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In U.S.-China Tech Feud, Taiwan Feels Heat From Both Sides
The island’s biggest chip maker has been a coveted partner to both battling giants. But rising nationalism is making it harder to keep the middle ground.
U.S. puts China at top of forced labor list
The United States on Wednesday identified China as the global hotspot for goods made with forced labor, highlighting growing concern over treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region.
U.S., Taiwan to team up on infrastructure in pushback against China
The United States and Taiwan will work together on infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region and Latin America, officials said on Wednesday, in an implicit pushback for China's own massive regional investment plans.
Beijing blocks Wikipedia from UN agency to resist ‘Western values’: analysts
China’s move to deny observer status for Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia’s parent, at the World Intellectual Property Organization dovetails with Beijing’s policy of limiting international recognition of Taiwan.
Taiwan defence chief says no signs China is preparing for war
There are no signs that China is preparing for all-out war with Taiwan, such as massing troops along its eastern coast, Taiwan's defence chief said on Tuesday, after repeated Chinese drills near the island that China claims as its own.
Taiwan threatens to punish singers for role in mainland TV gala
The pair could be fined the equivalent of US$17,000 for performing on the show to mark National Day.
China holds simultaneous military drills in four seas, again
China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.
With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute
Taiwan said on Monday the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure.
Taiwan says 46 incidents involving Chinese planes in last 9 days
Tension between China and Taiwan has intensified since President Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected in a landslide in January.
Hawk or dove? Birdwatching world's feathers ruffled over Taiwan independence
Plea to remember ‘birds do not know borders’ amid spat between Taiwan’s largest bird conservation group and UK-based BirdLife International
Taiwan: China's military flew surveillance planes on 3 days
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Thursday condemned recent Chinese military activity after Beijing sent two military surveillance planes toward the island for three straight days, calling it a “deliberate provocation...
Tsai vows to bolster Taiwan’s global supply chain in semiconductors
Tsai tells corporate representatives her government will do its best to provide talent and create an advanced processing centre.
Pompeo urges US states to rebuff China’s ‘sinister’ attempts at engagement
The US secretary of state also encourages greater cooperation with Taiwan by local officials.
West, legal experts press China on case of 12 detained Hong Kong citizens
Western diplomats and legal experts urged China on Wednesday to clarify the status of 12 Hong Kong residents arrested by China at sea last month and whether they have seen lawyers of their choice.
TSMC warns China-U.S. deleveraging will drive up costs
The deleveraging of China-U.S. supply chains and protectionism on both sides of the Pacific will only drive up costs and limit the flow of ideas, the chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd said on Wednesday.
Taiwanese president Tsai visits military base after PLA ‘provocations’
Taiwan has the ‘ability’ and ‘resolve’ to safeguard its territory, she tells about a hundred pilots and crew members.
Taiwan president praises 'heroic' pilots who intercepted Chinese jets
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen praised on Tuesday the "heroic performance" of air force pilots who have been intercepting Chinese jets that have approached the island, as its armed forces held drills to simulate repulsing an attack.
Taiwanese military says island’s forces will fire back if attacked
Defence ministry says it reserves right to act in self-defence and launch a counter-attack but will not allow escalation.
China’s Threats of War Push Taiwan to Boost U.S. Economic Links
It’s hard to find a world leader who’s had a better 2020 than Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
China air force video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. base on Guam
China's air force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam, as regional tensions rise.