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Police on alert as Taiwan's flag lowered in the Solomons
Sep 17, 2019 (AFP)
The move, revealed late Monday when officials in Taipei pre-emptively severed ties with Honiara, prompted a peaceful pro-Taiwan protest on the island of Malaita...
Taiwan cuts ties with Solomon Islands after China switch
Sep 16, 2019 (AFP)
The switch is a major coup for Beijing just weeks before it celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. And it leaves Tai...
In rebuke to China, Taiwan calls for closer ties with U.S., allies
Sep 11, 2019 (UPI)
The annual National Defense Report of the Ministry of Defense outlines strategies for countering China, and Taiwan's continued role as a "defender of peace" in ...
Canadian frigate sails through Taiwan Strait; Solomons urged not to switch allegiance
Sep 10, 2019 (AFP)
The ministry said in a statement it was closely monitoring as the Canadian warship sailed through the narrow waterway separating the Chinese mainland and Taiwan...
Solomons FM to visit Taiwan as China diplomatic battle heats up
Sep 07, 2019 (AFP)
In a statement on Saturday, Taipei said Solomons foreign minister Jeremiah Manele will meet Taiwan's Pesident Tsai Ing-wen and his Taiwanese counterpart Joseph ...
HK bookseller held in China raises $100,000 to open Taiwan store
Sep 06, 2019 (AFP)
Lam Wing-kee fled to Taiwan in April after Hong Kong announced plans to allow extraditions to China, a move which sparked months of massive street protests in t...
US military aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait
Aug 29, 2019 (AFP)
Taiwan's defence ministry said in a statement that the transport aircraft flew south along the "median line" of the narrow strait, a traditionally respected mar...
US ship sails through Taiwan Strait after fighter jet sale
Aug 23, 2019 (AFP)
The transport ship was conducting a "freedom of navigation" voyage, the ministry said in a statement without providing any details. China views any ships passin...
China threatens sanctions on US firms linked to Taiwan warplanes sale
Aug 21, 2019 (AFP)
The US State Department on Tuesday approved the transfer of 66 Lockheed Martin-built F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan in a US$8 billion deal, following another huge ...
US State Dept approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
Aug 21, 2019 (AFP)
Taiwan will get the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter, the F-16C/D Block 70, in the $8 billion deal, the State Department said. Secretary of S...
China lashes Taiwan over offer to Hong Kong protesters
Aug 19, 2019 (AFP)
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen voiced support last month for granting asylum to some Hong Kong protesters, with the semi-autonomous financial hub in the midst ...
Taiwan FM in Pacific to shore up Solomons ties
Aug 16, 2019 (AFP)
Wu stressed that Taiwan "highly cherished" relations with the 17 countries that officially recognise Taipei rather than Beijing, especially the Solomon Islands ...
US advances sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan
Aug 16, 2019 (AFP)
Marco Rubio, a Republican on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, called the administration's decision to forward Taiwan's request for 66 F-16s to Congress for...
China's online users lambast Huawei for Taiwan listing
Aug 14, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese government is very sensitive about anything it perceives as portraying semi-autonomous Hong Kong and Macau or the self-ruled democratic island of Ta...
Mainland China to boycott Chinese 'Oscars' in Taiwan
Aug 07, 2019 (AFP)
Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, dubbed the "Chinese Oscars," ran into trouble with mainland authorities last year after a Taiwanese winner called for the island's...
Taiwan president slams Beijing's solo tourists ban
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
Relations between Beijing and Taipei have plummeted since Tsai of the Beijing-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power in 2016 because her party...
China halts individual travel to Taiwan
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
Relations between Communist-ruled Beijing and Taipei have plummeted since President Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016 because her party refuses to recognise th...
China holds military drills near Taiwan
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
The China Maritime Safety Administration issued notices on Sunday and Monday warning against entering broad swaths of airspace and waters off the coast of easte...
Beijing-friendly candidate says elections a 'battle' for Taiwan
Jul 28, 2019 (AFP)
Han described January's vote as a choice between "peace or crisis" with China in a speech to a packed stadium at the Kuomintang (KMT) party's national congress....
Taiwan presidential smuggling scandal engulfs China Airlines
Jul 26, 2019 (AFP)
The scam -- which was first unveiled earlier this week -- appears to have gone back years, covering both President Tsai Ing-wen's administration and her predece...
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