Dialogue between the United States and China is "essential" to avoiding miscalculations that could lead to conflict, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday, after Beijing rejected a formal meeting between him and his Chinese counterpart.
Taiwan war would be ‘devastating,’ warns US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he criticizes China at Shangri-La security summit
A war over Taiwan would be “devastating” and affect the global economy “in ways we cannot imagine,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.
US, Canadian navies stage rare joint mission through Taiwan Strait
A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, in a rare joint mission in the sensitive waterway at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and ...
U.S. Defense Chief Rebukes China as Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was “deeply concerned” about the two rivals’ ability to manage a crisis.
Theatre in democratic Taiwan stages Hong Kong play about Tiananmen square
A Taiwan theatre is showcasing a Hong Kong play about Tiananmen Square to mark the 34th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, saying almost as much about shrinking freedoms in the former British ...
Old-Fashioned Weapons Are a Key to Taiwan’s Defense
Destroying Beijing’s surveillance capabilities would take long-range missiles, which Washington should send to Taipei now.
Rep. Curtis on a dangerous world: ‘We still have right on our side’
Utah’s 3rd District congressman, who is fluent in Mandarin, believes the U.S. could be heightening tensions with China unnecessarily ...
Taipei diners line up for noodles topped with deep sea isopods
Taipei – A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei, and it has people queuing up — both for pictures and for a bite from this bowl of noodles. Since the ...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns of ‘devastating’ Taiwan conflict, criticizes China at Shangri-La security summit
A war over Taiwan would be “devastating” and affect the global economy “in ways we cannot imagine,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned, as he underlined US support for the island democracy.
U.S., Taiwan sign trade agreement, draw ire of China
The United States signed its first trade agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on Thursday, strengthening their economic ties while drawing a strong rebuke from China.
Taiwan hails ‘comprehensive’ trade deal with US as China issues warning
Agreement designed to deepen economic ties ‘signals a new beginning’, says Taiwan cabinet spokesperson
Jamie Dimon Visits Taipei With China Tensions Boiling: JPMorgan CEO Is Third American Exec To Visit In Recent Weeks
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon, arrived in Taipei Friday on an unofficial trip to meet with the bank's employees and clients at a time of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan.
Hong Kong artists mark Tiananmen quietly in Taiwan
For decades, tens of thousands of people gathered annually in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for a candlelight vigil marking June 4, 1989, when Chinese troops moved into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to quell ...
Direct flights between Japan’s Kumamoto, Taipei to begin in Sept.
Taiwan's Starlux Airlines Co. said Friday it will begin operating the first direct flight service connecting Kumamoto in southwestern Japan and Taipei starting Sept. 1. The announcement comes as ...
Ukraine war hasn’t changed China’s thinking around possible attack on Taiwan, report says
China remains the “leading long-term challenge” to the existing international order and there is no evidence that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine has changed Beijing’s thinking around “the timescale or methodology” for any potential attack on Taiwan,
JPMorgan’s Dimon visits Taiwan to meet staff, clients
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co , is visiting Taiwan on Friday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, his first trip to the island in a nearly a decade,