Indiana’s governor arrived in Taipei today, becoming the latest US official to visit Taiwan and defying Chinese pressure not to make such trips. China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory despite strong objections from the Taipei government, has been holding war games and exercises near Taiwan since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid […]
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China: Foreign Ministry warns US about trade talks with Taiwan
Following opposition from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The country’s government also said on Thursday that Beijing will take resolute steps to defend its territorial integrity and urged the US not to make a wrong judgment after Washington and Taipei agreed to start trade talks in early fall. This comes […]
Formal US/Taiwan trade deal talks to begin in fall
The governments of the United States and Taiwan are set to begin formal negotiations in the fall for a bilateral trade and investment agreement, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced Wednesday, amid a serious escalation of tensions with China. The talks are part of an initiative that was only announced in June and already led […]
China sanctions 7 officials who support Taiwan independence
China’s government has imposed sanctions on seven Taiwanese officials who support the island’s independence, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported today. The sanctions follow US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei this month, a move Beijing says sent the wrong message to pro-independence forces in Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province. reunite with […]
With military tension, China responds to the new US visit to Taiwan
China’s military said it had increased the number of military exercises near Taiwan on Monday, as a group of US lawmakers visited the island and met with President Tsai Ing-wen, in what Beijing said was a violation of its sovereignty. A US congressional delegation led by Senator Ed Markey landed in Taiwan yesterday for a […]
New US visit to Taiwan – Congressional delegation lands on the island
LAST UPDATE: 16:05 A US congressional delegation led by Senator Ed Markey landed in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day visit, a trip that risks keeping tensions with China high after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit earlier this month . As Bloomberg reports, the delegation will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph […]
War trials in the Taiwan Strait
By Kostas Raptis “As long as the Taiwan issue is not resolved, exercises like the ones you saw are not going to stop.” This statement by Chinese military analyst Song Zonping in the online edition of Beijing’s hard-line English language newspaper “Global Times” reflects in the clearest way the prevailing climate regarding the island which […]
Taiwan: The island’s Foreign Ministry expresses its ‘sincere gratitude’ to the US for maintaining peace in the Straits
Taiwan’s foreign ministry today expressed its “sincere gratitude” to the United States for taking “concrete measures” to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the region, Reuters reports. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that China’s “unprovoked military and economic intimidation” had “further strengthened the unity and resilience of the global democratic […]
Taiwan: A war is not imminent, but the risk is high in the medium and long term – Danske Bank
Tensions soar with growing fear of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the not too distant future. Although the risks are increasing, economists continue to see a fairly small chance of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the next two years. However, the risk of war in the medium and long term is highin your […]
China’s new trade restrictions on Taiwan are ‘a drop in the ocean’
Beijing’s new trade restrictions against Taiwan affect about 0.04 percent of their bilateral trade, making them more political than economic, CNBC notes. Beijing took action against Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island earlier this month, despite Beijing’s warnings. This included the suspension of imports of Taiwanese citrus fruits, frozen fish, sweets […]