China’s latest war games around the island, carried out last week, included simulating blockading key ports and areas, and assaulting maritime and ground targets, Beijing said. A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after drills by […]
Read MoreLin Hsin-i, chairman of government-backed investment fund Taiwania Capital and also a former economy minister, would represent Taiwan at the summit, the presidential office said in a statement. Taiwan’s presidential office said on Monday it had appointed a senior advisor to President Lai Ching-te as its envoy to this year’s APEC summit in Peru, one […]
Read MoreChina said the one-day drill, designated “Joint Sword-2024B”, was a warning against “separatist acts” after a national day speech last week by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te that Beijing had denounced. Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it had detected a record number of 153 Chinese military aircraft participating in China’s war games around the island […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s largest carrier has been weighing Boeing’s 777X and the Airbus A350-1000 as replacements for its fleet of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, mostly used on US and some high-density regional routes, according to industry sources. Taiwan’s China Airlines is not facing any political pressure on its decision about whether to buy Boeing or Airbus aircraft for […]
Read MoreOver the past five years or so, China’s military has significantly ramped up its activities around Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Most Taiwanese believe China is unlikely to […]
Read MoreTaiwan President Lai Ching Di said that China has no right to represent Taiwan. Because Taipei is in no way subordinate to Beijing. Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency gave this news in a report. In his National Day speech to the nation, Lai Ching said, ‘The Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) and the People’s […]
Read MoreThe United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. China has repeatedly demanded Washington stop selling weapons to Taipei, which it claims as its territory. US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defence support for Taiwan, the White House said, the […]
Read MoreTaiwan regularly gets hit by typhoons but they generally land along the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast facing the Pacific. Taiwan issued a land warning on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Krathon which is expected to intensify and cross the island’s densely populated west coast bringing torrential rain and strong winds. Taiwan […]
Read MoreThe Pacific is also an area of competition between Taipei and Beijing, as China whittles away at the number of countries which maintain formal diplomatic relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan. Three countries – Palau, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands – have stuck with Taiwan. A deputy Taiwan foreign minister will attend this week’s meeting of Pacific […]
Read MoreChina, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert those claims, which Taipei strongly rejects. Taiwan’s defence spending will rise 7.7% next year, outpacing expected economic growth, the cabinet said on Thursday, as the island adds more fighter jets and missiles […]
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