( read original story ...)
Chinese state media touts amphibious landing drill days after US senators visit Taiwan
The Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command has included naval warfare as a compulsory training unit since September. ( read original story ...)
China Shows Off Army, Navy Landing Capabilities After U.S. Senators Visit Taiwan
The military exercise, which took place on an unspecified date, was released on Monday following the whirlwind visit to Taipei by three sitting U.S. senators. ( read original story ...)
The ‘two-track pandemic,’ EU vaccine passports and Project S: What to know about Covid-19 this week
As rich nations with high vaccine rates open up, cases surge in some of the world's poorest countries -- with few shots in sight. ( read original story ...)
China retaliates against US with amphibious landing exercises in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military conducted amphibious landing exercises off its southeastern coast, one day after the US landed a C-17 strategic transport aircraft on the self-governed island of Taiwan.The drill ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing urges Taipei to refrain from political manipulation and allow Taiwanese people access to Chinese Covid-19 vaccines
The Chinese foreign ministry has called on Taipei to accept Beijing’s offer of vaccine assistance and let the people of Taiwan receive Chinese Covid-19 shots as the island faces a domestic spike in ... ( read original story ...)
Exporting Chinese surveillance: the security risks of ‘smart cities’
Critics say the technology can be a tool for ‘digital authoritarianism’ and leaves countries vulnerable to cyber attack ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing warns US against trade deal with Chinese Taipei
Beijing has issued a stark warning against Washington's plans to begin yet another trade deal with Chinese Taipei during a recent visit by a US delegation there. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman ... ( read original story ...)
‘Prevention fatigue’ driving sudden COVID surge in Taiwan: Expert
After months without cases, initial response was a ‘disaster’, island’s former health minister tells Al Jazeera. ( read original story ...)
Healing words: Taiwan’s tribes fight to save their disappearing languages
The island’s Indigenous people are in a race against time to save their native tongues before they are lost forever ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 threat for hi-tech leaders: Taipei remains confident
New outbreaks in four electronics companies. Fears for the production of microchips, the flagship of the national economy. Despite the resurgence of infections, the government expects economic growth ... ( read original story ...)
China State Media Blasts U.S. Senators’ ‘Treacherous’ Visit to Taiwan
China Daily and Global Times' harshest criticisms were of Washington and Taipei following Sunday's high-profile stopover. ( read original story ...)
China says U.S. senators visiting Taiwan on military plane a ‘vile provocation’
China's Defence Ministry on Tuesday denounced a brief weekend visit by three U.S. senators to Chinese-claimed Taiwan on a U.S. military aircraft as a "vile political provocation" that was ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, to host 20th IPC General Assembly in 2021
The General Assembly will feature elections for the IPC President, a new IPC Governing Board and a vote on the new IPC constitution ... ( read original story ...)