Tag: Taiwan
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New leader Lai urges Beijing to ‘choose dialogue over confrontation’
Taiwan’s new leader, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech yesterday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and ... -
Fact of both sides of Taiwan Strait belonging to one China will not change: spokesperson
No matter how the political situation on the Taiwan island changes, it will not change the historical and legal facts that both sides of the Taiwan ... -
Taiwan’s new leader inherits a strong international image, but political gridlock at home
In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s leader-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent leader Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their ... -
China slams US for ship’s passage weeks before new leader takes office
China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait less than two weeks before the island’s new leader takes office and while Washington and ... -
China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a ‘dangerous situation’
China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan yesterday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.” ... -
Ma Ying-jeou urges island’s next leader to respond ‘pragmatically’ to Xi’s diplomatic gesture
Former Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou urged Taiwan’s leader-elect to pragmatically respond to the diplomatic gesture made by President Xi Jinping and to recognize the one-China principle, ... -
Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing today (Wednesday) in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated ... -
Gov’t activates emergency mechanism for Macau students
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast during rush hour yesterday morning, sending tremors felt in the capital Taipei as well as in southern ... -
Xi and Biden discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues yesterday [Macau time] in a call meant to demonstrate a return ... -
Strongest earthquake in 25 years kills 9 people and traps 70 workers
The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour yesterday, killing nine people, trapping dozens in quarries and sending some residents scrambling ... -
US delegation pledges continued support for Taiwan
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan yesterday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. ... -
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
Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou will lead a group of Taiwan youths to the Chinese mainland from April 1-11 and visit places including Guangdong, Shaanxi and ... -
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 ... -
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. “We ... -
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 ... -
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 the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. Ministry ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 to ... -
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 ... -
Taiwan reports China allegedly sent four spy balloons over the island, some near key air force base
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base. The reported incursions ... -
Taiwan reports two Chinese balloons near its territory
Two Chinese balloons flew north of Taiwan, the island’s Defense Ministry said yesterday, as China increases pressure on the self-ruled territory it claims as its own ... -
US and Philippines conduct joint air, sea patrols not far from Taiwan
The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up ... -
Front-runner candidate picks former representative to US as running mate
William Lai (left) the candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and Hsiao Bi-kim The front-runner candidate in Taiwan’s top election has picked the long-term representative ...
