Taiwan’s main opposition party is set to nominate New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih as its candidate for next year’s presidential election, a person familiar with the situation said, as it seeks to wrest back power in a vote crucial to US-China relations.
Taipei councilors query mayor’s housing plan
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday announced that the city government is planning to create 7,000 new social housing units, but refused to sign a letter of commitment to work toward the goal ...
Taiwan expands adoption rights for same-sex couples
Taiwan's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as "another big step forward" for marriage equality.On Tuesday -- the eve of the fourth anniversary of Taiwan's marriage equality law -- parliament passed the amendment removing those restrictions,
Taiwan begins war games in shadow of Beijing threat
Taiwan has launched its annual military exercises, simulating its response to a potential Chinese invasion. The exercise in table-top wargaming, which will take place for five days and four nights, ...
Statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek are all over Taiwan. The island is divided over what to do with them
Taiwan is littered with monuments to one of its most divisive leaders. However, as efforts to remove them stall, some activists to are taking matters into their own hands.
Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing
They will save many lives, bring victory closer, and spare other Western resources. Report: Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing Create an FP account to save articles to read later and in ...
Beijing Cools Taiwan Issues Ahead Of G7 Summit
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has softened its stance on Taiwan matters and highlighted peaceful reunification in advance of the 49th G7 Summit, ...
Alliance to promote Taiwan’s WHA bid
The Taiwan United Nations Alliance yesterday said it would promote Taiwan’s visibility and publicize the nation’s contributions to global health on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly (WHA), ...
What war? Taiwan residents seemed in blissful denial when I recently visited
For many observers, it is the dispute most likely to lead to a third world war. Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, fears that China could launch a similar assault on Taiwan – an ...
How Taiwan’s Growing Economic Woes Will Impact Its 2024 Elections
Voters’ general pessimism regarding the economy is souring views of the DPP as Taiwan gears up for presidential elections in January. Taiwan’s recent economic troubles are looking increasingly likely to affect the prospects of the Democratic ...
Taiwan detects wreckage of suspected China-made weather balloon
Taiwan military detected the wreckage of a suspected China-made weather balloon at one of its offshore frontline islets near China Focus Taiwan reported
TSMC announced its Arizona microchip factory 3 years ago. Here’s what has happened since then
The TSMC complex has created jobs, changed the landscape of north Phoenix and revitalized the state’s visibility in an increasingly vital industry.
Xi Jinping’s Taiwan ambitions threaten China’s rise
“Hide your brightness, bide your time.” That famous piece of advice from Deng Xiaoping has served China well over the past 40 years. Deng, the leader whose economic policies transformed China, ...
Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military aircraft: Reports
Taipei: The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) recently tracked the presence of 32 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Thursday (May 11) and 6 am ...
Latest PLA threats in focus as Taiwan kicks off annual Han Kuang war games with computerised simulations
Five-day online drills come amid high tensions in the Taiwan Strait, with two major PLA live-fire exercises staged since August 'PLA 'obviously practising an attack from the east', security researcher ...
With Taiwan in Mind, China Observes Attack Helicopter Operations in Ukraine
China has invested heavily in a large force of modern military helicopters, so its military strategists are watching closely as Russia’s helicopter fleet takes massive damage.