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2 days ago · It is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to become Taiwan’s motherland because the island’s government is older, Taiwan’s president has said in a carefully timed speech that ...
21 hours ago · “Actually, we’ve been through this ever since the People’s Republic of China existed,” Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, Taiwan’s top representative at the United States, told The ...
21 hours ago · More than 61 per cent of surveyed Taiwanese believed China was unlikely to invade Taiwan in the next five years, but saw Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island nation, according to a ...
21 hours ago · When Lai Ching-te was inaugurated as Taiwan’s new president in May, he thanked supporters “for refusing to be swayed by external forces” and called on China to cease “political and military intimidation.” Days later, Beijing sent its own blunt message to Taiwan’s newly elected president. China’s army, navy, air and rocket forces converged in nearby waters to test its readiness to ...
4 days ago · The republican government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists who set up the People's Republic of China, which continues to claim the island as its "sacred ...
21 hours ago · TAIPEI – Most Taiwanese believe China will likely not invade in the coming five years but do see Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island, a poll by Taiwan's top military think-tank ...
4 days ago · Much coverage and analysis focuses on the potential for war, much of it sexed up to drive traffic. Though cringe-worthy, much of it does help raise awareness of Taiwan’s situation and — as fellow Taipei Times columnist Michael Turton has frequently pointed out — increased awareness among key countries like the US, Japan and Australia, why Taiwan matters and is worth defending militarily.
