Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan …
China is investigating a Taiwanese boyband for lip-syncing, prompting accusations of election interference
The Taiwanese government says that China began the investigation to pressure the boyband into supporting Chinese rule over the island nation.
China Calls Taiwan President Frontrunner a Destroyer of Peace
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government called the frontrunner for Taiwan’s next president “confrontational” and a destroyer of peace after he spoke at a presidential debate and said the island’s …
How an impasse in the South China Sea drove the Philippines, US closer
Three of the four new sites the Philippines has given US troops access to are in the north of the main Philippine island of Luzon, facing Taiwan. They are the Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Isabela …
Taiwan presidential candidates address controversies over properties; family home, condo & parking lot
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai addressed allegations about his family home, while Kuomintang’s (KMT) Hou You-ih and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Ko …
The worshippers caught between China and Taiwan
Many Taiwanese follow religions with deep ties to China, which delights Beijing but worries Taipei.
Xi Jinping reasserts China’s sovereignty over Taiwan ahead of crucial election
Xi Jinping has claimed that China’s “reunification” with Taiwan was “inevitable”. The Communist Party of China asserts ownership of Taiwan even though it has never governed the territory. While Chinese officials express a desire for peaceful “reunification”,
Are China’s actions in the South China Sea a harbinger of things to come for Taiwan?
One hundred and twenty miles off the coast of Palawan in the Philippines sits the Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II-era landing vessel that hosts a small contingent of Philippine marines and serves …
Commercial property deals in Taiwan increase 2.8%
Commercial property transactions in Taiwan increased 2.8 percent to NT$137 billion (US$4.46 billion) this year, mainly due to demand for offices and factories, but land deals tumbled 20.4 percent to a …
China reaffirms its military threats against Taiwan weeks before the island’s presidential election
Weeks before Taiwan holds elections for its president and legislature, China renewed its threat to use military force to annex the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory.