President Joe Biden said that China’s economic challenges have taken a toll and make it less likely to consider an invasion of Taiwan to force its unification with the mainland.
After China talks, Biden says Taiwan invasion unlikely
At the highest level talks with China in months, held opportunistically at the G20 summit, US President Joe Biden determined a Taiwan invasion was unlikely.
Biden meets Li Qiang, says China economic ‘crisis’ makes Taiwan invasion less likely
Speaking at a press conference in Vietnam, Biden touted the U.S. economy as the “strongest” globally. He told reporters that China’s growth was slowing due to a weak global economy as well as Chinese …
What I just saw in Taiwan is the key to stopping a Chinese invasion
I just returned from Taiwan, having met with President Tsai Ing-wen, her cabinet, and various ministries over a week-long trip to this island nation of 23 million. I was curious to see what …
TVBS 30th Anniversary Interactive Exhibition – Taiwan broadcaster aims to become a leading global and local media hub
TVBS, the Taiwanese broadcasting network that kicked off operations in 1993, marks its three-decade anniversary with a significant exhibition entitled …
Taiwan’s green energy gamble
China’s increasing militarism in the Taiwan Strait is no secret. Yet, as Taipei transitions from nuclear to renewable energy sources, it risks inadvertently amplifying its vulnerabilities and …
With controversy and clicks, Taiwan presidential hopeful aims to be a third-party exception
June 13, 2023 Over the last few decades, power has passed between the Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, which leans toward independence for Taiwan, and the Kuomintang, or KMT, which favors …
Taiwan’s election battle shaken up by billionaire’s second attempt at presidency
Terry Gou, the founder of the world’s largest iPhone maker Foxconn, announced Monday his second presidential campaign in Taiwan, joining an already crowded China-friendly camp to challenge the …
Most in Taiwan unworried about war with mainland
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As People’s Liberation Army fighter jets from China sped toward Taiwan last week, life on the self-governing island carried on as normal. Andy Huang, a restaurateur in Taipei …
The dark plots of Tajikistan
The high profile arrest in Dushanbe, the excellentof the founder of a Tajik-Iranian clinic with ties to the national security leadership has President Rakhmon’s supporters crying out for a …