Politics

The U.S. has sent several delegations to Taiwan this year. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks with former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd and other visiting Americans at the presidential office in Taipei on April 15.
US-China tensions

China slams U.S. lawmakers' trip to Taiwan on military aircraft

Beijing conducts 'combat readiness patrol' as cross-strait tensions grow

11 November 2021
Taiwanese Air Force F-16 fighter jet in foreground flies on the flank of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6 bomber as it passes near Taiwan in February 2020.
Opinion

Taiwan is safe until at least 2027, but with one big caveat

China is not ready to attack island territory

10 November 2021
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks from his home in India during an online press conference on Wednesday. (Screenshot from FCCJ Youtube)
International relations

Dalai Lama says China can learn a lot from Taiwan

Relations between Beijing and Taipei 'delicate,' spiritual leader says

10 November 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC announced in October that it would build its first Japanese factory.
Semiconductors

Japan starts laying legal groundwork for TSMC subsidy

Production requirement weighed to help offset future shortages

8 November 2021
Chinese soldiers practice marching in formation. Beijing is struggling to recruit members for the military.
Politics

Xi expands wartime mobilization powers as Taiwan tensions rise

Rules allow swift recruitment of civilians, bypassing legislative procedures

6 November 2021
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that she will seek support for its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership when she attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week.
5 November 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with the European Parliament delegation on Nov. 4.
International relations

EU lawmakers arrive in Taiwan for historic first visit

Delegation plans meeting with Tsai over Chinese objections

4 November 2021
Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro speaks at an event in Tegucigalpa. She has pledged to end 80 years of relations between Honduras and Taiwan.
International relations

As China campaigns to cut off Taiwan, Honduras poised to flip next

Beijing woos Central America and Caribbean with vaccines and infrastructure

3 November 2021
Robert O'Brien, who served as national security adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, urged countries including Japan, India and the U.K. to deter China from invading Taiwan.
Interview

Ex-Trump security adviser warns of China 'mischief' on Taiwan by 2024

Robert O'Brien points to window between Beijing Olympics and U.S. presidential race

2 November 2021
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks in Prague on Wednesday during a trip around Europe.
G20 Summit

Taiwan's Wu urges partners to step up South China Sea exercises

On G-20 sidelines, top diplomat says island at 'front line of democracy'

29 October 2021
Sandra Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, says the U.S. recognizes the critical role that Taiwan plays in global supply chains.
Trade war

Top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan stresses supply chain cooperation

Head of de facto embassy repeats 'rock solid' support amid China tensions

29 October 2021
President Tsai Ing-wen has said Taiwan has repeatedly vowed to defend its democracy and freedom.
International relations

Taiwan president confirms U.S. troops train soldiers on island: CNN

China's foreign ministry says independence for Taipei is a 'dead end'

28 October 2021
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visits the Czech Republic and Slovakia this week.
International relations

Taiwan foreign minister embarks on EU trip to bolster ties

Wu visits Slovakia and Czech Republic as search for closer relationship takes on political tones

26 October 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks remotely during the 76th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 21. (File photo by Reuters)
International relations

Xi attacks U.S. attempts to expand Taiwan's UN involvement

Chinese president calls on all nations to defend current UN-backed global order

25 October 2021
The Chinese delegation to the United Nations takes its place in the General Assembly in New York, Nov. 15, 1971, after being accepted into the global body the previous month.
International relations

50 years after China's admission, Taiwan remains shut out of UN

Taipei's exclusion from agencies such as WHO draws global condemnation

25 October 2021
Japan will head to the polls on Sunday to choose its next government. 
Your Week in Asia

Japan elections, COP26 and G-20 Rome summit

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

24 October 2021
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks via video during the 18th CSIS/Nikkei Symposium on Oct 22. (Screenshot)
International relations

Japan defense minister warns of Crimea-style invasion of Taiwan

In veiled reference to China, Kishi says wars can begin without troops

23 October 2021
A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location, in a photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense.  
US-China tensions

China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments

U.S. should be cautious with its words and not send wrong signals, spokesperson says

23 October 2021
Harvard University announced last week it has relocated its overseas Mandarin program from Beijing to Taipei.
International relations

Taiwan rides soft power wave as democracies sour on China

Beijing's 'Wolf Warrior' tactics prompt rethinks, from Harvard to media groups

20 October 2021
 Firefighters search for victims in the 13-story Chengzhongcheng building in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday.
Society

Deadly blaze highlights risks of Taiwan's 'ghost buildings'

Weak incentives to improve safety put hundreds more condominiums at risk

18 October 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. President Joe Biden. (Source photos by Reuters)
Politics

China's and Taiwan's dueling bids spell big opportunity for CPTPP

By luring back U.S., bloc could deal from position of multilateral strength

17 October 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during national day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei on Sunday.
International relations

Tsai says Taiwan will not bow to Chinese pressure

President speaks day after Xi calls for Taiwan's unification with China

10 October 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 9.
Politics

Xi vows Taiwan reunification, warns those who 'betray motherland'

Chinese president delivers 1911 revolution anniversary speech as tensions rise

9 October 2021
Taiwanese troops participate in an anti-invasion drill during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in September.
International relations

U.S. does not deny involvement in training Taiwan troops

Washington sends tacit message to Beijing as tensions escalate

9 October 2021
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks next to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during their meeting in Taipei on Thursday.
International relations

Ex-Australia PM Abbott in Taiwan calls for end of island's isolation

French senators also visit Taipei as China turns up military heat on island

7 October 2021