Tag: Taiwan

Retired DEA Agent: ‘Mass Poisonings’ from Fentanyl

Google is phasing out China. Now its translation service is exiting the world’s biggest internet market. A major U.S. pharma company is also reportedly losing access to the Chinese market after turning down a request from Beijing. No imminent invasion in Taiwan, says President Joe Biden’s defense secretary, at the same time reiterating America’s commitment…


Biden ‘Was Clear’ on Defending Taiwan: Austin

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that President Joe Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan from an invasion by China “was clear,” but denied that such an invasion was imminent. Austin added that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, was working to normalize its military presence around…


Taiwanese Businessman’s Death in China Allegedly Due to Delay in Medical Treatment

China’s draconian zero-COVID policies have resulted in delayed medical treatment, and caused many deaths across the country since the COVID-19 outbreak. A Taiwanese businessman working in China was reported to have died on Sept. 18 in Xiamen, a city in China’s eastern coastal province of Fujian, after he was isolated in a quarantine facility near…


US, Philippine Defense Chiefs Discuss Military Alliance Amid China–Taiwan Tension

Top defense officials of the United States and the Philippines have pledged to bolster military cooperation to tackle regional challenges amid the growing tensions between China and Taiwan. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Philippine counterpart Jose Faustino in Hawaii on Friday to discuss reinforcing the U.S.-Philippines mutual defense treaty and improving maritime…


The Left Smears Italy’s New PM

Commentary The left is worried about Italy. Giorgia Meloni—whose Brothers of Italy party unfortunately has historical links to Benito Mussolini’s fascists and has shown some support for Vladimir Putin’s Russia—won 44 percent of the vote on Sept. 26 and is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister. In her teens, Meloni praised Mussolini, which…


Taiwan to End COVID Quarantine for Arrivals, Welcome Back Tourists

TAIPEI—Taiwan will end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct. 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday, completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world. Taiwan had kept some of its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia relaxed…


Chinese State-Run Media Disapproves of Italy’s Newly Elected Meloni

The coalition led by the Brothers of Italy won Italy’s general election on Sept. 25. The party’s leader Giorgia Meloni will become the country’s first female prime minister. The Chinese communist regime and its official media reacted to Meloni’s victory with a warning and negative prediction, as Meloni has expressed strong support for Taiwan and…


Meta Stops China-Based Influence Operation

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Japan, as tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific. Democrats and Republicans are sounding fresh alarms over China. We look into a letter sent to the president’s desk from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Facebook is taking down over 80 accounts from China. New details say…


US Vice President Harris Condemns ‘Disturbing’ Chinese Actions

YOKOSUKA, Japan—U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned on Wednesday “disturbing” actions by China in the Pacific while pledging to deepen “unofficial ties” with Taiwan, days after the U.S. administration pledged its forces would defend the island. Harris made her remarks on the deck on the USS Howard destroyer during a visit to the largest overseas…


11 Health Care Tips to Boost Your Immune System and Help Combat Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States, second only to skin cancer. It is also the type of cancer that causes the second-most deaths in women, after lung cancer. Because this unique gland is rich in blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and lymph nodes, it makes it easy…