“The Trump administration, in its continuing efforts to burn the house down before leaving office, has crossed a dangerous red line with China." ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese state media blast latest Pompeo move on Taiwan
China's state media lashed out at the latest move on Taiwan by the departing Trump administration, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “seeking to maliciously inflict ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Taiwan policy ends much as it started — by blowing up status quo
The U.S. has lifted decades-old restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, just days before President-elect Joe Biden is due to take office. ( read original story ...)
State Dept. Moves to Ease Restrictions on Meeting With Taiwan Officials
The decision by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meant to signal a warming of relations with Taipei and a tougher line with Beijing, but the Biden administration could easily reverse the move. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo lifts restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan relationship as clock runs out on Trump administration
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he was lifting restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, a move likely to anger China and increase tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Pork prices climb in Taiwan after shoppers reject US imports
Taiwanese consumers are turning away from imported pork, driving up prices and frustrating meat producers’ hopes that the liberalisation of the country’s pork market would offer new opportunities for ... ( read original story ...)
US risks enraging China by easing limits on Taiwan relations
Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, has lifted longstanding restrictions that limit US diplomatic relations with Taiwan, in a move that is likely to incense China days before the Biden administration ... ( read original story ...)
US lifts restrictions on contacts with Taiwan
The US is lifting long-standing restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.The "self-imposed restrictions" were introduced decades ago to ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo lifts US-Taiwan restrictions in move likely to anger China
With tensions already high between Washington and Beijing, Trump aide says former measures were meant to appease Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo calls restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan ‘null and void’, in swipe at Beijing
The US government will lift its internal restrictions on how American officials may interact with their Taiwanese government counterparts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Saturday, the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Eases Restrictions on Officials’ Dealings with Taiwan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the limits as ‘an attempt to appease the Communist regime in Beijing.’ ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Ends Restrictions on Diplomats Over Taiwan, Pompeo Says
The U.S. will remove “self-imposed restrictions” on how its diplomats and other officials approach Taiwan, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said, a move that’s likely to inflame tensions with China ... ( read original story ...)
Four experts lead Taiwan’s aid effort in Somaliland
While most Taiwanese were celebrating the arrival of the new year at home, a group of Taiwanese experts were gearing up to conduct technical assistance 8,000km from home, in the Horn of Africa. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Angers China With Hong Kong Threat, Plan to Send Envoy to Taiwan
Pompeo made the comments late on Wednesday. Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law ... ( read original story ...)
A coughing, maskless foreign pilot snaps Taiwan’s 8-month streak of no local COVID-19 spread
The New Zealand pilot has attracted scorn across Taiwan while at the same time exposing flaws in its lax rules surrounding flight crews. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan heralds visit by US ambassador to UN as China fumes
Taiwan said Friday it welcomed the visit of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the closing days of the Trump administration, in a move that brought China's ... ( read original story ...)