Tag: Taiwan
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Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project
Taiwan plans to buy 6 million metric tons (6.6 million U.S. tons) of liquefied natural gas annually from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could ... -
Beijing sanctions Paraguay and Belize officials over ties with Taiwan
China sanctioned Paraguay’s communications minister and Belize’s foreign minister on Monday over ties with Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own. The sanctions against ... -
Mainland experts say Taiwan leader’s speech shows separatist agenda unchanged, undiminished
Beijing criticized Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te’s Saturday speech, accusing him of promoting separatism and confrontation despite his pledges to preserve peace and strengthen dialogue, while mainland ... -
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from Beijing
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders at the opening of an economic and cultural office Monday (yesterday, Macau time) to aid Taiwanese businesses and citizens ... -
Taiwan says US arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14B package remains on hold
BANGKOK — Taiwan’s defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over ... -
Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales
As China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island — despite ... -
China expands maritime pressure east of Taiwan
China is extending its maritime presence to the waters east of Taiwan, opening a new front in its campaign to pressure the self-governing island, according to ... -
Beijing warns of ‘consequences’ for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend islands summit
China warned of “consequences” for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a ceremonial event at a Pacific leaders summit, where major powers already had ... -
Japanese lawmakers travel to Beijing, seeking to mend ties after Takaichi’s Taiwan remark fallout
A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, including one from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party, headed to Beijing yesterday to meet with Chinese officials for the ... -
US pulls last aircraft carrier from Asia as Iran war strains Pacific presence amid China tensions
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China ... -
Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed
For 30 minutes, the internet in parts of Taiwan crawled. The slowdown yesterday for people in Taipei, and six other cities and localities was part of ... -
In Taiwan, Mainland-born spouses face questions of loyalty, and discrimination
The day after Li Chen-hsiu was sworn in as a member of Taiwan’s Legislature, she was questioned about whether she belonged — about her nationality, about ... -
Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki anniversary ceremony
Taiwan’s top economic representative in Japan said he boycotted this year’s memorial marking Nagasaki’s 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city, accusing ... -
Taiwan kicks off annual military drills
Taiwan kicked off annual military exercises yesterday aimed at simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion, according to Taipei sources. The live-fire exercises will test ... -
China defends patrols east of Taiwan after three European nations raise alarm
China yesterday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after Britain, France and Germany expressed alarm about what they described as “novel Chinese activity.” ... -
Taiwan’s spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips
Taiwan’s intelligence agency said Sunday it is establishing an information-reporting channel for Chinese nationals to offer tips securely, at a time when tensions between Beijing and the ... -
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new chip powering Windows laptops
Nvidia unveiled yesterday new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new personal computer models from brands ... -
Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns ... -
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 ... -
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 [AP Photo] Paraguay ... -
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 and ... -
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
The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has grown a reputation as a place where life moves slowly and people can catch their breath. Rather than push against ... -
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 ... -
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, his ... -
Taiwan opposition leader arrives in mainland-China on what she calls a ‘journey to peace’
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she’s calling a “journey for peace” as ... -
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 had ... -
Taiwan’s AI-powered economy soars in the shadow of bubble fears
In Taipei, real estate agent Jason Sung is betting that home prices around a high-tech industrial park in the northern part of Taiwan’s capital will soon ... -
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 boost ... -
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 ... -
China bans exports to Japan of dual-use goods that could enhance Tokyo’s military power
China yesterday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve military purposes to Japan, a move that comes at time of heightened tensions between the two ... -
Beijing flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills
China’s People’s Liberation Army staged a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan yesterday, unleashing a live-fire show of force as part of what it ... -
PLA stages drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions
China’s military yesterday dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island of Taiwan, a move Beijing called a “stern warning” ... -
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 drones, ...
