Tag: Taiwan

Taiwanese in California Gather to Support Taiwan Joining WHA

A crowd of more than 100 Taiwanese Americans gathered on May 14 in San Francisco to raise the public’s awareness of Beijing’s malicious intentions to block Taiwan’s access to the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting. The WHA is the governing body of the U.N.’s World Health Organization (WHO) and is scheduled to meet for…


Weaponizing the Pursuit of Profit: Rubio Warns of China’s ‘Extraordinary’ Leverage Over America

“Whatever we did to make the Chinese angry, we have to stop doing it, because it’s hurting us.” That was an argument that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) heard from an airplane maker executive recently after China stopped buying their planes and switched to Europe. The company blamed the switch on U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. American…


Weaponizing the Pursuit of Profit: Rubio Warns of ‘Extraordinary’ Leverage Held by China Over American Companies

“Whatever we did to make the Chinese angry, we have to stop doing it, because it’s hurting us.” That was an argument that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) heard from an executive at an airplane maker recently after China stopped buying their planes and switched to Europe. The company blamed the switch on U.S. tariffs on…


Taiwan Claims Chinese Military Helicopter Flew Into Air Defense Zone

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said May 15 that a Chinese military helicopter was spotted entering its air defense identification zone following a spike in the Chinese military’s activity this month. The ministry said in a statement that a Chinese Z-9 anti-submarine warfare helicopter flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on May 15. Taiwan…


Taiwan’s COVID-19 Containment Strategy Utilizes Innovative Technology, Universal Health Coverage: Health Minister

Commentary Two years into the pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths from COVID-19 have been reported around the world. As nations continue to battle the pandemic, Taiwan’s achievements have been widely recognized. As of May 10, about 390,000 confirmed cases and 931 deaths had been reported in Taiwan,…


Biden Signs Bill Supporting Taiwan’s Observer Status at World Health Assembly

President Joe Biden on May 13 signed into law a bill to support Taiwan’s proper access to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the White House. The bipartisan legislation S.812 (pdf) directs the U.S. secretary of state to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the…


Taiwan in Mind, Beijing Is Drawing Lessons From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: House Committee Testimony

Beijing is paying close attention to how the Russian military fares in Ukraine and how the world has responded to the invasion, with some countries mounting a united front of sanctions and military support and others not even protesting, a House committee heard on May 12. Academics testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee…


Taiwan Activist Released From China Praises Global Help

A Taiwanese human rights activist who served five years in jail in China said that international pressure and the tireless advocacy by his wife worked to ensure his safe return to Taiwan. “With your help, I know that I was not excessively abused in China and was able to return home successfully after I was…


ASEAN Summit to Demonstrate US ‘Will Be a Steady Partner’ in SE Asia: Top White House Official

President Joe Biden will host national leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington this week. It is the latest in an effort to demonstrate that the United States will be a lasting partner to the nations of Southeast Asia, according to comments made by the White House’s chief Asia strategist. “This…


Trump-Backed Mooney Wins West Virginia Republican Primary; No Relief in Sight for High Gas Prices | NTD News Today

Results from the West Virginia and Nebraska Primary elections are in. Find out who won. The news outlet Al Jazeera says one of its journalists was fatally shot in the west bank. We hear from both sides on who may be responsible for her death. Is Washington changing its stance on Taiwan? Two sentences were…