The Chinese Communist Party threatened to take all necessary measures to severely punish Taiwan’s foreign minister on Wednesday for remarks made on Twitter, leading Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a statement saying that Beijing was being “absurd and ridiculous.” On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Twitter that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had…
Taiwan Says Chinese Regime’s Threat Against Island’s Foreign Minister ‘Absurd and Ridiculous’
Australian PM Corrects ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Comments on Taiwan Policy
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has corrected remarks he made that Australia supports a “one country, two systems” approach to Taiwan, which has angered opposition politicians. Morrison twice referred to a “one country, two systems” approach towards Taiwan, which adopts the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) policy. In fact, since 1979, Australia’s official policy recognises the CCP as the…
Taiwan Denounces China’s ‘Shameless Lies’ About WHO Access
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s foreign minister criticised what he called China’s “shameless lies” on Tuesday in an escalating dispute about Beijing blocking the island from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying China clearly did not care about Taiwan’s people. The United States and the Group of Seven nations (G7) have called for Chinese-claimed but democratically ruled Taiwan to…
Denmark Draws China Ire for Inviting Taiwan Leader to Speak at ‘Democracy Summit’
May 10, 2021
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COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s foreign minister defended democratic values alongside Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, drawing criticism from China which considers fiercely democratic, self-ruled Taiwan its “sacred” territory. China has never renounced the use of force to ensure eventual unification with Taiwan, an island it views as a breakaway province. Denmark and all but a handful of…
No Way for Europe to Be ‘Distant Bystanders’ in Taiwan-Beijing Conflict: French Expert
In a conflict between Beijing and Taiwan, Europe would be forced to choose between the democratic and the communist sides, but this is not yet fully understood in European countries, said a French expert, who encouraged more transatlantic discussions between high-level officials and thinks tanks. “That [Taiwan crisis] is something new for some Europeans to…
The Future of Strategic Ambiguity
Commentary The eyes of the world, it would seem, are on Taiwan, which has received a level of international attention far beyond the island’s modest position on the map. Hardly a day goes by without some report of Chinese air force planes violating the informal median line between the two states or ships encroaching on…
US Commerce Department Presses Taiwan for More Chips to Automakers
May 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commerce Department is pressing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd and other Taiwanese firms to prioritize the needs of U.S. automakers to ease chip shortages in the near term, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. Raimondo told a Council of the Americas event on Tuesday that longer term, increased investment was needed to produce more…
Taiwan’s President Awarded Halifax Forum Prize
May 5, 2021
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A federal-funded international security forum has announced the Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen the winner of its flagship prize, despite pressure from both the Canadian and Chinese government. The Halifax International Security Forum awarded the 2020 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service to Tsai, calling her “champion of freedom” in a video released on…
Not a God: Taiwan Says of Health Minister Amid Uptick in COVID Cases Linked to Quarantine Hotel
TAIPEI—Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang defended the island’s health minister on Tuesday amid a rare uptick in domestic COVID-19 infections, saying that even if he were a god reborn on earth he could not protect against every eventuality. Since last month, Taiwan has been dealing with a cluster of 26 infections so far linked to a…
Opinion: WaPo Elides China’s Military Threat, Then Offers No Solution
Commentary On May 1, the Editorial Board of The Washington Post finally, at first glance, somewhat-kind-of recognized a military threat emanating from Beijing. The Board cooly noted a “series of incremental escalations by Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea,” that are “substantially advancing a strategy for establishing its dominance in East…
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