Left with no viable option but to prioritise the overwhelming dependence on Beijing and the fear of upsetting China with changing the conventional dogma of cross straits ties, Taipei is left with ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese ambassador highlights Taiwan as ‘most-sensitive’ issue, claims US does not support independence
Ambassador Qin Gang insisted that the U.S. support for One China policy includes an acknowledgment of China's ownership over Taiwan and support for "reunification." ... ( read original story ...)
Biden on Pelosi trip to Taiwan: ‘The military thinks it’s not a good idea’
Biden also said he expects to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next 10 days. Pelosi was planning to visit Taiwan next month, according to two sources. It would be the first visit to the ... ( read original story ...)
In Taiwan, freedom of expression faces Chinese disinformation
A young democracy developing under the threat of its powerful neighbor, Taiwan ranks 38th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. Among democracies, it also has among the lowest levels ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Open: Kashyap, Priyanshu enter 2nd round
Taipei: Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist , Priyanshu Rajawat and two other Indians entered the men's singles second round of the Taipei Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
China beats Chinese Taipei in East Asian Football Championship women’s tournament
China kicked off their 2022 East Asian Football Championships women's campaign with a 2-0 win over Chinese Taipei at the Toyota Stadium here on Wednesday. The newly-crowned Asian Cup champions made ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns That Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Would Be ‘Red Line’ for Conflict
A visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a "red line" that the U.S. lawmaker "must never cross," a Chinese newspaper with ties to the country's ruling Communist party wrote in an op-ed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s speaker warns of Chinese ambitions in Prague, China protests
Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-kun warned against China's power ambitions in a speech at the Czech parliament on Thursday in a visit drawing a rebuke from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Open 2022: Parupalli Kashyap enters second round, Malvika Bansod crashes out
In women's singles category, India's Malvika Bansod crashed out of the competition in the first round itself, losing to Liang Ting Yu of Chinese Taipei. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Downplays Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip As China Escalates Warning Levels
The U.S. government on Tuesday declined to comment on Nancy Pelosi's reported upcoming visit to Taiwan, with the House speaker's as yet unconfirmed plans having already triggered an almighty backlash ... ( read original story ...)
Urgent: China’s women’s team beats Chinese Taipei 2-0 in East Asian Football Championship
China's women's football team beat their counterparts from Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the East Asian Football Championship in Aichi, Japan, on Wednesday. Zhang Linyan opened the scoring for China in the ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Open 2022: Parupalli Kashyap, Mithun Manjunath Make Winning Start, Malvika Bansod Crashes Out
Manjunath was extremely dominant on the court and easily eliminated his Danish opposition from the competition. On the other hand in women's singles category, India's Malvika Bansod crashed out of the ... ( read original story ...)
China Decries Monthly ‘Provocations’ As U.S. Warship Transits Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military accused the United States of fresh provocations on Wednesday after the U.S. Navy publicized a warship's transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait for the sixth time this year. ( read original story ...)
Navy transits Taiwan Strait as Esper in Taipei calls for end to ‘One China’ policy
The United States’ “One China” policy has “outlived its usefulness,” former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in Taipei hours before another U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait. ( read original story ...)
European Parliament VP urges renewed China-Taiwan dialogue
European Parliament Vice President Nicola Beer has met with Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen and called for China to open a “mutual and respectful dialogue" with the self-governing island democracy it cla ... ( read original story ...)
China warns US of ‘forceful measures’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
China warned Tuesday it would take "resolute and forceful measures" if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, in what would be the highest-level delegation from the United ... ( read original story ...)