Chinese warplanes and naval ships "tailed and monitored" an American destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday. The US Navy said the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin had conducted ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Trump crowd holds rally in Taipei
A crowd yesterday marched in Taipei to rally support for US President Donald Trump and show opposition to the Chinese Communist Party. At the parade organized by Epoch Media Group — publisher of the ... ( read original story ...)
China says tailed U.S. warship in Taiwan Strait
China's military tailed a U.S. warship as it passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the Chinese military said, denouncing such missions as sending "flirtatious glances" to supporters ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan set for live-fire drill in ‘potential flashpoint’ Pratas Islands
Marines and coastguard to take part in drills, months after Japanese media reported mainland military planned an exercise simulating invasion of the islets. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Says China Wants to Spy on Nations, Steal Data Through Undersea Cable Networks
Reuters reported this week that the U.S. has warned two Pacific island nations about security threats of doing business with China's Huawei Marine company. ( read original story ...)
China’s Military Actions Against Taiwan in 2021: What to Expect
A look at the security environment facing Taiwan in the upcoming year. Following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, many observers asserted that China-U.S. relations, what have been strained most of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s renewables push hit by big tech’s appetite for power
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's push to have the island generate 20% of its electricity from renewables by 2025 is running into difficulties. Wind, solar and hydro generation accounted ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese war games show ‘tanks on Taiwan streets’ as Taipei unveils its ‘aircraft carrier killer’
CHINA has rolled out its tanks to flex its military muscles as tensions with Taiwan reach boiling point. The People’s Liberation Army wheeled out their high-tech military might for a mock ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Helicopters Could Sink Taiwan’s ‘Aircraft Carrier Killers,’ State Media Claim
In an editorial on Wednesday, Communist Party-owned newspaper Global Times suggested Taiwan's newly launched "aircraft carrier killer" corvette would become an easy target for the Chinese military. ( read original story ...)
Four Chinese Warplanes Buzz Taiwan Radars in One Day
People's Liberation Army warplanes have flown into Taiwan's air defense identification zone on 11 days so far this month, according to the island's Ministry of National Defense. ( read original story ...)
China’s Army Tanks Take Part in Mock Invasion of Taiwan
In a report by China's state broadcaster CCTV on Friday, the 72nd Group Army and its main battle tanks were seen conducting urban warfare exercises in east China in a simulated Taiwan street battle. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: China formally indicts activists who attempted to flee by boat to Taiwan
Chinese prosecutors have officially indicted 10 of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China, months after they were arrested for attempting to flee to Taiwan by boat. ( read original story ...)
U.S. permits sale of key component for Taiwan indigenous submarine project
The United States has officially approved an export permit for a key component to Taiwan needed for the ongoing building of the nation's first indigenous submarine, a senior military official said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: 10 who fled by boat to Taiwan charged with illegal crossing
Group has not been put on trial yet but China’s court system has a conviction rate of about 99% ... ( read original story ...)
‘Goodbye, Dragon Inn’: The Last Picture Show in Taipei
Tsai Ming-liang’s 2003 movie watches moviegoers as they watch a martial-arts classic inside a cavernous theater. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Official Coy About ‘National Reunification Law’ to Capture Taiwan
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office, said China would take "all necessary measures" to ensure the democratic island was reunited under mainland rule. ( read original story ...)