Tag: Taiwan

15 Human Rights Groups Urge NBC Not to Broadcast 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

SAN FRANCISCO—15 human rights groups gathered outside the NBC Sports office in San Francisco on Friday, Dec. 10 to call on the station not to air the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. In light of Human Rights Day, the groups—comprised of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy, and other human rights campaign…


Nicaragua Breaks Ties With Taiwan, Turns to Beijing

The United Nations chief plans to visit Beijing for the Olympics. The decision comes amid a diplomatic boycott by the United States and some of its allies. Friday is International Human Rights Day. Numerous abuses have been reported as commonplace inside China and under other regimes. But now, people are standing up to offer a…


The ‘Biden Gap’: Japan Takes Diplomatic Lead in Defense of Taiwan

Commentary The fallout from America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan continues to influence the perception of the United States by allies and adversaries alike around the world. Japan and China are key examples of nations reacting to the Biden administration’s weakness to further their national interests. Strategic Ambiguity Means Weakness The Biden administration’s characterization of the…


Nicaragua Breaks Relations With Taiwan, Recognizes China

The government of Nicaragua announced Thursday that it has terminated “diplomatic relations” with Taiwan and ceased to have “any contact or official relationship”, declaring that it recognizes “there is only one single China” in the world. “The People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China and Taiwan is an…


Defending Taiwan: Think Globally and ‘Look Up’

Commentary U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said last week that Chinese air force movements toward Taiwan look like a “rehearsal” for an invasion.” It is good that America’s military leadership is finally realizing that Xi Jinping is serious when he says he will use force, if necessary, to seize Taiwan. Yet, in recent years…


China’s New Radio Psychological Warfare Against Taiwan Attempting to Manipulate Election: Experts

The Chinese communist regime’s recent radio show has been broadcasting in Taiwan. Its soft propaganda is causing concerns with experts over infiltration of and influencing of the Taiwan election next year. The Chinese state-run Central Radio and Television Station launched “The Voice of the Taiwan Strait” in March, under the slogan “A Family Across the…


EU Introduces New ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’ Amid China-Lithuania Dispute

On Wednesday, the European Commission considers a new strategy to assert its interests amid increasingly politicized trade disputes with China and the United States, as it prepares to face off against China over a diplomatic dispute arising with the Republic of Lithuania. In recent years, the EU has been vulnerable to economic coercion from larger…


Canadian Government Agencies and Corporations Should Not be Complicit in CCP’s Claim Over Taiwan: Tory MP

Canadian institutions and corporations must not be complicit in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) effort to delegitimize and oppress Taiwan, Conservative MP Michael Cooper says. Members of the Taiwanese community in Canada have recently made complaints to Cooper that they were forced to indicate “Taiwan, Province of China” when specifying their nationality in applications to…


US, Taiwan Discuss Chips, to Cooperate Under New Framework

TAIPEI—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed chip supply chains during a call with her equivalent in Taiwan and the two will cooperate on technology trade and investment through a newly established mechanism, her office said. The United States has repeatedly pressed Taiwan, as a major chip producer, to do more to help resolve a global…


US Won’t Send Officials to Beijing Winter Olympics

The United States says it will not send an official delegation to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics over the regime’s human rights abuses. The United States chooses a clearer rhetoric toward China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific. It’s set to help maintain America’s competitive upper hand over the communist regime. Another nation in Europe sends…