The US has approved an estimated $385 million arms sale to Taiwan. The US State Department gave the approval on Friday, a day before Taiwanese President Lai Ching-ter begins a Pacific tour. The British news agency Reuters reported this on Saturday. The report said that although Washington and Taipei do not have formal diplomatic relations, […]
Read MoreAlthough China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, the breakaway province has been seeking independence since 1949. That demand has now grown with time. That is why Taiwan is seeking help from foreign countries. And to achieve that goal, the region’s leader William Lai Ching will embark on his first foreign trip on Saturday. […]
Read MoreTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, complained that in the weeks leading up to its presidential election in January Chinese balloon activity took place at an “unprecedented scale”. Taiwan’s defence ministry on Monday reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan’s north, the first time since April it […]
Read MoreChina views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, a claim that Taiwan’s government rejects. The US is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic recognition. The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS news […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s representative at an Asia-Pacific summit met US President Joe Biden on Friday and invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future, with the two men having a “lively” exchange of views, the island’s delegation to the summit said. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international meetings both Taiwan and […]
Read MoreLin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s representative at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, said on Saturday that he greeted China’s President Xi Jinping with a wave, but there was no handshake or conversation, a sign of the tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Taiwan, which takes part in APEC as “Chinese Taipei” and does not send […]
Read MoreTyphoon Kong-Rei could hit Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, prompting the country’s meteorological department to issue warnings of heavy rain and winds in several parts of the island. The US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center said on Wednesday that the storm, with winds of about 300 kilometers per hour (186 miles per hour) at its […]
Read MoreThe United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. A senior US diplomat who helps manage ties with Taiwan has arrived in Taipei, the de facto US embassy said on Tuesday, as Taiwanese officials sought to downplay Donald Trump’s latest attacks of the island’s […]
Read MoreHuawei is restricted from buying the technology to protect US national security. Reuters could not determine how the chip ended up on the Huawei product. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company suspended shipments to China-based chip designer Sophgo after a chip it made was found on a Huawei AI processor, according to two people familiar with the […]
Read MoreThe United States has announced a $2 billion arms sale to Taiwan. The US State Department approved a package in this regard on Friday. The British news agency Reuters reported on Saturday that the package also includes an advanced air defense missile system tested in Ukraine. The United States is committed through a law to […]
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