China announced a fresh round of military manoeuvres around Taiwan in reaction to the visit of a US congressional delegation, a move that ratchets up Beijing’s efforts to isolate the island nation. ( read original story ...)
Angry China stages new military drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
The exercises are intended as a “resolute response and solemn deterrent against collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan,” Beijing's defense ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Troops, Noodles and Familial Love: China Lays Out Its Ideal Taiwan
Beijing has seized on the tensions over Taiwan, further fanned by a meeting between five U.S. lawmakers and the island’s president, to push a far-reaching vision for unification. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Why An Invasion Would Crush The Stock Market
Loss of chip production and sanctions from an invasion of Taiwan could lead to an acute recession. Click here to know the impacts of Taiwan invasion. ( read original story ...)
Brussels Playbook: Afghanistan 1 year on — Dire drought — Back in Taipei
One year ago, the world looked on in horror as desperate Afghans clung to a U.S. military plane taking off from Kabul airport, amid a chaotic evacuation that brought to a humiliating end 20 years of ... ( read original story ...)
China said Monday it organised fresh military drills around Taiwan, in what Beijing called a “deterrent” against Washington and Taipei on the back of a visit to the island by a …
China said Monday it organised fresh military drills around Taiwan, in what Beijing called a "deterrent" against Washington and Taipei on the back of a visit to the island by a United States ... ( read original story ...)
In a takeover fight, both Taiwan and China come out losers
High-income and high-tech Taiwan would gain nothing from being merged into China. And Beijing would not hold on to Taiwan’s dynamism if it did seize the island. ( read original story ...)
US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan After Pelosi Trip Infuriates China
A US congressional delegation led by Senator Ed Markey landed in Taiwan Sunday for a two-day visit, a trip that risks keeping tensions with China high after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went earlier ... ( read original story ...)
US Congress members meet Taiwan leader amid China anger
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen met Monday with a delegation of U.S. Congress members in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island that China claims as its own ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Bourse Likely To Crack Resistance At 15,300 Points
The Taiwan stock market has tracked higher in consecutive trading days, gathering almost 350 points or 2.2 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
Amid cross straits tension, S’poreans in Taiwan say life is ‘as per normal’ but some worry about further escalation
Mr Todd Tok, 39, first moved to Taiwan seven years ago for his graduate studies and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Art Theory and Creation at Tainan National University of the Arts. But despite ... ( read original story ...)
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit highlights key trade partnership
This characterizes U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Asia, in which she visited Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. She capped off the Asian visit with a final stop on Aug. 2 ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Marine Corps has doubled in size since 2017, and it would be a key part of any attempt to invade Taiwan
In 2017, as part of a sweeping military reorganization, China's Marine Corps was expanded to more than 30,000 personnel in six marine brigades. ( read original story ...)
Why China could have a crack at Taiwan in the short-term…
About a month ago, one of our top geo-political and military advisers—and far and away the most accurate forecaster on all matters China—called to say he had amended his views on the probability of ... ( read original story ...)
Sen. Ed Markey leads US delegation to Taiwan, 12 days after Pelosi trip
Mass., is leading a delegation of lawmakers to Taiwan. It comes less than 2 weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei. ( read original story ...)
A second US congressional delegation visits Taiwan
A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an unannounced two-day visit, the second US congressional delegation to Taiwan this month. ( read original story ...)