Despite the military exchanges between the US and Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, and despite their provocations against the Chinese mainland, it will not change the fact that …
China Doubles Military Flights Around Taiwan
For Taiwan’s leaders, there’s no easy response to what has been described as China’s “gray-zone” warfare—coercive activity short of war.
China’s warplane incursions into Taiwan air defence zone doubled in 2022
The military ramped up sorties and launched the largest war games in decades to protest against a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August
China Is Preparing for War, Retired General Warns
“Xi Jinping has made it quite clear…that he is going to make, from his perspective, China whole again by subsuming Taiwan,” H.R. McMaster said Sunday.
Taiwan dollar tumbles 10% against greenback
The New Taiwan dollar plunged almost 10 percent against the US dollar last year, the steepest decline in 25 years, as the greenback was bolstered by aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal …
New Year’s Eve – live: Thailand and Philippines welcome 2023 as fireworks light up the sky
New year’s celebrations are in full swing across Taiwan and the Philippines where 2022 is now but a distant memory. Families celebrated together in Manila while fireworks illuminated the sky in Taipei …
Covid in China: Officials must share data on its impact, says WHO
WHO officials say they want to see more data on hospitalisations, intensive care unit admissions and deaths. The United States, Spain, France, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have all imposed Covid tests for travellers from China,
Esper: Taiwan ‘not prepared enough’ for conflict with China
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Taiwan is “not prepared enough” for a potential Chinese invasion, though he is optimistic the island will get to that point. Esper, who traveled to Taiwan in …
Esper: Taiwan ‘not prepared enough’ for conflict with China
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Taiwan is “not prepared enough” for a potential Chinese invasion, though he is optimistic the island will get to that point. Esper, who traveled to Taiwan in …
China Sails Warships Near Guam in Warning to U.S. Over Taiwan
The Chinese deployment of its aircraft carrier Liaoning, which Japanese officials confirmed, capped a year of tensions with the U.S., particularly over Taiwan.