Tag: Taiwan

On China’s National Day, Dissidents Call on Beijing to Ends Its Abuses

As the Chinese regime celebrated its national day on Oct. 1, overseas dissidents drew attention to the communist party’s ongoing suppression of freedoms and human rights. Meanwhile, authorities across the country, including Hong Kong, put police on the streets to stamp out petitioners and protestors, as is usual practice ahead of important events. As a…


Geese Gather Around Man Playing the Harmonica in Taiwan

We have a very lovely and talented gentleman right here! And look at these friendly geese; they are even joining in, lending their voices to the song. This is just so wholesome!


At Event With UN Envoy, US Says Committed to Taiwan’s International Participation

TAIPEI—The United States remains committed to expanding Taiwan’s space for international participation, a senior U.S. diplomat said at an event with Taiwan’s foreign minister that was also attended by the deputy U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The Chinese regime claims Taiwan as its own, despite the fact that Taiwan is a de facto independent…


China Faces Power Shortage as Winter Nears

LinkedIn has blocked the profiles of some American journalists in China. The company says it’s over “prohibited content.” The United States stops a Chinese student from entering the country. He was sent back after arriving at an airport in Houston. It’s the fourth time it’s happened this year. Tensions persist between Australia and China. It’s…


Taiwan, on Chip Information Request, Says Respects US Laws

TAIPEI—Taiwan respects U.S. commercial law and rules but will help Taiwanese companies if they receive any “unreasonable requests”, the government said on Thursday after the United States pressed firms to provide information on the semiconductor crisis. The White House asked automakers, chip companies and others last week to provide information on the chip shortage that…


Taiwan Proposes Tightening Law to Counter Beijing’s Technology Espionage

Taiwan is looking to tighten its commercial secrets law to prevent China from stealing key technology, the top China-policy maker said on Sept. 29. The move flags Beijing’s long-term espionage efforts toward the self-ruled island. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is proposing a revision to an existing law governing China relations that would require technical…


China’s Bid for Russian Assault Helicopters a Threat to Taiwan: Experts

The Chinese military is reportedly set to purchase at least three dozen Russian attack helicopters to improve its amphibious assault capabilities. The deal would mark the third largest Sino-Russian arms trade ever and would bolster China’s capacity for a potential assault on Taiwan, as well as power projection across the Indo-Pacific more generally. It is…


Taiwan Says Needs Long-Range Weapons to Defend Against China

TAIPEI—Taiwan needs to have long-range, accurate weapons in order to properly defend itself against a China that is rapidly developing its systems to attack the island, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Monday. Taiwan this month proposed extra defence spending of almost $9 billion over the next five years, including on new missiles, as it…


Who Wants the CPTPP?

Commentary To join or be excluded from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has suddenly become the major question for both Beijing and Taipei. Initially proposed by the U.S. Obama administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was meant to be a highly sophisticated, up-to-date free trade agreement that, in addition to the United…


Inside the Book That Provides America a Strategy for Defeating China

The Epoch Times sits down with Elbridge A. Colby, author of the new book “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict,” to discuss America’s strategy for defeating China in a war over Taiwan. China aims to replace the United States as the dominant power in Asia, and it is…