Over the last four decades, Taiwan has transformed itself into a liberal, tolerant, pluralist democracy while China has remained a harsh autocracy, developed an intrusive surveillance state, and ...
What would happen here if China invaded Taiwan?
With Australia considered one of Washington’s most important and reliable partners, it is likely to find itself in a bind if the US defends Taiwan against China.
China preparing fresh pretext to practise future attacks, says Taiwan foreign minister
Joseph Wu says that communication with China has become more difficult after a purge of some factions within the Communist party ...
Japan LDP policy boss touts Taipei ties
Taiwan and Japan’s friendship should be expanded in many aspects, the policy chief of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said in Taipei yesterday, while expressing the hope that Taiwan ...
Indian teller wins big with bet on Taiwanese guavas
Indian Kapil Sharma would not have known that he would share a bond with Taiwan because of its guavas. Laid off from his job as a bank teller during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharma returned to his home ...
China Isn’t Ready to Invade Taiwan
Anti-Secession Law, the 2019 Military Strategy, and the 2022 National Party Congress (NPC) Report have made China’s position crystal-clear: Taiwan independence is a non-starter. While delivering the ...
Japan lawmaker in Taiwan says China threat needs more military spending
Japan needs to increase its military spending in the face of the "grim reality" of the threat from China and North Korea, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday ...
A Taiwan Policy to Deter Rather than Tempt China’s Aggression
The first key question that drives a decision on U.S.-Taiwan policy is the likelihood that President Xi might resort to a military option for the unification of Taiwan with the mainland during his ...
On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight
Dispatch: On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Foo... | View Comments () NEW YORK—When China banned imports of Taiwanese pineapples in March 2021, ...
Taiwan Pledges Deeper Japan Security Cooperation as Senior Lawmaker Visits
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal ...
Taipei bans bubble tea and coffee shops from using disposable plastic cups
The move is expected to cut the use of disposable plastic cups by over 76 million, or 912 tonnes of plastic waste every year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Canberra urged to add officials to Taipei delegations
Joyce said he thought “it would be smart” to include government officials or ministers on such sensitive trips. “When you’re more experienced, you know how to not go off script, but if you have ...
As the world courts TSMC, Taiwan worries about losing its ‘silicon shield’
Semiconductor giant TSMC was feted this week by US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook during a ceremony to unveil its $40 billion manufacturing site in Arizona — a huge investment designed to ...
The US must play China at its own game in the Taiwan Strait
It is time for the United States to start playing offense in the Taiwan Strait. China’s People’s Liberation Army is demonstrating a developing capability to assault Taiwan while operating in ways that ...
Taiwan’s exports slump 13.1% to lowest in 19 months
The agency is looking at a 3.9 percent fall in exports this quarter, but the actual decline would double to 7 percent, Tsai said, adding that tepid sales spread to high-tech sectors without signs of ...
China Embargo on Taiwan Fish Deepens in Wake of Pelosi Trip
China has dramatically scaled back purchases of Taiwanese fish this year, as Beijing seeks to punish the island’s democratically elected government for expanding ties with the US and its allies. Most ...