TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation of U.S. members of Congress on Monday in yet another sign of U.S. lawmakers’ support for the autonomous island China claims as its own. own territory. Taiwanese media showed the arrival of the delegation for the talks, but details of the meeting were … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — A US Congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey arrived in Taipei for an unannounced two-day visit, the second US Congressional delegation. Taiwan this month. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi provoked the wrath of China when she became the first American speaker to visit in 25 years at a time … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, just 12 days after a Visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi That prompted an angry China to launch days of threatening military exercises around the self-governing island that Beijing says should be brought under its … Read more
Kinmen Islands, Taiwan – A storm hits the small Taiwanese island of Kinmen. On an empty beach along the west coast of the island, strong waves hit a line of rusty defensive stakes, secured in concrete foundations, that extend like spikes on a hedgehog’s back along the stretch of shoreline. rocky. Further up the beach, … Read more
Beijing’s new trade blocs against Taiwan affect about 0.04% of their two-way trade, making them more political than economic. Beijing took action against Taiwan after Visit to the island of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi earlier this month despite warnings from Beijing. That included suspensions of imports of Taiwanese … Read more
Beijing’s new trade blocs against Taiwan affect about 0.04% of their two-way trade, making them more political than economic. Beijing took action against Taiwan after Visit to the island of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi earlier this month despite warnings from Beijing. That included suspensions of imports of Taiwanese … Read more
Beijing’s new trade blocs against Taiwan affect about 0.04% of their two-way trade, making them more political than economic. Beijing took action against Taiwan after Visit to the island of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi earlier this month despite warnings from Beijing. That included suspensions of imports of Taiwanese … Read more
PINGTUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan warned Tuesday that Chinese military exercises they are not just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island, but also reflect ambitions to control large swaths of the western Pacific, as Taipei has held its own exercises to underscore that it is ready to defend itself. Angry at the … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it was expanding threatening military exercises around Taiwan that have disrupted air and sea traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to world trade. The exercises it would include anti-submarine exercises, ostensibly aimed at US support for Taiwan in the event of … Read more
China’s military rehearsed an attack on Taiwan on Saturday as tensions continued to simmer after a visit to the island earlier in the week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The live-fire exercises by Chinese aircraft and warships, which began on Thursday, are expected to last until Sunday. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense detected “multiple batches of … Read more
