Taiwan reports renewed China military activity
Democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for the past four years of regular Chinese military patrols and drills near the island, as…
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Cooperation needed on both sides of Strait
Cross-Strait trade volumes increased from $168 billion in 2012 to $319 billion last year, with accumulated actual investment from the island reaching $72 billion.
‘A historic moment’: Taiwan’s opposition agrees to joint bid for presidential election
After weeks of stalled discussions, the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party announced that they would team up and determine which party’s candidate would run for…
Where do we flee? Japan’s outlying islands brace themselves for war in Taiwan Strait
To defend its territory, the Japanese government has been fortifying the islands closest to the potential theatre of conflict with surveillance radar stations and missile units.
Beijing condemns Taiwan for probing firms linked to Huawei
The Taiwan authorities launched the investigation after a foreign media report alleged that the four Taiwan companies were assisting Huawei-connected firms to build infrastructure…
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…
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…