China poised for military drills after Taiwan leader’s speech – sources
President Lai Ching-te will deliver a key speech on Oct. 10 in a grand celebration in front of the presidential office in Taipei to mark the 113th birthday of the Republic of…
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‘Impossible’ for People’s Republic of China to be our motherland, Taiwan president says
Mr Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a “separatist”. He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic…
Taiwan girds for weakening typhoon Krathon, shuts down for second day
Krathon is forecast to make landfall as a much weaker category 2 typhoon around midday at the major southwestern port city of Kaohsiung. The government, though, is still warning…
China calls on US to stop arming Taiwan
This comes after the United States approved $567 million in defence support for the island, the latest move to boost its military capabilities.
US President Biden approves $567 million in defence support for Taiwan, White House says
The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. China has repeatedly demanded Washington stop…
Japan warship sails through Taiwan Strait for 1st time to counter increasingly assertive China
The Sazanami traversed the strait Wednesday in a move aimed at keeping in check China.
Mainland slams Taiwan’s ‘economic coercion’ claim
Such claims are a complete distortion of the facts, said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the office, at a press conference on Wednesday.
Taiwan investigators widen probe into Lebanon device blasts
Questions abound over where the devices came from and how they were supplied to the militant group after hundreds of pagers and two-way radios detonated across Lebanon on Sept 17,…
Animation voice acting connects both sides of the Strait
"I hope you promote standard Mandarin," famous voice actor Kuan Chihhung said in a cross-Strait exchange activity in August this year, when speaking of the Chinese dubbing…
US military companies sanctioned for arms sales to Taiwan
The sanctions came after the US Department of Defence's Defence Security Cooperation Agency confirmed on Tuesday that the US State Department had approved a $228 million arms sale…