China has staged its largest military manoeuvres around Taiwan in three weeks, in its first active response to the election of Lai Ching-te as the country’s president last weekend. The People’s Liberation Army conducted joint air and naval combat patrols near Taiwan last night,
Ex-director of Taipei Palace Museum expects to foster closer bond across Straits through shared heritage
The photo that captures the relocation of the Palace Museum's artifacts during the southward evacuation.Photo: Courtesy of the National Humanities History magazine ...
China’s muted reaction to Taiwan’s election result may signal a waiting game
Taiwan says China has launched significant joint air and sea patrols, but analysts say Beijing’s reaction to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s election win has so far been relatively quiet ...
Senior US lawmakers set to visit Taiwan despite inevitable backlash from China – report
China fiercely objects to the US having any shape of official communication with Taiwan and brands Mr Lai a separatist and “troublemaker”. It claims the self-governed island to be its own territory and repeatedly criticises the US for backing its democratic process.
US lawmakers set for Taipei visits in show of support for Taiwan
Several prominent US lawmakers will travel to Taipei in the coming weeks in a show of support for Lai Ching-te, who will be inaugurated as Taiwan’s new president in May followin ...
Reading PPLN Institutional Problems from the Ballot Incident in Taipei
Based on the case of sending ballot papers by PPLN Taipei, the KPU must take a bigger role in recruiting PPLN.
Taiwan’s remaining Pacific allies pledge support
Taiwan's remaining Pacific Island allies have pledged support in the wake of Nauru cutting ties on Monday days after a presidential election, a move that whittled Taiwan's diplomatic footprint in the region to three countries.
Taiwan Cabinet submits customary post-election resignation
Taiwan's ministerial Cabinet submitted its customary post-election joint resignation on Thursday, but is widely expected to be asked by President Tsai Ing-wen to stay on in a caretaker role until May when the new president takes power.
A Peaceful Solution on Taiwan Is Slipping Away
Taiwan’s election showed that the island’s people want their freedom, leaving China few options aside from war to achieve the unification it desires.
Opinion: Taiwan keeps choosing democracy — and rejecting China
Three decades of public polling show the development of a distinct Taiwanese identity and shrinking support in the island for unification.
Taiwan’s New Leader Says He’ll Stick to Status Quo
Lai Ching-te’s resolve has taken on outsize significance since he emerged victorious from Taiwan’s unpredictable three-way presidential election.
Taiwan Reports First Major Post-Election Chinese Military Activity
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected on Wednesday evening 18 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out "joint combat readiness patrols" with Chinese warships, the first large-scale post-election military activity.
Taiwan verdict reflects anti-China sentiment
While Taiwan has long been a thorn in the side of Washington-Beijing dynamics, now due to renewed contestation between the two powers, the island has newfound salience. In light of authoritarian China’s increasing assertiveness,
The Taipei puzzle
The US too despite having a One-China policy officially is seen in cahoots to buckle up all the administrations in Taipei under the pretext of securing the region. The US pumps in critical military hardware to the island-state,
Here’s How China Has Responded to Countries Congratulating Taiwan’s Election Winner
A s global congratulations have poured in for Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, after the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate emerged victorious in pivotal elections ...
China hates the new president of Taiwan — but its ‘real nightmare scenario’ is a Trump-Taiwan combo: analyst
Trump's unpredictability, combined with a defiant DPP under Lai Ching-te, could spell trouble for Beijing, Rorry Daniels said.