Taiwan: News & Insights

Taiwan will open a representative office in Mila, its second in Italy. (Source photo by Reuters and graphic by AP)

Taiwan tensions

Taiwan to open second representative office in Italy

Traditionally a China supporter, EU nation is wary of Beijing's threats

17 April 2023

China responded to the meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy with military exercises and diplomatic moves.

Interview

China's new approach to Taiwan 'harder' to deal with: analyst

Response to Tsai's U.S. visit reveals a more sophisticated diplomatic actor

15 April 2023

The meeting will be a curtain raiser for the leaders summit to be held in Hiroshima, Japan in May.  (Source photos from G-7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting website)

G-7 in Japan

G-7 foreign ministers to meet amid Macron's China storm

Germany's Baerbock says Europe cannot be indifferent to Taiwan tensions

14 April 2023

Taiwanese companies handle almost the entire production of Apple's iPhones, Mac computers and iPads as contract manufacturers.

Business trends

Taiwan tech suffers sales crash in sign of chip and PC slumps

Apple, Microsoft suppliers see 20% revenue fall in March, the largest in a decade

14 April 2023

Ma Ying-jeou did not make himself very welcome in Xi Jinping's China when he suggested Taiwan and the mainland are both parts of the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name and one Beijing has never recognized. (Source photos by Ma Ying-jeou Office/AP and Reuters)

China up close

Analysis: Why Xi Jinping did not meet Taiwan's ex-president

Ma Ying-jeou's usefulness for Beijing likely on the decline

13 April 2023

Moderna is looking into making COVID-19 vaccines tailored to specific countries or regions. (Source photos by Reuters)

COVID vaccines

Moderna eyes local COVID vaccines for Japan, other countries

Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton highlights room for region-specific shots

12 April 2023

William Lai was Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's running mate for the 2020 presidential election. Here they celebrate their victory with supporters in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2020. (File photo by AP)

Politics

Taiwan's ruling DPP names William Lai as presidential candidate

Vice president seen as having similar stance as Tsai on China issues

12 April 2023

U.S. airmen with an Air Force drone in Afghanistan in March 2016. Uncrewed vehicles are seen as key to deterring a Chinese attack on Taiwan.

Taiwan tensions

U.S. defense industry plans first Taiwan trip in four years

Contractors to explore co-production of drones and ammunition

11 April 2023

A giant screen at a shopping mall in Beijing on April 10 shows news footage of People's Liberation Army aircraft taking part in exercises around Taiwan.

Taiwan tensions

China sends daily record number of jets near Taiwan

91 aircraft spotted in 24 hours through 6 a.m., 8 vessels still around island

11 April 2023

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, center, waves as he arrives with his delegation at Pudong airport in Shanghai on March 27.

Taiwan tensions

Taiwan's ex-leader's tour emboldens China, risks backlash at home

Ma Ying-jeou's pronouncements allow Beijing to say Taiwanese want closer ties

11 April 2023

Chinese navy ships take part in a military drill in the Taiwan Strait, in this image made from video footage made available  April 9.

Taiwan tensions

China continues to fly aircraft over median line with Taiwan

Beijing sends planes, ships near island, and sanctions Taipei's de facto U.S. envoy

10 April 2023

The Shandong, China's first fully homebuilt aircraft carrier, in Sanya in 2019: Large carriers are a quintessential element of a blue-water navy. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Opinion

China's military buildup shows its ambitions go well beyond Taiwan

No one should believe that Beijing would be sated with the takeover of the island

7 April 2023

#techAsia

AI's other winners and the new battery battle

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

6 April 2023

This handout photo taken on April 5 and released on April 6 by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong in the Pacific Ocean.

Taiwan tensions

Taiwan eyes China aircraft carrier's moves after Tsai-McCarthy talks

Ships told to reject planned Chinese inspections; U.S. lawmakers visit Taipei

6 April 2023

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and the U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy hold a news conference following a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Taiwan tensions

Taiwan's Tsai and U.S. Speaker McCarthy hail 'stronger than ever' bonds

China slams California meeting, vows 'resolute and effective measures'

6 April 2023

Ko Wen-je, chairman of Taiwan People's Party and former Taipei mayor, speaks to Nikkei Asia on April 4 in Taipei. (Photo by Chungi Chen)

Interview

Taiwan can learn from Japan on U.S.-China rift: presidential hopeful

Ko Wen-je says ruling DPP 'pro war,' KMT 'too deferential' to Beijing

5 April 2023

Belize Prime Minister John Briceno and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen sign a technical cooperation agreement during Tsai's visit on April 3. (Handout photo from the Office of Belize's Prime Minister via Reuters)

Taiwan tensions

Tsai races against diplomatic domino effect in Latin America

Taiwan moves to shore up Belize, Guatemala ties after Honduras sides with China

5 April 2023

Myanmar's Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, conducts an inspection during a parade to commemorate the 78th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw on March 27. (Photo by Htet Aung Phyoe)

Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar resistance urges Taiwan, Japan to reject 'sham polls'

Parallel government appeals to Asian democracies after 40 parties dissolved

4 April 2023

Kazuo Ueda, an academic and former BOJ board member, will take over as governor of the Bank of Japan, the country's central bank, on April 9. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

Your Week in Asia

Macron China visit, new Bank of Japan governor, ADB economic outlook

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

2 April 2023

Trade

CPTPP trade bloc to give U.K. green light to join

Group now faces more geopolitically charged applications from China and Taiwan

30 March 2023

MediaTek Chairman Tsai Ming-kai speaks at the release of a white paper on the Taiwanese chip design industry in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on March 28. (Photo by Lauly Li)

Semiconductors

China's response to U.S. curbs a risk for Taiwan: MediaTek chairman

Island's chip designers under pressure as Beijing shifts semiconductor policy

28 March 2023

JFE Engineering built this LNG terminal in western Japan. (Photo courtesy of the company)

Engineering & Construction

Japan's JFE Engineering wins $230m order for Taiwan LNG terminal

Island's demand for cleaner fuel set to rise amid semiconductor production push

28 March 2023

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou waves as he arrives with his delegation at Pudong airport in Shanghai on March 27. (Ma Ying-jeou Office via AP)

Taiwan tensions

Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou lands in China as Tsai Ing-wen heads to U.S.

Ex-leader who met Xi Jinping in 2015 appears keen to rewrite his legacy

27 March 2023

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim starts an official visit to China on March 28, where he is set to attend the Boao Forum in Hainan before visiting Beijing, where he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.

Your Week in Asia

Tsai heads to U.S., China hosts Boao forum, Anwar visits Beijing

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

26 March 2023

In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, Honduras' Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands after a signing ceremony in Beijing on March 26.

Taiwan tensions

Honduras wanted 'billions of dollars' to maintain ties, Taiwan says

China establishes diplomatic relations with the Central American country

26 March 2023