U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken said Wednesday that China is ditching the decades-long status quo and ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan toward what it calls “reunification.” …
Make Taiwan ‘indespensable,’ but do not provoke China, US pundit says
Taiwan should make itself “indispensable” for the global economy and refrain from provoking China, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman told a business forum in Taipei yesterday. Friedman, …
China has made a decision to put more pressure on Taiwan – Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said China has made a decision that the status quo over Taiwan is “no longer acceptable” and to put more pressure on the self-governing island.
China says it is ‘closer than ever’ to reunification with Taiwan
Doubling down on Chinese leaders’ vow to achieve the reunification of mainland China, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing, said the country’s forces are capable more …
How Ukraine Is Defying China To Deepen Ties With Taiwan
China may be walking a fine line with its understated backing of Russia, but Ukraine is attempting to strike a similar balance by growing ties with Taiwan. Beijing claims the island as its own and was …
China Says It’s Historically ‘Closer Than Ever’ to Taiwan Unity
China said it had taken a historical step toward achieving unification with Taiwan, days after the ruling Communist Party concluded a congress that handed President Xi Jinping another five years in …
China Likely to Ramp up Diplomatic ‘Attacks’ on Taiwan, Island’s Foreign Minister Says
China has stepped up diplomatic and military pressure to try to force Taiwan to accept Chinese rule. Taiwan’s government says only the island’s 23 million people can decide their …
U.S. Public Supports Help for Taiwan if China Attacks—Poll
A majority of Americans would back Taiwan in a crisis, but they were divided when it came to the nature of their support.
Taiwan needs to diversify away from China: minister
He added that one of Taiwan’s goals is to “try to diversify our trade partners, our trade market, so that we are not going to put all our eggs in one basket.” Taiwan’s trade has been pressured this …
Taiwan’s foreign investment surges with ‘no short-term issues’, but China clouds outlook
Approved foreign investment into Taiwan grew by 152 per cent over the first three quarters of the year, but Nancy Pelosi’s earlier visit and Xi Jinping’s latest call for reunification cloud the …