China’s military on Thursday vowed to defeat all attempts at secessionism and urged the United States not to send the wrong signals on Taiwan independence, ahead of a trip by Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to Hawaii as part of a Pacific tour.
China could launch military drills near Taiwan over president’s Pacific visit, sources say
China is likely to launch military drills in the coming days near Taiwan, using President Lai Ching-te’s upcoming trip to the Pacific and scheduled U.S. transit as a pretext, according to assessments …
China blames US policy on Taiwan for defence leaders not meeting
China’s defence ministry blamed the United States’ stance on Taiwan for its minister not meeting his U.S. counterpart during a gathering this week in Laos.
Taiwan, democracy, development are China’s ‘red lines’, Xi tells Biden
China’s President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that the issues of Taiwan, democracy, human rights and rights to development are “red lines” for China and not to be challenged, the official state media Xinhua said on Sunday.
Taiwan’s APEC representative says no handshake or dialogue with China’s Xi, only wave
By Eduardo Baptista LIMA (Reuters) -Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s representative at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, said on Saturday that he greeted China’s President Xi Jinping with a wave,
Xi Tells Ishiba China Hopes Japan Will ‘Properly Handle’ History, Taiwan Issues
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that China hoped Japan would “properly handle” major issues of principle such as history and Taiwan, …
Taiwan’s Residential Real Estate Market Analysis 2024
For the country’s other major cities: Demand is increasing strongly again. In the first half of 2024, property transactions in Taiwan’s six largest cities – Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, …
Decades after martial law, Taiwan still grapples with authoritarian past
Taiwan has led an effort to rid itself of the symbols of Taiwan’s authoritarian past and tried to remove statues and portraits of first president Chiang Kai-shek, but there are still quarters of socie …
TSMC factory expansions fuel Taiwan property values
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Property prices in 10 Taiwan districts where TSMC has factories have surged by over 20% since 2020, with Baoshan Township in Hsinchu and Sinshih District in Tainan leading the …
Late-Season Tropical Storms Bear Down on Philippines, Taiwan
Two separate storms are set to hit the Philippines and Taiwan at the weekend as the western Pacific Ocean sees its most storm-active November in more than seven decades.