Paraguay urged to recognize one-China principle

Beijing has blasted Paraguayan President Santiago Pena’s recently concluded visit to China’s Taiwan region, warning that “rejecting the one-China principle will only isolate oneself from the

Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan

President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that’s raising questions ahead of this week’s summit with

Paraguay and Taiwan reaffirm ties after China sought to lure away another Taipei ally 

Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, left, accompanied by Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, delivers a speech during a military welcome ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday Paraguay is

Paraguay’s president visits Taiwan as pressure from China grows

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña arrived in Taiwan yesterday for his first visit to the self-ruled island. Paraguay is the only remaining country in South America

Lai says state visits are ‘basic right’ after trip he says Beijing tried to block

Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te said yesterday it was a basic right for countries to hold state visits, as he returned from his three-day trip to the

Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race

Snail race in Fenglin The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has grown a reputation as a place where life moves slowly and people can catch their

Court sentences ex-Tokyo Electron staff to 10 years in TSMC trade secrets case

A court in Taiwan sentenced a former employee of Japanese computer chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron to 10 years in prison yesterday in a landmark case over

Taiwan leader postpones Africa visit, accuses Beijing of ‘pressure’

Taiwan’s leader postponed a visit to Africa this week when three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure from China,

Taiwan opposition leader arrives in mainland-China on what she calls a ‘journey to peace’

In this photo released by KMT, leader Cheng Li-wun (left) toasts with China’s Director of Taiwan Affairs Office Song Tao during a dinner gala in Shanghai, Tuesday

After quieter weeks, Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near the island 

Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said yesterday, after a sharp drop in flights over the past two weeks

Taiwan’s AI-powered economy soars in the shadow of bubble fears

Asia Vital Components (AVC) Chairman Spencer Shen introduces the laboratory equipment during an interview with AP in New Taipei City In Taipei, real estate agent Jason

TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan

Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said yesterdayit will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a

Taiwan-US ties are ‘rock solid,’ the island’s leader says after Trump-Xi call

Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s leader said yesterday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone

China bans exports to Japan of dual-use goods that could enhance Tokyo’s military power

President Xi Jinping delivers his 2026 New Year message in Beijing China yesterday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan,

Beijing flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills

A Taiwan’s Mirage 2000 fighter jet runs past an airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, yesterday China’s People’s Liberation Army staged a

PLA stages drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions

President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses with other military officers after promoting to generals, back row, from left, Yang Zhibin of the Eastern Theater

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan

The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and

Panamanian lawmakers’ Taiwan trip sparks diplomatic row with China

Panama President José Raúl Mulino A planned trip by some Panamanian lawmakers to Taiwan has unleashed the latest diplomatic spat with China as the Central American country

A spat over Taiwan is threatening China-Japan ties

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of their meeting in Gyeongju, last month Less than a month into her term,

Beijing signals tougher measures after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks

Sanae Takaichi (2nd R, front) attends the extraordinary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo, last month Beijing has issued a cascade of warnings following

Gov’t warns residents to remain vigilant when traveling to Japan, following Beijing

Following the unexpected release of a notice by the Chinese authorities on Friday, advising Chinese citizens to “temporarily refrain from traveling to Japan,” and a similar

Prosecutors seize yachts, luxury cars and cash from man accused of running cyberscams

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a

Southern China cancels schools and flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches

Pedestrians walk along the waterfront of Victoria Harbor ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches Hong Kong, Tuesday (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei) Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily

China’s defense minister renews warnings to take over Taiwan as he opens security forum

China’s defense minister renewed warnings that his country would take over self-ruled Taiwan as he opened a security forum in Beijing yesterday. The “restoration” of Taiwan to

Beijing protests Taiwan’s visit to the Philippines

Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest

Opposition survives another recall vote, referendum on nuclear power fails

People arrive at a polling station in Taipei Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan this weekend, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back nuclear power

Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any conflict over Taiwan, despite China’s protest

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity to the

As US grapples with China relations, Taiwan’s leader scraps stop on American soil

The Taiwanese government has called off a plan for its leader to transit through the United States on his way to Latin America, The Associated Press

Taiwan will ‘not provoke confrontation’ with China, Hsiao says

TAIPEI — Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island's deputy leader said Friday, lamenting Beijing's "aggressive military posturing" against the island democracy that is part of

Taiwan begins 10-day military drills to counter Beijing threats

Taiwan on Wednesday launched annual military exercises intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade, including using so-called “gray zone tactics” deployed by China that stop just

China sends planes across central line in Taiwan Strait

China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan between late Thursday and early Friday, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides the

Taiwan adds Huawei and SMIC to export control list

Taiwan’s Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions between the

Beijing issues warrants for Taiwanese hackers, bans business for pro-independence links

China issued warrants yesterday for 20 Taiwanese people it said carried out hacking missions in the Chinese mainland on behalf of the island’s ruling party, while

Guam governor visits Taiwan, US territory would play key role in conflict scenario

Taiwan this week is hosting the governor of Guam, the U.S. Pacific territory that would almost certainly be a key player in any Chinese military moves against

Car runs a red light and kills three people, including two 12-year-old girls

A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks yesterday near the intersection where a driver plowed through pedestrians the previous day, killing three people

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