Typhoon Doksuri Heads for Philippines, Taiwan and Southern China
Typhoon Doksuri, packing winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit China later this week. It also threatens Taiwan.
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Taiwan: teenage girl sexually abused in botched sting operation
Police had asked the 13-year-old to assist them in an undercover operation by meeting a man she had accused of blackmailing herTwo Taiwanese police officers are under investigation after a teenager was assaulted by a man she had accused of blackmail, w…
(Re)assessing the near-term Chinese carrier threat in a Taiwan scenario
In this new op-ed, Ben Ho of IISS looks deeply at the question of how China may use its aircraft carriers in a Taiwan invasion.
China says its ‘priority’ is to stop Taiwan VP visiting U.S. next month
BEIJING (Reuters) — It is China’s “priority” to stop Taiwan’s vice president and presidential frontrunner William Lai from visiting the United States next month, the country’s ambassador in Washington said on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up its warning…
China Warplanes Make Biggest Taiwan Incursion in Three Months
Following recent visits by U.S. and Canadian lawmakers to Taiwan, China deployed the most warplanes into sensitive areas around the island since large-scale military exercises in April.
Biden Bets High-Level Diplomacy Can Cool Fiery Relations With China
President Biden hopes the diplomatic trips this summer by his aides lead to frank talks with Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials before the 2024 U.S. elections.
The US and China are talking again, but what happens next?
After years of deepening economic and military mistrust between the superpowers, they were finally back in a room togetherWhen Janet Yellen left Beijing on Sunday after four days of talks, the US treasury secretary in effect admitted that the delegatio…
‘Ukrainian strategy has become a model’: Taiwanese beef up military to face China threat
Conscripts will serve longer in attempt to improve current crop of ‘strawberry soldiers’ who bruise too easilyFor many people in Taiwan, the threat of conflict with China is a distant prospect that has been lingering in the air for some seven decades. …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Criticizes China’s Measures Against U.S. Firms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li QiangBeijing: Amidst the ongoing tensions between the United States and China, American executives have expressed their frustration regarding the difficult and sometimes hostile business environment they encounter in China, The New York Times reported.Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen echoed these concerns during her visit to Beijing,
India Facilitates, Promotes Interactions With Taiwan: MEA On Taipei Economic And Cultural Centre In Mumbai
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said the Indian government’s policy on Taiwan is clear and consistent, and the government facilitates, promotes interactions in areas of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education and other such people to people contacts and exchanges.The MEA official spokesperson was responding to a question on