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 ...)
Taiwan-China tensions heighten as Taiwan rejects China’s forceful reunification plans
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to reject China’s attempts at reunification in a speech made during the country’s National Day this Sunday. Tsai’s speech came days after China flew record ... ( read original story ...)
The US can’t fight China for Taiwan, but it can help Taiwan make China think twice about starting a war
The best way to deter China from attacking Taiwan is to encourage Taiwan to invest in its own ability to make China pay if it ever resorts to force. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan will not ‘bow to pressure’ from China after calls for ‘reunification’
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday the island will not "bow to pressure" from China after President Xi Jinping called for a "reunification." ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s president says island won’t “bow to pressure”
The Taiwanese president vowed to upgrade the island’s defenses and said the path of “reunification” with China would erode Taiwan’s freedom and democracy. The speech on Taiwan’s National Day followed ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s defiance of China raises the central question of our age
The problem of Taiwan is as fraught and complex as any in the world but in her speech today President Tsai made it all rather simple. The island of 23 million people, after many ups and downs, has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan will not bow to China pressure, president says after Beijing reunification call
Taiwan will not bow to pressure from Beijing and will keep keep bolstering its defences, its president said Sunday, a day after her Chinese counterpart vowed to realize a peaceful "reunification " ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan won’t ‘bow to China’ and will fortify its defenses, says president as military tensions mount
On Taiwan's national day, President Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen stated that the country will reject all efforts from China to 're-unify' the two states. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader says it won’t be forced to bow to China
Fighter jets paraded across Taiwan's skies on Sunday (October 10) marking the island's National Day. Addressing a rally outside the presidential office in Taipei, leader Tsai Ing-wen continued to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan wants ‘status quo’, not China’s path, president says
Taiwan's president on Sunday called for the maintenance of the political status quo in a forthright speech which acknowledged rising pressure from China Tsai Ing-wen also firmly Chinese military ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan will not bow to China pressure, leader says
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will continue its democratic way of life, as tensions over the island continue."The more we achieve, the greater the pressure ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, President Tsai says during National Day celebrations
Taiwan will not bow to pressure and nobody can force it to accept the path China has laid out for the self-governing democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday as the island celebrated its National ... ( read original story ...)
The Observer view on Xi Jinping’s increasing threats to Taiwan
Joe Biden’s wavering over what to do about China’s ambitions are fuelling its president’s dangerous swaggering ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan will not bow to China, president says under growing pressure to accept Beijing’s rule
Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader says island will not bow to China
Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday, following a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence ... ( read original story ...)