Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat between the two over fruit. Relations between Taipei and Beijing, which ...
The Chinese Defense Ministry said military exercises will be "conducted regularly” based on the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the need to maintain sovereign security.
Taipei has warned of an urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of a "severe threat" from its giant neighbor China.
Japan to donate 1.3 million more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan and Asian neighbors
Taiwan will get 500,000 more doses, bringing Japan's total donation to the island to 3.9 million, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters.
U.S. reportedly considering Taipei's proposal to add 'Taiwan' to name of Washington office
The name change would assuredly anger Communist-led mainland China, which views the democratic, self-ruled island as part of its sovereign territory.
Fitch upgrade of ‘Taiwan, China’ jolts traders and irks Taipei
Fitch Ratings referred to Taiwan as being part of China in the headline of a ratings announcement for the first time since at least 2003, triggering a rebuke from the government in Taipei.
Meteorologists have marveled at how quickly Chanthu morphed into a powerful storm after it first emerged on Monday in between Guam and the Philippines.
Amid setbacks, Prime Minister Suga had successes too
While Suga will be remembered most for his handling of COVID-19, his time in office also included actions that saw important policy outcomes during a period of severe challenges.
U.S. needs to review Taiwan policy, ex-Pacific Command chief Harry Harris says
Retired Adm. Harry Harris said Washington should reassess its policy of "strategic ambiguity" on whether it would intervene militarily to protect Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack.
U.S.-Japan alliance to take hit from Suga’s decision to step down
While the overall direction in the two countries' relations is unlikely to shift, progress is likely to be stymied by the change in Japanese leadership.
Taiwan scrambles jets amid renewed Chinese military activity
The latest Chinese incursion into Taiwan's air defense identification zone involved 10 J-16 and four Su-30 fighters, as well as four H-6 bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons.
After Suga, China to keep close eye on any shift in Japan's Taiwan policy
The Chinese leadership under President Xi Jinping is expected to adopt a "well-balanced" diplomatic strategy that would not hurt its ties with Japan as its relations with the U.S. sour.
