Politics

Former Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu seeks to retake the reins of Taiwan's top opposition party in a September vote.
Politics

Taiwan's opposition leadership race features familiar faces

Former and current Kuomintang chiefs set to square off in September vote

20 August 2021
Participants line up at immigration counters for passport checks during a mock trip abroad at Taipei Songshan Airport on July 7, 2020. (File photo by AP) 
Coronavirus

Taiwan's COVID rules bar foreign workers from entering or leaving

Overseas visa runs a no-go for travelers unable to renew on island

14 August 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021.
Opinion

Can Japan really trust America?

Taiwan tensions underscore Tokyo's growing sense of insecurity

10 August 2021
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says sanctions on North Korea will allow for humanitarian assistance.
International relations

US open to North Korean humanitarian assistance: UN envoy

Thomas-Greenfield says Washington wants to deepen 'unofficial ties' with Taiwan

6 August 2021
Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Taiwan pose with their gold medals after beating Chinese opponents in the final of the men's badminton doubles.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Taiwan's medal haul spurs push to change Olympic name

Island has competed as 'Chinese Taipei' for 40 years, and can't use ROC flag

5 August 2021
Taiwanese Foreign Minister speaks about exchanging representative offices with Lithuania during a media briefing in Taipei on July 20.
International relations

Lithuania warms to Taiwan as Eastern Europe grows wary of China

Taipei and Vilnius open mutual representative offices and expand ties

3 August 2021
Tsai Ing-wen and Xi Jinping. Chinese cyberattacks have targeted Taiwan's Presidential Office Building in recent years. (Source photos by Taiwan Presidential Office and Xinhua/Kyodo)
Comment

China can destabilize Taiwan without firing a shot

An all-out invasion is less likely than sowing discontent with cybertattacks

2 August 2021
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of a potential Chinese threat to Taiwan's democracy. (Photo by Ryo Nemoto) 
International relations

Abe: Taiwan must never repeat Hong Kong experience

US, Japan lawmakers, along with Taipei colleagues, discuss Chinese expansionism

30 July 2021
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, right, with then presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen at a campaign rally in January 2012. Lee is often considered Taiwan's "father of democracy."
Politics

Memorial library to open for Taiwan's 'father of democracy'

Lee Teng-hui's alma mater expected to house the site

30 July 2021
An Indigenous Defense Fighter jet and Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missiles are seen at Makung Air Force Base in Taiwan's offshore island of Penghu. 
International relations

Taiwan ex-deputy defense minister probed for China spy contacts

Chang Che-Ping denies discussing official matters at dinners

29 July 2021
Soldiers take part in anti-invasion drill in Taoyuan, Taiwan, simulating People's Liberation Army invading the island, in October 2018: for China without a swift victory, the threat of an escalating conflict with the U.S. is real.
Opinion

Taiwan temptation keeps US guessing about Xi's true intention

Biden under pressure to change policy of 'strategic ambiguity'

27 July 2021
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks in Tokyo on July 21.  (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy)
International relations

Transcript: Biden's No. 2 diplomat on Olympics, North Korea, ASEAN

Wendy Sherman weighs in on wide range of subjects at Japan roundtable

21 July 2021
​​​​​​​That was then, this is now: The 2020 and 2021 editions of Japan's defense white paper present strikingly different cover images.
Indo-Pacific

A tale of two covers: Japan's message on Taiwan draws US notice

Defense white paper swaps out placid pink landscape for spirited samurai

21 July 2021
The administration of President Tsai Ing-wen and major chipmakers are investing at least $300 million to create graduate programs for the semiconductor industry over the next decade. (Source photos by Taiwan's Office of the President and TSMC)
Semiconductors

Taiwan to invest $300m in grad schools to stem chip brain drain

TSMC and peers act as US and China ramp up investment in semiconductor talent

16 July 2021
Intel, America's top chip company, has not taken kindly to Washington funding Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC right on Intel's doorstep. (Source photos by Shihoko Nakaoka and Shinya Sawai)
Semiconductors

Intel slams US subsidies for TSMC in Arizona's clash of chip titans

CEO Gelsinger questions aid for foreign companies as Congress weighs bills

16 July 2021
A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces looks out to sea at a base on Yonaguni Island, which is part of the remote Nansei chain and just a stone's throw from Taiwan.
Indo-Pacific

Japan sees Taiwan clash as serious threat to its security

Tokyo raises alarm over 'gray zone' incidents near Senkakus in 2021 white paper

14 July 2021
The guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn transits the Taiwan Strait on March 10. (Handout photo from the U.S. Navy)
Politics

Japan takes up Taiwan Strait stability in defense report for 1st time

China's attempts to change status quo 'by coercion' near Senkakus also criticized

13 July 2021
Tang is the youngest government minister in Taiwan's history, as well as a successful businessperson.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang to attend Olympics opening event

Renowned entrepreneur's visit a token of gratitude after Japan's help with vaccines

10 July 2021
Stream article image
Indo-Pacific

Japan's No. 2 raises possibility of joining US in defending Taiwan

Taro Aso calls island contingency a potential 'threat to survival'

6 July 2021
The reactor head inside the Taipower Kuosheng nuclear power station unit 2 in in Taiwan. The plant's reactor 1 was shut down last week.
Energy

Taiwan nuclear plant closure tests Tsai's energy transition

Island's renewable push will make it hard to regain lost power capacity

5 July 2021
President Xi Jinping speaks during a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Thursday. (Captured from CCTV YouTube account)
Politics

Xi vows to crush meddling forces and Taiwan independence attempts

President says CCP has achieved 1st centennial goal of eliminating absolute poverty

1 July 2021
Cargo cranes and cargo are seen at Keelung Port during sunset hours .
Trade

US and Taiwan revive trade talks after 5-year freeze to counter China

Taipei pushes Washington for pact, but both sides likely face heavy pushback at home

1 July 2021
Jimmy Lai, chairman and founder of Next Digital, holds up a copy of the Apple Daily newspaper as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei in 2010. 
Media & Entertainment

How Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily reshaped Taiwan's media landscape

Once all conquering empire loses out to politics and financial woes

30 June 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen had been falling the polls before Japan and the U.S. stepped in to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. (Photo by Office of the President of Taiwan)
COVID vaccines

US vaccines give Taiwan's Tsai a shot in the arm

China has offered to give vaccines, but says Taipei is refusing them for political reasons

22 June 2021
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. Taiwan will continue operating its office in the city for such activities as to issuing visas and promoting trade.
Politics

Taiwan vows to keep Hong Kong offices despite 'one China' spat

Mainland Affairs minister accuses city of violating 2011 deal governing ties

21 June 2021