On Saturday, voters in Taiwan will elect a new president and legislature. With an increasingly belligerent China 100 miles away across the Taiwan Strait, the election could have significant implications for relations between Beijing and Taipei, as well as U.S. foreign policy in East Asia.
Markets gird for volatility as Taiwan heads to vote
China said the poll was a choice between "peace and war".In an election-packed 2024, Taiwan will be the first major economy to vote as it holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, ...
HCMF Group Showcases Latest Intelligent Cabins and Innovative In-Car Safety Technology at CES 2024
HCMF Group, a global automotive components leader, showcases intelligent cabin products at CES 2024 (Booth 7211), supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. With planning and guidance from the ...
Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
Beijing's threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn't just about missiles and warships.
Taiwan prepares for cyber D-Day in China invasion scenarios
Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the world's most advanced semiconductor industry paralysed -- Taiwan's doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of ...
China’s shadowy information-manipulation tactics seen targeting Taiwan vote
As Taiwan prepares to vote in a new president and a new parliament Saturday, the democratic island may be the fiercest battleground in an information/disinformation war being waged worldwide. The ...
Taiwan presidential hopeful Hou promises to boost island’s defense and restart talks with China
One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in Saturday’s presidential election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with ...
A non-traditional candidate resonates with Taiwan’s youth ahead of Saturday’s presidential election
A nonconformist candidate is resonating with Taiwan's youth ahead of Saturday's presidential election, with young and first-time voters apparently more concerned with the dearth of good jobs and affor
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, says China has launched a missile
Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace.
China says Taiwan presidential frontrunner a ‘severe danger’
China warned voters in Taiwan on Thursday that an election win by presidential frontrunner would pose a “severe danger” to cross-strait ties, days ...
Ko Wen-ji, a third-party presidential candidate, may permanently change Taiwan’s two-party system
Ko has little chance of winning the presidency, his popularity and middle-way politics may place the TPP as a pivotal force in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament and future elections.
Biden administration meddles in the Taiwanese election
Biden’s plans for a high-level delegation to Taipei makes clear that the US intends to continue to heighten tensions with China regardless of who is elected on Saturday. To leak the news just prior to ...
Joe Biden to send delegation to Taipei after Taiwan’s election
WASHINGTON (Financial Times) -- President Joe Biden plans to send a high-level delegation of former top officials to Taipei after the election in Taiwan on Saturday, a move that could complicate ...
Taiwan can ‘never win’ a war against China, its ex-president says
Ma, Taiwan's president from 2008 to 2016, said it was "too optimistic" to hope Taiwan can hold China off before US forces arrive.
The US plans an unofficial delegation to Taiwan to meet its new leader amid tensions with China
The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend.
‘Taiwan independence’ and peace across Taiwan Strait cannot coexist: mainland spokesperson
"Taiwan independence" and peace across the Taiwan Strait cannot coexist, as the former is also incompatible with the interests and welfare of Taiwan compatriots, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said o