Tag: Taiwan
Is Tuvalu following the example of Nauru?: Taiwan is threatened with a new defeat by China due to a small state
Is Tuvalu following the example of Nauru? Taiwan is threatened with a new defeat by China due to a small state January 27, 2024, 2:03 p.m Listen to article This…
In Taiwan, a record number of six Chinese balloons detected in 24 hours
A record number of six Chinese balloons have been detected around Taiwan, including one above the island, the Ministry of Defense announced on Monday January 22 in Taipei. Five were…
Taiwan: 24 Chinese military planes detected around the island in 24 hours
Europe 1 with AFP 10:04 a.m., January 18, 2024 Taiwan counted 24 Chinese military planes around the island in the space of 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said Thursday.…
In Davos, Antony Blinken warns of the impact on global trade of geopolitical tensions in the Taiwan Strait
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2024. DENIS BALIBOUSE / REUTERS “The whole planet” would be affected by a…
Taiwan thanks US for support, China protests
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te thanked the United States for its support Monday during a meeting with an American delegation, with Beijing immediately reacting to oppose any official exchanges between Taipei…
Taiwan: President-elect promises to protect the island from “threats” from China
Sébastien Le Belzic with AFP // Credits: ANNABELLE CHIH / GETTY IMAGES ASIAPAC / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP 1:02 p.m., January 13, 2024modified to 6:22 p.m., January 13, 2024 Lai…
Taiwan: who is Lai Ching-te, elected president and seen as a “great danger” by China?
He described himself, in the past, as a “pragmatic architect of Taiwan’s independence”, but has since softened his speech: Lai Ching-te, elected president of the island on Saturday, is considered…
China says it is “firmly opposed” to any official exchange between Taiwan and the United States
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning during a press conference in Beijing, January 15, 2024. PEDRO PARDO / AFP China declared, Monday January 15, “firmly opposed” to any official exchange…
Pacific nation Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan
On August 5, 2008, the then President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, would receive the then President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen. Taiwan rolled out the red carpet in Nauru, then one…
Taiwan: Ruling party wins third term despite Chinese pressure
by Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese voters elected the candidate supported by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Lai Ching-te, as leader of the country on…
After Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taiwan, China’s strategy questioned
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te celebrates his victory with his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, Saturday, January 13, 2024. LOUISE DELMOTTE / AP As the afternoon…
After the presidential election in Taiwan, China repeats that any initiative in favor of independence will be “severely punished”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, January 14, 2024. MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS Barely elected president of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te (also known…