Taiwan’s current President Tsai Ing-wen (R) waves as outgoing president Ma Ying-jeou (L) looks on during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Taipei on May 20, 2016. | Photo Credit: AFP Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou is “at his host’s disposal” when it comes to meetings with senior leaders during a trip to China this month, … Read more
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Ms. Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters. She said she will shoulder the responsibility as she … Read more
Taiwan is nervous that Beijing may take advantage of a distracted West to ramp up pressure on the island amid the crisis in Ukraine, but there have been no unusual manoeuvres by Chinese forces in recent days, officials in Taipei say. The government, always on alert to what they view as Chinese provocations, last month … Read more
Taiwan needs to be on alert for China‘s “over the top” military activities, the premier said on Tuesday, after a record 56 Chinese aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone, while the president said the island would do what it took to defend itself. Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese air force planes in the southern … Read more
Taiwan launched a new English-language news and media streaming platform on Monday aiming to give it a greater voice on the world stage and help to tackle Beijing’s “squeeze” of the Chinese-claimed island on the world stage. Taiwan+, backed by T$775 million ($28 million) in government funding, will broadcast content online focusing on news, as … Read more
The Chinese military has conducted an amphibious landing exercise in waters near Taiwan, days after a delegation of the US senators visited the estranged island in a military plane as a show of support. According to a statement by the Eastern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army, its 72nd Group Army carried out naval … Read more
Taiwan launched an amphibious transport ship Tuesday that’s the first from its new naval shipbuilding program begun as China escalates its threats to use military force to annex the island it claims is its territory. President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launching ceremony at a shipyard in the southern port city of Kaohsiung for the … Read more
Taiwan has begun mass production of a long-range missile and is developing three other models, a senior official said on Thursday, in a rare admission of efforts to develop strike capacity amid growing Chinese pressure. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military activity near the island, as it tries … Read more
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wished China a happy Lunar New Year on Tuesday, but said she would not yield to Chinese pressure and reiterated a call for dialogue to resume with Beijing, which China rejected. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity around the island in recent … Read more
Taiwan and its top leadership have gained huge popularity among Indian netizens in recent weeks amid the standoff with China in Ladakh. Last month wishing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen tweeted, “Happy birthday to prime minister of India @narendramodi. Wishing you good health, happiness & continued success in your … Read more