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Taiwan leader warns against 'turning a blind eye' to aggression
Mar 02, 2022 (AFP)
The delegation, led by ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and retired admiral Michael Mullen, arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday at a time of rising tensions be...
Heavyweight unofficial US delegation visits Taiwan: US official
Feb 28, 2022 (AFP)
The visit, held amid simmering tensions with China over Taiwan and the crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, does not include current US officials. Ho...
US warship transits Taiwan Strait
Feb 26, 2022 (AFP)
The voyage through the Taiwan Strait by the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson was a routine transit, the US Seventh Fleet said. "Th...
Taipei condemns Russia over Ukraine; China says different issue to Taiwan
Feb 23, 2022 (AFP)
Self-ruled democratic Taiwan has watched the Ukraine situation closely, as China claims sovereignty over the island and has vowed to seize it one day -- by forc...
Taiwanese Olympian faces punishment for wearing China uniform
Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)
China and Taiwan have been at odds for decades as Beijing regards the island as its territory, vowing to seize it one day -- by force if necessary. Self-ruled, ...
Taiwan researchers join ISRO in satellite launch mission for first time
Feb 15, 2022 (Sputnik)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday launched a satellite, INSPIRESat-1, jointly developed by a team of international researchers, including ...
China 'cannot dictate' Somaliland's relations with Taiwan: minister
Feb 11, 2022 (AFP)
Ties between the breakaway African region and Taiwan have grown closer in recent years, swapping de facto embassies in 2020 and finding common ground as thrivin...
Lithuania downplays Chinese suspension of its beef imports
Feb 10, 2022 (AFP)
The small EU remember enraged China last year when it allowed Taipei to open a representative office in Vilnius under the name of Taiwan -- a significant diplom...
Somaliland minister hails 'milestone' visit to Taiwan
Feb 09, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan and Somaliland are both thriving, self-run democracies that remain mostly unrecognised by the wider world. Finding common ground in their peculiar and is...
Lithuania urges countries to resist Chinese 'coercion'
Feb 09, 2022 (AFP)
Joking that the two nations were part of an "exclusive club" of those targeted by Beijing, Gabrielius Landsbergis said "we are definitely not the last." Flanked...
Taiwan welcomes arms sale worth $100mn from US
Feb 08, 2022 (AFP)
Self-ruled democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of its territory to be seized one da...
Taiwan welcomes second US arms sale worth $100 mn under Biden
Feb 08, 2022 (AFP)
Self-ruled democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as part of their territory to be seized one ...
Tiny Taiwan Winter Olympics team weathers frosty Beijing ties
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
China views self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary. The last time Beijing hosted the Oly...
Taiwan delegation to attend Beijing Olympics ceremonies as 'required'
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
The about-turn comes as relations between Beijing and Taipei are at their lowest in decades, with China ramping up military and economic pressure against the se...
Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympics ceremonies
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
The decision comes at a time when relations between Beijing and Taipei are at their lowest in decades with China ramping up military and economic pressure under...
US, Taiwan VPs 'spoke briefly' at Honduras presidential inauguration
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
China considers democratic, self-ruled Taiwan a part of its territory, to be retaken by force if necessary, and says its status is one of the most sensitive iss...
EU launches WTO case against China over Lithuania row
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
The move by Brussels was a further deterioration in ties between China and the bloc, with a long-negotiated investment deal already on the rocks after both side...
Hong Kongers move to Taiwan in record numbers
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
Democratic Taiwan has long attracted Hong Kong people seeking an alternative to their city's frenetic pace and sky-high rents. But the flow has accelerated sinc...
China sends second-largest incursion of jets into Taiwan defence zone
Jan 24, 2022 (AFP)
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory to eventually be reclaimed, b...
Taiwan VP to make US stopovers during Honduras visit
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
China regards democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as its own, to be retaken by force if necessary, and has long said its status is one of the most sensitive and impor...
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