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Novavax has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is nearly 90% effective and also works against the more contagious variant discovered in the U.K. And China has warned Taiwan that any move towards …
China Escalates War Rhetoric Over Taiwan: Do Not Test Our Determination
New threats against ‘Fortress Taiwan’ follow a broader recognition that Beijing believes Biden is adopting Trump’s same belligerent approach to China.
Taiwan GDP growth outpaces China for first time in three decades
Taiwan’s economic growth last year outpaced China for the first time in 30 years. The island’s gross domestic product expanded 2.98% in 2020, faster than the 2.3% of its neighbor across the Taiwan …
Cargill, Deutsche Bank Among Firms Taiwan Accuses of FX Speculation
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US-China tensions: Military flashpoints in Taiwan, Japan and South China Sea that could shape Biden’s entire China strategy
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China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence ‘means war’
China toughened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, warning after recent stepped up military activities near the island that “independence means war” and that its armed forces were acting in …
Taiwan Set to Reclaim Economic Lead Over China, But Only Briefly
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Taiwanese allegedly behind international scam arrested in Malaysia
The alleged mastermind of an international ‘Macau scam’, who is wanted in Taiwan, has been arrested in Ampang district in Selangor.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China tells Taiwan that independence ‘means war’: report
China on Thursday intensified its rhetoric directed towards Taiwan and said its independence would result in war.