The Chinese navy has undertaken a series of military exercises in the western Pacific, amid mounting tensions with Taiwan who's accused Beijing of Sabre rattling. The Chinese navy has undertaken a series of military exercises in the western Pacific, amid ... ( read original story ...)
China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticized as amounting to “intimidation”. ( read original story ...)
Envoy sees policy congruence between Taiwan, Australia
While Australian company Macquarie Capital is vying for an offshore wind power project in central Taiwan's Changhua ... working holidays and smart city collaboration. Although he is new to Taiwan, Cowan said he has already fallen in love with the ... ( read original story ...)
New buyers move into Forest City as Chinese steer clear
PETALING JAYA: Buyers from the Middle East, Indonesia, Singapore and India are replacing Chinese nationals in snapping up properties in the Forest City project, The Malaysian ... Asian countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea account for another ... ( read original story ...)
China air force goads Taiwan with Hokkien-language video
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s air force has released a propaganda film dubbed into Hokkien, a language strongly identified with Taiwan’s pro-independence movement, showing bomber aircraft which have been involved in flying patrols around the self-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
Warnings to Taipei and Washington: China takes real and verbal shots across Taiwan Strait
Beijing's threat was vague but ominous — a warning from the Maritime Authority to stay out of a parcel of ocean in the Taiwan Strait. "Live-fire drills to check Taiwan independence," declared the Global Times, a tabloid that often reflects China's most ... ( read original story ...)
China air force again circles Taiwan in ‘sacred mission’
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese aircraft have again flown around self-ruled Taiwan in what China’s air force on Thursday called a “sacred mission”, as Taiwan denounced its big neighbour over what it called a policy of military intimidation. ( read original story ...)
China flew nuclear-capable bombers around Taiwan in what its air force called a ‘sacred mission’
Chinese aircraft have again flown around self-ruled Taiwan in what China's air force on Thursday called a "sacred mission." Taiwan, claimed by Beijing as Chinese territory, is one of China's most sensitive issues and a potential military flashpoint. ( read original story ...)
China flexes military muscle in waters near Taiwan
China's navy is holding live-fire exercises near Taiwan on Wednesday in a warning to the democratic, self-ruled island against what Beijing describes as "dangerous" remarks on independence. Few details about the drills in the Taiwan Strait have been ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei opens WTC in Delhi to boost ties with India
New Delhi: With an aim to strengthen trade ties with India, Taipei World Trade Centre (TWTC) launched its office in Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of Taiwan’s first ever expo that will showcase cutting-edge technology and smart city solutions in Delhi on 17 May. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan is accusing China of using ‘cheap verbal intimidation and saber rattling’ as live-fire drills begin
Taiwan's defense ministry accused China of using "cheap verbal intimidation and saber rattling" to threaten them as China began a massive live-fire military drill in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. Chinese state media called the military exercise a direct ... ( read original story ...)
China Conducts War Games, and Taiwan Is the Target
HONG KONG — China carried out live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its state news media reported, an exercise intended to show the growing strength of its navy and deliver a message to self-governed Taiwan, which China claims as ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Beijing ‘saber rattling’ as China starts military drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing was using “cheap verbal intimidation and saber rattling” to threaten Taiwan, as China’s military began live-fire drills in the sensitive Taiwan Strait amid growing tension. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to open trade office in India
NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan will next month open a trade office in New Delhi, part of its efforts to expand business ties with Asia’s third largest economy amid China’s insistence on One China policy, a senior Taiwanese trade official said ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan battles a brain drain as China aims to woo young talent away
TAIPEI, Taiwan - After studying fashion management in London, 33-year-old Gaga Liu considered her choices: a move back home to her native Taiwan, or a job in the glitzy city of Shanghai on the Chinese mainland. "Shanghai is a very fashionable city, a big ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping sends warning to Taiwan, United States with live-fire drills
(CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a clear message of Beijing's disapproval over growing ties between the United States and Taiwan by ordering live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait. The drills, to be held this coming Wednesday, will mark the first ... ( read original story ...)