Taiwan commissions two new navy ships

Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou to visit mainland

The newspaper said they will participate in the Qingming Festival Memorial Ceremony for the Yellow Emperor held in Shaanxi province, said Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the State

New version of Taiwan history book published

Anew version of the “General History of Taiwan,” a history book first published more than 100 years ago, was revealed at a ceremony in Beijing this week, according

Taiwan’s giant chipmaker TSMC opens first plant in Japan as part of key global expansion

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. opened Saturday in an official ceremony its first semiconductor plant in Japan as part of its ongoing global expansion.

Taiwan protests after China boards a tourist boat near Kinmen Island

Taiwan yesterday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is

Two mainland fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan’s Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing

Two Chinese fishermen have drowned while being chased by Taiwan’s Coast Guard off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, the coast guard said Wednesday while accusing

Member of pro-unification Nationalists elected speaker in a prize for China

Han Kuo-yu of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists was elected speaker of the island’s legislature yesterday, a sort of a prize for mainland China. The Nationalists, also known as

Taiwan holds military drills to defend against ‘the threat of a Chinese invasion’

Almost every day, Chinese warships sail in waters around Taiwan and warplanes fly toward the island before turning back. What if they suddenly attacked? Taiwan’s military

Beijing steps up military pressure on Taiwan after the US and China announce talks

China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Saturday. The military pressure comes on

US Congressional delegation affirms bipartisan support for Taiwan

A bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress reaffirmed support for Taiwan during a visit yesterday, following the election of its new leader. The delegation’s visit is the

Six Chinese balloons flew over the island, while warplanes and ships also detected: Taipei

Taiwan said yesterday that six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just north of it, while Chinese warplanes and navy ships were

After Taiwan’s election, its new representative to the US offers assurances to Washington and Beijing

Taiwan’s top representative in Washington has a message for both the island’s Chinese adversaries and its American friends: Don’t worry that Taiwan’s new leader will worsen relations

Beijing blasts Marcos for congratulating Taiwan election winner

China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador yesterday and denounced President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s congratulatory message to the winner of Taiwan’s leader election, Lai Ching-te.

Shih Ming-teh, activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83

Shih Ming-teh, a democracy activist who helped lead Taiwan from authoritarianism to democracy and a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, died yesterday, his family

Ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins leader’s election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s major election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China

War of words after vote highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate

A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan’s executive and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan yesterday accusing Beijing of making “fallacious comments” and China criticizing the

KMT’s top candidate promises to boost island’s defense, restart talks with Beijing

One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in tomorrow’s major election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with Beijing, which claims the

Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force

Beijing's threats to use force to claim self-governed Taiwan aren’t just about missiles and warships. Hard economic realities will be at play as voters head

Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying Beijing launched a missile

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslated an alert into English on Tuesday, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the

Candidate Lai says he is willing to reopen talks with China

Taiwan's leading candidate William Lai said yesterday he hopes for a reopening of dialogue with China following almost eight years of Beijing’s near-complete refusal to communicate with

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