The names of a number of the teams competing at the Olympic Games have had people scratching their heads. The main one has been ROC, the Russian Olympic Co ... ( read original story ...)
Lloyd Austin issues warning to China over Taiwan
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a warning toward China this week regarding aggression in the Pacific. Austin, who spoke at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore on ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Taipei: The medal winning Olympic nation you won’t find on any maps
The names of a number of the teams competing at the Olympic Games have had people scratching their heads. The main one has been ROC, the Russian Olympic Committee, which is an umbrella term for ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands Of Ships, Millions Of Troops: China Is Assembling a Huge Fleet For War With Taiwan
To have any chance of conquering Taiwan, China might need to transport as many as two million troops across the rough 100 miles of the Taiwan Strait and land them under fire at the island’s 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese-Taipei Lifter Kuo Claims Gold in 59kg Weight Class
Kuo Hsing-Chun collected an Olympic gold medal with an impressive batch of lifts in the 59kg weight class at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Explained: Why Taiwan use title ‘Chinese Taipei’ at Olympics
Taiwan cannot even call itself 'Taiwan' at the Games. Instead, it must use the title 'Chinese Taipei', a source of considerable frustration to many Taiwanese. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Hsing-Chun Kuo from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) wins weightlifting gold medal
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Hsing-Chun Kuo, a female athlete who represents Chinese Taipei, a term used by the International Olympic Committee to represent Taiwan, won the weightlifting gold medal in the -59 ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Taiwan not called Taiwan at the Olympics?
Taiwan's star weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, but when she ascended the podium to receive her medal there was no national flag. ( read original story ...)
Only US clarity can prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
Escalating U.S.-China tensions have triggered a debate in Washington over "strategic ambiguity" — the long-standing U.S. policy to stay quiet on whether it would defend Taiwan should China attack. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Kuo wins gold in women’s 59kg
Kuo, who holds the world record with a total lift of 247kg, lifted 236kg to win gold on Tuesday, an Olympic record. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Kuo takes weightlifting gold for Taiwan
Kuo Hsing-Chun has won Taiwan’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a dominant performance in the women’s 59-kilogram weightlifting category ... ( read original story ...)
Grateful Taiwan accepts vaccines, praises Czech Republic for democracy
Beijing sees self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province that should be brought back under its control. Last year Beijing condemned the head of the Czech Senate, Milos Vystrcil, for ... ( read original story ...)
World War 3: Expert claims US will not succeed in stopping China’s invasion of Taiwan
Tensions over Taiwan can also potentially start another world war among nations like China and the US. A Chinese military expert has now warned the US that it will not succeed in intervening in Chinas ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seen growing at slower pace in second quarter; strong exports support: Reuters poll
Taiwan's economy is expected to have expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as a rare spike in COVID-19 cases hurt consumption, a Reuters poll showed, although a strong growth in exports ... ( read original story ...)
Thankful for vaccines, Taiwan praises Czech Republic as democracy partner
The Czech Republic is donating 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, the island's president said on Tuesday, praising the central European country for taking a step that could irritate China. ( read original story ...)
Japan Talks of Defending Taiwan Against China Aggression
Although Japan has in recent months hinted it would aid in any Taiwanese defense against China, it would only help defend the island from Chinese attack if called on by the U.S. or if the conflict ... ( read original story ...)