BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China warned Taiwan on Friday it would only get burnt if it sought to rely on foreigners, adding to warnings from state media the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States passes into law a bill promoting closer U ... ( read original story ...)
China media says U.S. Taiwan bill runs risk of war
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese state media warned on Friday that the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States passes into law a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with the self-ruled island that China claims as its own. The legislation ... ( read original story ...)
China media makes war threat over U.S. Taiwan bill
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media threatened on Friday that the country could go to war over Taiwan if the United States passes into law a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with the self-ruled island that China claims as its own. The legislation, which ... ( read original story ...)
China angered with U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, adding to tensions
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China expressed anger on Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, but the step drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation. The move adds to tensions ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with U.S. bill seeking to strengthen Taiwan ties
China expressed anger on Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, but the step drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation. The move adds to tensions between China and the United ... ( read original story ...)
Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that has angered China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, which China has warned would threaten stability in the Taiwan Strait and must be withdrawn. Beijing considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward ... ( read original story ...)
Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that worried China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill criticized by China promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, and the legislation only needs President Donald Trump’s signature to become law. The Senate passed the Taiwan Travel Act by ... ( read original story ...)
Leaving Taipei behind
Leave the crowded city of Taipei behind, you will find that the northeast of Taiwan is not too small for your exploration. If you spend a few days in bustling Taipei, you may be misled into thinking that this island is always busy and crowded. Indeed ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan, Young Protesters and Ex-Presidents Chafe Against China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In very different ways on Wednesday, citizens of Taiwan used an important holiday to call for the 23 million people of this self-governing island — which Beijing claims as its territory — to have a greater say in their political ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan warns its firms to be wary as China grants greater access
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday warned its companies and people to exercise caution and not rush to China’s embrace after Beijing released new measures meant to further ease investment by Taiwan firms. Taiwan companies have flocked to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Detains Developer of Building Where Quake Killed 14
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan have detained the developer of a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people. The office of the Hualien district prosecutor said in a statement Tuesday that Liu ... ( read original story ...)
World News: Taiwan seeks ‘new phase’ of China ties in reshuffle
Taipei - Taiwan replaced its China affairs chief Friday, promoting a minister associated with pro-independence politics in what it said was a bid to forge a "new phase" in relations with rival Beijing. Analysts said the move, part of a major reshuffle ... ( read original story ...)
Toilet paper is wiped out: Taiwan’s premier pleads for calm after the public clear out loo paper from supermarkets following rumours of an imminent price hike
Taiwan's premier was forced to call for calm on Tuesday after people began panic-buying toilet roll amid rumours of a major price hike. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare and online retailers cleaned out amid what has been dubbed the 'toilet paper ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s military veterans clash with police in pension protest, retired colonel in critical condition
Protesters including senior military veterans pushed down a gate to Taiwan’s parliament building on Tuesday and clashed with police as they tried to storm in over pension cutbacks. One former colonel was in a critical condition in hospital after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan and HK fear China’s harder line after Xi Jinping power play
While Beijing was outlining the path for Xi Jinping to rule as China’s president for life, Tsai Ing-wen, his democratically elected counterpart in Taiwan, was speaking about the importance of universal human rights at a Holocaust memorial ceremony in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan police, protesters clash over pension cuts
Police in Taiwan have clashed with demonstrators — including senior military veterans — who tried to storm the parliament building in protest at government-proposed pension reforms. Scores of demonstrators pushed down a gate to the parliament compound ... ( read original story ...)