Tag: Taiwan

US Boosts Taiwan’s COVID-19 Fight With 750,000 Vaccine Doses

TAIPEI—The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country’s plan to share shots globally, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the self-ruled island’s fight against the pandemic. Taiwan is dealing with a spike in domestic cases but has been affected like many…


US Boosts Taiwan’s COVID-19 Fight With 750,000 Vaccine Doses Amid China Row

TAIPEI—The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country’s plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the self-ruled island’s fight against the pandemic. Taiwan is dealing with a spike in domestic cases but has been affected like…


US to Donate Vaccines to Taiwan Amid China Row

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States will give Taiwan 750,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of President Joe Biden’s move to share tens of millions of jabs globally, three American senators said Sunday, after the self-ruled island complained that China is hindering its efforts to secure vaccines as it battles an outbreak. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who…


3 US Senators to Visit Taiwan, Trip Likely to Irritate China

TAIPEI—Three U.S. senators will visit Taiwan on Sunday and will meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss security and other issues, Taiwan’s government and the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said on Saturday, a trip that will likely irritate China. The United States, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic ties with the island that…


3 US Senators to Visit Taiwan, Trip Likely to Irritate Chinese Regime

TAIPEI—Three U.S. senators will visit Taiwan on Sunday and will meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss security and other issues, Taiwan’s government and the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said on Saturday, a trip that will likely irritate the Chinese regime in Beijing. The United States, like most countries, maintains unofficial diplomatic ties with…


Taiwan Will Never Forget China’s Tiananmen Crackdown, Says President

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s people will never forget China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday. Taiwan is criticizing China and urging it to face up to what it did, to Beijing’s repeated annoyance. China claims Taiwan as…


EU, US, Indo-Pacific Should Join Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Influence: Conference at Lithuanian Parliament

The Lithuanian Parliament held an international conference on May 24 to address the potential consequences of economic coercion exerted by the Chinese communist regime on Lithuania and European Union states. The conference focused on how the European Union and the United States can strengthen their trans-Atlantic cooperation in dealing with China to counter its efforts…


CCP Blocks BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines From Taiwan, Pushes Chinese-Made Vaccines Instead

On May 26, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen condemned the Chinese communist regime for blocking the island’s deal to obtain COVID-19 vaccines from German company BioNTech. At the same time the regime has been pushing Chinese-made vaccines onto the island, a move described by one analyst as “vaccine warfare.” The president was speaking at a meeting…


China in Focus (May 26): Senators Debate Endless Frontier Act

Capitol Hill is debating the Endless Frontier spending bill. But one amendment has already passed–blocking funding for gain-of-function virus research in China’s Wuhan lab. The lab leak theory resurfaces in news headlines. U.S. President Joe Biden says he’s asked the intelligence community to dig deeper into the origins of the pandemic. China’s flood season kicks…


Australian PM Countering Beijing Hostility, Not Stoking Tensions: Former HK Lawmaker

A former Hong Kong lawmaker and a Chinese democracy activist have said that accusations the Australian government has inflamed tensions with Beijing are incorrect. Instead, the Chinese democracy activist said the Morrison government has taken “effective” measures to counter the Chinese regime’s aggressive posturing. Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui made his comments following remarks by…