It was arguably three alphabetical letters — w, a, n — that sparked a fierce diplomatic showdown and trade dispute between China and Lithuania. Last November, Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in the …
Slovenia tries to head off row with Beijing over Taiwan office
Slovenian officials have attempted to head off a potential dispute with China by clarifying that any Taiwanese diplomatic presence in the country will refer to “Taipei” rather than “Taiwan”. The move …
Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan president pledges to ‘stride’ into the world
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to “stride out” into the world, sounding a defiant note in …
Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan president pledges to ‘stride’ into the world
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to “stride out” into the world, sounding a defiant note in …
How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan
A curious spat has unfolded in recent months between Lithuania, a small, Eastern European nation of less than 3 million people, and China, a superpower with an economy that could soon exceed that of …
Taiwan Excellence Announces the Winners of the “Sharing Is Caring” Global Campaign
After careful consideration of more than 700 proposals from 61 countries, Taiwan Excellence: Sharing is Caring, the inaugural global philanthropic campaign launched by Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade …
Citigroup Sells Taiwan Consumer-Banking Business to Singapore’s DBS
Citigroup has sold its consumer business in Taiwan to DBS Group as part of chief executive Jane Fraser’s strategy to simplify the U.S. bank’s operations and focus on more lucrative businesses. DBS …
Support of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, Chinese ambassador says
China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan’s independence, Beijing’s ambassador to Washington said in a US radio interview broadcast on …
Chinese ambassador calls Taiwan ‘the biggest tinderbox,’ warning it could lead to ‘military conflict’ between China and the US
China’s ambassador to the United States talked openly about the prospect of war with the US over Taiwan, long a point of friction.
China’s ambassador to US warns of possible military conflict over Taiwan
China’s ambassador to the US has warned that the two countries could face a “military conflict” over the future of Taiwan, in an unusually explicit reference to the prospect of war. “” Qin Gang told …