House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed Washington's "unshakable bonds" with Taiwan in a letter to her counterpart in Taipei on Thursday, as the country hosted a democracy forum amid mounting political ... ( read original story ...)
Get democratic – Taiwan minister on China’s summit invite rap
Audrey Tang, along with Taipei's de facto ambassador in Washington Hsiao Bi-khim, will be representing Taiwan at next week's summit organized by the Biden administration.China, which claims Taiwan as ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA to Open in Summer 2022
Considered Asia’s most important cultural development in 2022, Taipei Performing Arts Centre will open to the public in summer 2022. The new spectacular landmark of Taiwan’s capital city will become ... ( read original story ...)
China Threatens to Crack Skulls After Japan’s Shinzo Abe Speaks Up for Taiwan
The former Japanese prime minister singled out Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, warning him not to "misjudge" potential responses from Japan and the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Get democratic yourself, Taiwan minister says after China slams summit invite
Countries complaining about the U.S. Summit for Democracy need to double down on democracy themselves so maybe next time they'll get an invite too, Taiwan's digital minister said on Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. has rock solid obligations to assist Taiwan -official
Threats and cooercion by China towards Taiwan increase the need for the United States to respond in an "appropriate way", the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Beijing summons Japan envoy over ex-PM’s ‘erroneous’ Taiwan remarks
Beijing summoned the Japanese ambassador to China over former prime minister Shinzo Abe's "extremely erroneous remarks" on Taiwan, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as tensions rise over the ... ( read original story ...)
China summons Japanese ambassador over Abe’s Taiwan comments
Former Japanese Prime Minister had warned of the serious consequences of Beijing taking the ‘wrong path’ over the island ... ( read original story ...)
China summons Japan envoy over former PM Abe’s Taiwan comments
China's foreign ministry summoned Japan's ambassador in Beijing for an "emergency meeting" on Wednesday evening after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said neither his country nor the United ... ( read original story ...)
‘Taiwan citizens being deported to mainland under China pressure’
Over 600 Taiwanese were extradited from various countries to China between 2016 and 2019 in an effort to “undermine Taiwanese sovereignty”, rights group Safeguard Defenders said in a report on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Shinzo Abe warns Chinese attack on Taiwan would be ‘economic suicide’
Abe said a Chinese invasion would amount to “economic suicide”, in a speech delivered via video to a conference in Taiwan on Wednesday. The remarks highlight the growing tensi ... ( read original story ...)
‘Something will happen, I presume’ — Trump appears to predict Chinese action against Taiwan after Olympics
Former president Donald Trump appears to be predicting that China will take aggressive action against Taiwan at the close of the 2022 Winter Olympics because he is no longer in the White House. Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Honduras president-elect’s China pledge puts Taiwan and US on edge
Xiomara Castro has said she will foster ties with Beijing in what experts see as a move to counter US influence ... ( read original story ...)
China rips Abe after former Japanese leader’s remarks about Taiwan
China is blasting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his comments that there would be consequences for Beijing if it took military action against Taiwan.Chinese Foreign Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan invasion would threaten Japan, Shinzo Abe tells China
Japan would treat a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as a crisis for its own security, the country’s former prime minister said in the latest indication that Tokyo wo ... ( read original story ...)
Goodwill gestures outlined in annual Shanghai-Taipei forum amid cross-Straits tensions
The annual Shanghai-Taipei city forum was held on Wednesday despite the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' frequent provocative acts. Experts sai ... ( read original story ...)