Tag: Taiwan

‘Blind Engagement’ With China Must End, Says Pompeo During Taiwan Visit

The United States should bolster ties with democratic Taiwan and pursue “strategic decoupling” with China’s communist regime after decades of “naive engagement,” according to former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “China’s aggressive conduct, diplomatically, militarily, economically … have changed this region. And it brought those who prefer peace and commerce even more closely together,”…


Harris and Kishida Affirm ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Counter CCP Aggression in Taiwan Strait

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Sept. 26. The two leaders affirmed their nations’ support for one another and condemned Chinese communist aggression in the Taiwan Strait. “The Vice President underscored that the U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and…


‘Illogical’ for Beijing to Compare Its Claim Over Taiwan to Hawaii-US Union: Historian

Miles Yu, director of the China Center at Hudson Institute, has said that it is “illogical” for Beijing to equate its communist takeover of Taiwan with the Hawaii’s historical union with its mainland because the Hawaiian people applied and voted to join the United States. His comments were in response to China’s Foreign Minister Wang…


‘Illogical’ for Beijing to Compare Its Claim to Taiwan to Hawaii–US Union: Historian

It’s “illogical” for the regime in Beijing to equate a possible communist takeover of Taiwan with Hawaii’s historical union with the United States because the Hawaiian people voted for U.S. statehood, according to Miles Yu, director of the China Center at Hudson Institute. Yu, an American historian who previously served as senior China policy and planning…


Taiwanese Academic Warns Australia About Beijing’s ‘Dangerous Expansion’

The recently assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe once said “A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan–U.S. alliance.” Australia should adopt the same stance now, according to a Taiwanese expert. Dr. David Yeau-Tarn Lee called on Australia to play a stronger role in combating the Chinese Communist Party…


California Group Tours to Support Taiwan to Join the United Nations

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A group of Taiwanese in Northern California on a bus tour stopped by different tourist spots on Sept. 17 in order to raise support for Taiwan to join the United Nations. “San Francisco has many famous tourist spots, and we want people from all over the world to hear our support for Taiwan…


Blinken Calls for ‘Peace and Stability’ with Taiwan in Meet with CCP Counterpart

Senior diplomats from the United States and China met Sep. 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shook hands but did not respond to questions from the media as they sat down for talks. Blinken told…


Blinken Calls for ‘Peace and Stability’ with Taiwan in Meeting with CCP Counterpart

Senior diplomats from the United States and China met Sep. 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shook hands but did not respond to questions from the media as they sat down for talks. Blinken told…


COVID-19 Mutation Linked to Kids With Neurological Diseases, Taiwanese Researchers Find

As Taiwan experiences another wave of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, doctors report seeing a high number of children with neurological diseases, including encephalitis. According to a research report by a Taipei hospital, the surge in encephalitis cases appears to be correlated with an Omicron subvariant mutation. The study by Tri-Service General Hospital in Taipei, published…


China’s Blockade Will Trigger Response: US Navy

Foreign ministers from Russia and China are meeting in New York after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat. Three of America’s largest banks are promising to take action if Beijing invades Taiwan. A U.S. commander says the American Navy is prepared for any scenario if China does decide to invade the island. A Chinese factory…