China’s commerce ministry extends investigation into Taiwan trade restrictions
The commerce ministry had initiated a trade barrier investigation encompassing categories such as agriculture, chemicals and textiles that could potentially face import…
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Most Taiwanese want DPP ‘taken off the shelf’, says ex-president Ma Ying-jeou
He also did not dismiss the possibility of a combined bid in which Kuomintang candidate Hou Yu-ih contests as the presidential candidate with Taiwan People’s Party’s Mr Ko…
Taiwan’s first homegrown submarine cannot stop the tide of reunification: Chinese defence ministry
National defence ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian also said that the Taiwan authorities will not be able to stop the trend of national reunification, regardless of the…
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarineTaiwan unveils first domestically built submarine
The first prototype, named Hai Kun, which means “mythical sea creature” in Chinese, was unveiled on Thursday at a ceremony in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.
Japan PM Kishida leans closer to Taiwan with hawkish Cabinet picks
Tokyo has also reportedly elevated security ties with Taipei by appointing an active government official – instead of a retired officer as per tradition – as its de facto…
Taiwan’s former top cop wants China talks if voted president
66-year-old Hou Yu-ih’s decades-long career, which saw him work his way up from a police officer to become Taiwan’s top law enforcement official, is a core part of the image…
Japan, US commanders stress readiness for Taiwan
Vice Adm. Akira Saito, commander in chief of the Self-Defence Fleet, and Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the US 7th Fleet, expressed concern over the Chinese military, which…
Cross-Strait marriages see sharp increase amid deepening integration: Report
In the first half of the year, 3,532 cross-Strait marriages were recorded, up 185 percent year-on-year, the report said.
US plans to expand scale of training of Taiwan military
According to sources close to US-Taiwan relations, it would be the first time for a Taiwan battalion, with a strength of 600 to 800 troops, to be trained by the US.
Taiwan has detected at least 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels near its borders
Taipei had already said some of those planes and warships were heading to an unspecified area of the Western Pacific to “conduct joint sea and air training” with China’s…