Taiwan has long sought a bilateral trade deal with the United States, the Chinese-claimed island's most important international backer and supplier of arms. ( read original story ...)
With Trump Gone, Taiwan Seeks Assurances From Biden Administration
But Biden and his team are likely to resist using Taiwan as a cudgel against China the way Trump did. After 9/11, Washington formed a national commission that made the country safer. It should do the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says realistic about U.S. trade deal, but one will happen eventually
Taiwan is under no illusions it can quickly sign a long hoped for free trade deal with the United States but feels when the time is right "success will flow naturally", the island's chief trade ... ( read original story ...)
Outging US ambassador says world must end Taiwan’s exclusion
In a final swipe at China, the Trump administration’s outgoing U.N. ambassador tweeted that it's time for the world to oppose China’s efforts to exclude and isolate ... ( read original story ...)
Giant worm’s undersea lair discovered by fossil hunters in Taiwan
Scientists believe 2-metre-long burrow once housed predator that ambushed passing sea creatures ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Sends Important Foreign-Policy Signal With Taiwan Inauguration Invite
Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the U.S. overcame four decades of precedent when she accepted a formal invitation to attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration, calming fears on the self-ruled island ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan heartened as senior diplomat attends Biden inauguration
Taiwan's de facto ambassador in Washington attended the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, hearting the Chinese-claimed island which has been nervous it would not win the same level of support ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Communist Party Apparatchik Demands Progress on Taiwan ‘Unification’
The Chinese government's top political adviser called on Taiwan affairs staff to produce "outstanding achievements." ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Says Joe Biden Backs Taiwan As Blinken Warns China Invasion ‘Grievous Mistake’
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state was quizzed by senators Tuesday at his confirmation hearing. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancels more events as local COVID-19 cases rise
Taiwan has canceled or postponed more large-scale events after a rare outbreak of domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases connected to a hospital, where the military has been sent to help with ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Could Be America’s ‘Maritime Israel,’ Says Taipei Defense Guru
Taiwan's foremost defense analyst said a successful takeover by Beijing would turn the island into "China's Hawaii," giving the Chinese military the ability to strike at the U.S. West Coast. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancels annual Lantern Festival for 1st time in 32 years
Following the confirmation of 4 more local COVID-19 infections, the Executive Yuan (行政院) announced the cancellation of the 2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival on Tuesday, making it the first in 32 years. ( read original story ...)
CHT earmarks NT$300 million for AIoT project in Kaohsiung
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a NT$300 million (US$10.71 million) investment project that will establish basic telecom infrastructure, cloud servers and 5G networks in an AIoT base, dubbed Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise
Taiwan on Tuesday cancelled a major festival during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday as the island reported four locally transmitted cases of COVID-19, the biggest daily rise in local infections in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan troops stage drill aimed at repelling attack from China
Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and its own displays of military ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan proposes 2,500-hectare green energy agricultural park in Thanh Hoa
The Agriculture Center of Excellence at the Quang Trung Software City. Taiwan has proposed developing a 2,500-hectare green energy agricultural park in Thanh Hoa Province. – PHOTO: COURTESY OF QUANG T ... ( read original story ...)