Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Raymond Greene attends a press conference in Taipei on September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The new de facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan said Wednesday (September 4, 2024) that the democratic island is “not the only target” of China’s “intimidation and coercion”, with more countries cooperating … Read more
File picture of a J-15 Chinese fighter jet aboard the Shandong aircraft carrier during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) | Photo Credit: AP China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, … Read more
Anchored in the heart of colonial San Salvador, a towering and expansive library was inaugurated this week by President Nayib Bukele, the latest sign of China‘s growing influence across Central America. With the Chinese ambassador at his side, Bukele toured the seven-story building, erected at a cost of $54 million paid for by China. The … Read more
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk walks next to Tesla’s Senior Vice President Tom Zhu and Vice President Grace Tao as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan is “not for sale”, the island’s Foreign Minister said in a stern rebuke to Elon Musk who asserted Taiwan … Read more
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more
An Air Force aircraft takes part in militarydrills by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, in this screengrab from a handout video released August 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign … Read more
File picture of Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., on August 12, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, the day after Taiwan Vice President William Lai returned to Taipei after making two stopovers in the United States as part of a trip to … Read more
China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island’s Defense Ministry said on July 22, 2023. File. | Photo Credit: AP China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island’s Defense Ministry said on July 22, marking a forceful display days before the democracy plans … Read more
Pacific Island state of Palau has been under intense pressure from China to snap diplomatic ties with Taiwan. A confirmation to this effect came from none other than Palau President, Surangel Whipps Jr himself when he said that Palau was under China’s pressure to switch recognition from Taiwan to China. The Pacific island nation of … Read more
While India and Taiwan do not maintain formal diplomatic ties, the two sides in 1995 decided to open a TECC in New Delhi and an “India Taipei Association” in Taipei, which was a “turning point” to promote relations, said Ashok Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In a … Read more