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 ...)
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 ...)
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: 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 ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during U.S. visit
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 U.S. official holding talks in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Nuit Blanche to ‘power up’ Taipei’s Nangang
The annual all-night arts event Nuit Blanche Taipei would this year “power up” the city’s Nangang District (南港) with a series of performances and installations that facilitate “creations in solidarity ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets during visit by senior U.S. official, accuses China of buzzing island
"If they intended to use Taiwan as a hostage to control China, they will be only daydreaming and doomed to perish," China told Taiwan and the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese construction giant chooses Vietnam as investment destination
BES Engineering Corporation of Taiwan (China), a familiar name among the global construction industry, has selected Vietnam as the location of its next project which aims to extend the company’s ... ( read original story ...)
China cranks up tensions in Taiwan Strait as US diplomat visits Taipei
China sharply escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait on Friday, approaching Taiwan with multiple jets at three different locations just as the country’s president was about to ... ( read original story ...)