For the third time in less than a year, President Joe Biden has stirred controversy with his comments about Taiwan. The latest example came during his visit to Japan, when a reporter asked if the ... ( read original story ...)
The Topsy-Turvy End of Zero COVID in Taiwan
Taiwan was one of the only places on earth that aimed to keep the novel coronavirus outside its borders altogether. The National Health Command Center, a special agency formed in 2004 after the SARS ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. will defend Taiwan if China attacks, Biden says
The U.S. will use force to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by the People's Republic of China, President Biden said Monday during a news conference in Tokyo. When asked if the U.S. would defend ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei cuts MRT services due to drop in passengers
Services on all Taipei MRT metropolitan railway system lines except the Wenshan-Neihu (Brown) Line were reduced starting yesterday amid a steep drop in passenger numbers due to COVID-19, the Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
President Biden’s Vow To Defend Taiwan Is Bold but Incredibly Risky
If you want to know when a President goes off-message, look at his aides. And Joe Biden’s national security advisers were all fidgets and carpet-stares when their boss stated Monday that his ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Taiwan vow creates confusion not clarity – and raises China tensions
President’s blunt response appears to undercut US ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan as White House forced to walk back remarks ... ( read original story ...)
US policy toward Taiwan ‘has not changed’: defense secretary
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Washington's "one-China policy" toward Taiwan "has not changed," after President Joe Biden said the US was willing to defend the island militarily from a ... ( read original story ...)
Henry Kissinger says Taiwan cannot be at the core of negotiations between the U.S. and China
Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger says Washington and Beijing must seek to avoid putting Taiwan at the center of their tense diplomatic relationship. ( read original story ...)
Biden vows to protect Taiwan, launches Indo-Pacific trade pact
President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations Monday aimed at strengthening their economies. Mr. Biden also said the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to ... ( read original story ...)
Piers Morgan on Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan: This ‘crazy situation’ keeps happening
Fox Nation host Piers Morgan weighed in Monday after President Biden said the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if China were to launch an invasion. ( read original story ...)
China Tells Joe Biden ‘No Room for Compromise’ on Taiwan
The U.S. leader earlier said China was "flirting with danger" in its aggressive policy towards the self-governing island. ( read original story ...)
Biden says U.S. will defend Taiwan in the event China attempts takeover
The White House is attempting to clarify President Biden's comment that the U.S. is prepared to defend Taiwan militarily in the event that China attempts a takeover. He said it in response to a ... ( read original story ...)
China Expresses Outrage at Biden’s Comments That U.S. Would Defend Taiwan
Influential Chinese insiders offered fiery threats in response to the apparent break in U.S. policy toward the island nation. ( read original story ...)
Biden Says He Would Be Willing to Use Military Force to Defend Taiwan
President Biden said he would send U.S. military forces to defend Taiwan if China ever attacked the island, a step he has refused to take in helping Ukraine fend off Russian invaders. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to approve NT$40 billion budget for e-bus
In order to meet COP26's target of reducing carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) aims to electrify all public buses by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Biden Promises U.S. Military Will Defend Taiwan if Attacked
Surprising even his own staff, the U.S. president overshadowed the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. ( read original story ...)