China is demonstrating its ability to conduct military operations against Taiwan at all hours, 365 days of the year. It may also be expanding and routinizing these flights to desensitize Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Asks Australia to Support Regional Trade Bid
A Taiwan official has asked Australia to support its bid to join the CPTPP pan-Pacific trade pact, which China opposes, saying Taiwan can boost high technology trade flows and demand for Australian ... ( read original story ...)
China urges Australia to drop ‘Cold War mentality’ after ex-PM Abbott visited Taipei, pledged support
China has called on Australia to abandon its "Cold War mentality" and re-evaluate its relationship with Beijing, following former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to Chinese Taipei, ... ( read original story ...)
China says it held beach landing drills in Fujian province opposite Taiwan
China's military said on Monday it had carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Taiwan, though it did not link the exercises to current tensions with ... ( read original story ...)
Failure by Taipei to recognise ‘one China’ will lead to trouble
The 110th anniversary of the revolution in 1911 that led to the establishment of the first Chinese republic should have been cause for celebration on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Instead, the ... ( read original story ...)
As Taiwan tensions grow, US and China seek right decibel
As tensions flare over Taiwan, China and the United States are both trying to lay down firm markers. A crucial question is whether the nuclear-armed powers know what level of pressure is just right. ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan isn’t getting worked up about China’s record-setting displays of military force
China's strategy of brinkmanship over Taiwan is long-standing, but it has been a double-edged sword. ( read original story ...)
After threat, China tries to bully Taiwan after Taipei says ‘won’t bow down’
China hits bat at Taiwan over the latter’s remarks of “not bowing to pressure”. China’s Ma Xiaoguang said the Taiwanese President’s remarks “incite confrontation”. "Tsai's remarks incite confrontation ... ( read original story ...)
Internationally Acclaimed Taipei Fashion Week SS22; Opening with ‘CrossLab: Dialogue Between Art and Fashion’
Taipei Fashion Week ( officially announced its upcoming multimedia fashion show to take place beginning October 7th in Ambi Space One at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Always an over-the-top ... ( read original story ...)
Going underground at Taipei Fashion Week.
Designer Huang Shih-shun turned a subway station into a catwalk for his latest #DAMUR collection at Taipei Fashion Week. (Oct. 11) ... ( read original story ...)
The moment of truth over Taiwan is getting closer
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Taiwan news every morning. Would America go to war over Taiwan? That question has seemed fairly abstract for decades. Now it is ... ( read original story ...)
China’s military assertiveness over Taiwan will likely persist, says defense analyst
China this month sent a record number of military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone — raising concerns of a military accident. ( read original story ...)
China lodges stern representations with Australia on Taiwan comments
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that China has lodged stern representations with Australia over "inappropriate" comments by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott about Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
In U.S.-China clash, Taiwan takes center stage
Whether the defense of Taiwan should be a red line for the United States is emerging as one of the dominant foreign policy debates in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Taipei president vows to bolster military, not ‘let our guard down’ against China
Striking a defiant tone against Beijing, the president of Chinese Taipei has vowed to bolster the self-ruled island's military capabilities in the face of what she called China's attempt to ... ( read original story ...)
Tony in Taipei: Abbott right to criticise Taiwan’s isolation
Nonetheless, having overcome his concerns about affronting Beijing — where the threshold for taking umbrage is ever lower — Abbott was there in person in Taipei to say “Taiwan’s future should be ... ( read original story ...)