
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 21, 2022
Mike Pompeo to make Taiwan trip in rare visit by former top U.S. diplomat
Pompeo, a potential Republican presidential contender, will visit Taiwan from March 2 to March 5.
For Samson Ellis's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Pompeo, a potential Republican presidential contender, will visit Taiwan from March 2 to March 5.
Taiwanese citizens will vote Saturday on four questions, but it's a potential pork ban that has Washington worried.
Chinese officials and media made it clear that his companies were penalized because of donations to Taiwan’s ruling party.
Jamie Dimon knew right away Beijing wouldn’t like his joke about the Communist Party’s downfall, noting immediately afterward: "I can’t say that in China.”
Taiwan’s request to join the TPP, coming just days after China’s submitted its own bid, presents the member nations with a difficult choice: admit one, both or neither?
The talks are the latest sign of a more coordinated response among democratic governments concerned about China’s increasingly assertive actions.
"Such a meeting is not helpful for improving cross-strait ties and stabilizing the cross-strait region,” said a spokesman for the Beijing office that handles matters related to Taiwan.
Taiwan’s broadcast regulator has ordered the closure of one of the island’s most ardently pro-China cable news networks following a monthslong battle over journalistic standards and freedom of the press. The National Communications Commission will not renew the broadcast license of Chung T’ien News, its ...
Taiwan holds the world’s best virus record by far and reached the new landmark on Thursday, even as the pathogen explodes anew in Europe and the U.S.
Fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that an invasion could actually happen, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.