Baseball fans will be let back into Taiwanese stadiums this week as the government begins relaxing some controls implemented to tackle coronavirus …
Taiwan keeps its borders shut despite virus success
Taiwan may have successfully contained coronavirus but it is still hunkering down for the long haul. The Taiwanese government said it was trying to reopen the country’s borders gradually for some …
Give Us First-Hand Information to Fight Virus, Taiwan Asks WHO
Taiwan’s health minister asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday to ensure the island had access to first-hand information about the coronavirus, saying that not having the full picture …
India Repatriation, Duterte, France: Your Wednesday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering an effort to repatriate thousands of Indians from abroad, a potential change in the virus’s timeline and how Taiwan is trying to keep baseball fans’ hopes alive. Jumbo …
Taiwan Rebuffs WHO, Says China Has No Right to Represent It
Taiwan Rebuffs WHO, Says China Has No Right to Represent It Taiwan’s exclusion from WHO, due to China’s objections which considers the island one of its provinces, has infuriated Taipei, which says …
Coronavirus Tensions: A Chinese Hawk Cautions Beijing On Taking Back Taiwan Now
Qiao Liang, a retired Chinese air force major general who normally takes a hawkish view about the country’s political issues, warned against Beijing’s objective to take back Taiwan.
Scotland Launched an Invasion During the Black Death. Does History Tell China to Attack Taiwan?
Put simply, coronavirus may put Taiwan in China’s crosshairs as much as the bubonic plague put England in Scotland’s sights.
Draft proposal would bring Taiwan to the table at WHO, in bid to push back at China influence
The Trump administration has circulated a draft proposal that would bring Taiwan to the table at the World Health Organization in an effort to push back against China and punish the global body for …
Taiwan’s ‘hidden champions’ help coronavirus fightback
Instead, they were from a clutch of machine tool companies — making the machines that help Taiwan’s industrial wheels turn. And what they were about to accomplish would reinforce their often …
U.S. Tweets Support for Taiwan, Sparking Opposition From China
The tweet from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said the 193-member global organization was founded to serve “all voices,” welcome “a diversity of views and perspectives” and promote human …