Beijing backs down from Taipei FIR restriction

The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration on Tuesday notified the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) that it would set up a flight restriction zone within the Taipei FIR to engage in “aeronautic activities” between 9am and 2pm from Sunday to Tuesday next week,

Macron Taiwan: French president stands by comments on diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron has stood by recent controversial comments about Taiwan, in which he said France should not get caught up in an escalation between the US and China. He made the comments in an interview over the weekend following his three-day state visit to China. He also said that being a US ally ...

Taiwan’s ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate

Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party has nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in next year's presidential election. At a nominating event Wednesday, Lai said he would continue to assert the self-governing island's right to international recognition while boosting its high-tech economy and promoting an efficient government.