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.
US to send delegation of trade and economic officials to Taiwan
The US is sending a delegation of trade and economic officials to Taiwan next week, as the administration of Joe Biden seeks to bolster America’s commercial relationship with the island. The office of ...
War over Taiwan could be inevitable as US, China and Taipei boost military spending
All sides appear to be preparing for what could be an inevitable military solution as defence budgets balloon and the US continues to arm Taiwan Sabre-rattling is par for the course over the fraught ...
Taipei high-school marching band impresses at California Rose Parade
Placed 58th in the parade’s lineup, the school was one of six international groups that took part in this year’s Rose Parade and one of 76 elements (39 floats, 21 marching bands and 16 equestrian ...
Bike maker Brompton to source fewer parts from China and Taiwan
UK company makes decision because of growing tensions between Beijing and the island
A war between China and Taiwan is the economic ‘black swan’ investors should be most worried about, ex-Fed chair Alan Greenspan warns
Any conflict over Taiwan would be "a nightmare scenario" for stocks and the global economy, Greenspan said in his 2023 investment outlook.
Taiwan to give cash payouts to citizens in ‘New Year blessing’
Taiwan plans to give cash payouts of nearly $200 to every citizen this year, Premier Su Tseng-chang announced on Wednesday, saying the island's economic growth will be shared by everyone. The ...
U.S.-China-Taiwan tensions aren’t going away any time soon
Tsai has embraced the term Taiwan and promoted the 2020 adoption of a new passport that removed "Republic of China" from the passport in favor of 'Taiwan." The big picture: Cross-Strait tensions have ...
Kyiv receives generators from Taiwan donations
The first generators purchased with funds from Taiwan were delivered to Kyiv. They will be used in boiler houses,” Kira Rudik, leader of the Holos Party, said in a text message. Kyiv Mayor Vitali ...