China will take countermeasures against Raytheon and Lockheed Martin after the two US defense firms acted as the main contractors in the latest US arms sale to the island of Taiwan, the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Fears China May Seize Islet To Force It To The Table, Plans Live-Fire Drills
Taiwan is all set to conduct a series of live-fire drills at several islets under its administration following concerns that Chinese forces may seize one of its islets. Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal
China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security ... ( read original story ...)
Op-Ed: How Nixon’s fabled trip to China, 50 years ago this week, led to today’s Taiwan crisis
Fifty years ago today, President Nixon landed in Beijing for the historic weeklong trip that effectively ended the United States’ long isolation from the People’s Republic of China. He settled into ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s January export orders brisk, outlook broadly positive
Taiwan's export orders grew broadly in line with expectations in January to a record high for the month thanks to sustained technology demand, but the government warned of lingering supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon again over Taiwan arms sales
China has placed Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Technologies Corp under sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan, the government said on Monday, at least the third time it has announced punishments ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan January export orders up 11.7%, in line with expectations
Taiwan's export orders for January, released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Monday. The data is an indication of the strength of Asian exports and of global demand for technology. Reuters, the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. former top diplomat Pompeo, sanctioned by China, to visit Taiwan
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, placed under sanctions by China when he left office at the end of the Trump presidency last year, will visit Taiwan next week and meet President Tsai ... ( read original story ...)
Beethoven brings out the trash
The yellow trash truck -- and a smaller white recycling truck behind it -- heaved to a stop in front of a brightly-lit convenience store in a middle-class residential neighbourhood in Xinyi District, ... ( read original story ...)
Controversial athlete Huang Yu-ting faces backlash from Chinese Taipei’s Premier for wearing China suit
Chinese Taipei's premier wants the Winter Olympic speedskater to be punished for wearing what appeared to be a suit from China’s team during training. ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo, who riled China while in office, to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who riled China while in office with his criticism of it and attacks on its ruling Communist Party, will visit Taiwan next week ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo to Make Taiwan Trip in Rare Visit by Ex-Top U.S. Diplomat
Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is scheduled to travel to Taiwan next month, one of the most senior U.S. dignitaries to visit the democratically ruled island in recent years. Pompeo has ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Looking back at 50 years since Nixon’s China visit, Taiwan Strait peace crucial
The handling of Taiwan became a big hurdle in the U.S. and China shifting toward a peaceful coexistence. In the Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People's Republic of China ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine crisis may spur China, Taiwan fears
Taiwan is to carry out military exercises to practise the defence of some of its isolated islands, amid fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be used by China to hasten its own claim on the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Introduces ‘Economic Espionage’ Law Aimed At Chinese Tech Thieves
industry competitiveness and national security of Taiwan.” Under the new laws, charges of “economic espionage” and “extraterritorial use of national core technology trade secrets” will be met with ... ( read original story ...)
The Taiwan question: When will Xi make his move?
Opinions vary about whether a successful Ukraine invasion by Vladimir Putin would embolden and accelerate Beijing’s ambitions to reunify self-governed Taiwan with mainland China. Either way, it raises ... ( read original story ...)