Tensions between the United States and China over Taiwan have raised the prospect of a potential military conflict, but national security adviser Jake Sullivan believes such a scenario can be avoided. "There is a risk of conflict with respect to Taiwan ...
Taiwan officials say 17 Chinese military aircraft, 3 ships, entered space close to island
Taiwanese officials say that 17 Chinese military aircraft, in addition to three ships, entered an area that is close to the island on Friday morning.
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland on Thursday, prompting criticism from Beijing. The US military said the USS Chung-Hoon's transit showed the US ...
The influences of Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei
Below the hall is a museum, packed with well-collected memorabilia which not only provides valuable information about his life but also draws a nice picture of Taiwan’s history and growth under him. Spending time there I learn a lot about the man revered as the “Father of the Nation” in Taiwan like Gandhi in India ...
Blockade of Taiwan by China could cost world economy over $2 trillion, report finds
Tensions between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan have ramped up to their highest level in decades over the past year, and a new report warns that more than $2 trillion in global ...
Taiwan Offers China Help Again to Deal With COVID Surge
In a New Year address earlier this month, Tsai for the first time offered to provide China with "necessary assistance" to help it deal with a surge in COVID cases, but said Chines ...
Exclusive: Paraguay election race puts Taiwan ties on a knife-edge
Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain Alegre told Reuters, hoping to boost soy and beef exports that are its main economic engines.
Paraguay Election Race Puts Taiwan Ties on a Knife-Edge
Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain Alegre told Reuters, hoping to boost soy and beef exports that are its main economic engines.
German MPs, minister to visit Taiwan as tensions with China spike
BERLIN - Germany will send a high-ranking parliamentary delegation to Taiwan next week, an MP told AFP on Thursday, followed by the first ministerial visit in two decades in moves certain to spark tensions with China.
Former NATO boss urges countries to show China consequences if it attacks Taiwan
Democratic countries should make it clear the "severe economic consequences" China would face should it move against self-governed Taiwan, the former NATO secretary-general said during a visit to the island on Thursday.
Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China
The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an adviser to Taiwan's leader at this week's funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican's uneasy relationship with ...
US, Taiwan to Hold Trade Talks in Taipei in Defiance of China
Officials from the US and Taiwan plan to hold trade talks in Taipei this month, highlighting the expansion of ties between the two sides in the face of increasingly fraught relations with China.
Traipsing around Taipei
It had been raining on and off all day, so soaking in a hot spring at Beitou sounded like the perfect way to be warm inside and out. To Taipei's north, the neighbourhood of Beitou sits amid the Tatun ...
US, Taiwan to resume in-person trade talks next week in Taipei
Eleven topics have been highlighted for continuing discussion, after the delegations met in November in New York Hopes are expressed that an agreement might be reached by the end of the year The ...
China warns US not to cross ‘red line’ on Taiwan, use ‘salami tactics’
China is warning the U.S. not to use "salami tactics" and stop challenging Beijing's "red line" on Taiwan, which it regards as its own territory.
Why the US is selling Volcano Mine Dispensers to Taiwan
Here's what Volcano Mine Dispenser are designed to do, and what it says about the defensive strategies that Taiwan could employ if needed.