Taiwan’s economy expanded 2.98% in 2020, making it Asia’s fastest-growing in a year beset by Covid-19 disruptions. It even edged out China for the top spot for the first time in three decades. Besides …
The U.S. Military Alone is Not Enough to Save Taiwan
However, a landing in Kinmen was bloodily repulsed by Nationalist tanks in the Battle of Guningtou, barring the way for a final assault on Taiwan itself. Then events intervened, as the outbreak of the …
Air Macau to maintain only mainland, Taiwan routes in March
Local airline Air Macau will again only have flights between the SAR and Taiwan and Mainland China in March 2021 …
Asian Insider, Feb 1: Myanmar’s military coup; Calls for greater security in Indonesia’s Natuna region
Myanmar’s military says it will hold elections after one-year of emergency; Chinese and American airplane incursions near Taiwan; Indonesian lawmaker calls for security beef up as tensions escalate in …
A Taiwan man’s fine for leaving quarantine is revoked because he was kidnapped by debt collectors.
When the authorities in Taiwan believed a man had breached mandatory quarantine rules, they acted swiftly to issue a fine of $3,500. But in a pandemic-era twist on a classic case of mistaken identity, …
Most US opinion leaders back military defence of Taiwan if China invades, survey finds
But military intervention is opposed by the majority of the American public, though support has increased in recent years, according to think tank report.
U.S.-Taiwan Ties Boosted by Military Teamwork in South China Sea
A Taiwan Air Force spokesperson told Newsweek it started publishing U.S. aircraft activity near the island in order to make developments in the Taiwan Strait “more transparent.” …
Playing the Taiwan card
The option of establishing formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan should be vigorously pursued by South Block. Indo-Taiwan ties date back to the early 1950s, when Chiang Kai Shek, the former Chinese …
Shares in Taiwan and Shenzhen jump 2% as Asia-Pacific markets rise
On the trade front, the UK government recently announced that it had applied to join the Asia-Pacific trade bloc, formally known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Falcon Point Capital LLC Purchases 271 Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM)
Falcon Point Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) by 9.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional …