Politics

Pilots of China's J-10 fighter jet from the People's Liberation Army Air Force prepare before a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.
International relations

Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

20 military planes enter identification zone in sharp escalation

27 March 2021
A fighter jet and cruise missiles at Taiwan's Makung Air Force Base. The island plans to modernize its military and bolster recruitment to its forces as tensions with mainland China rise.
Politics

Taiwan eyes long-range missiles to deter Chinese threat

New defense review warns of rising cross-strait tensions and 'gray zone' ops

26 March 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters during an online group interview in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy) 
Interview

Transcript of interview with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Washington's top diplomat holds roundtable with Japanese media in Tokyo

17 March 2021
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Indo-Pacific

US should rethink Taiwan 'strategic ambiguity': Indo-Pacific chief

Southeast and South Asia will be priority for posture review, Adm. Davidson says

10 March 2021
Bitmain Technologies, the world's leading cryptocurrency mining chip developer, is alleged by Taiwanese prosecutors to have illegally poached engineers.
Semiconductors

Taiwan accuses China's crypto chip king of poaching 100 engineers

Prosecutors' claims over Bitmain activity come as Beijing hosts NPC

9 March 2021
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends an event promoting Taiwanese pineapples in Taipei on March 3.
International relations

Taiwan's #FreedomPineapple campaign gathers pace after China ban

In a few days, pineapple orders surpassed total cross-strait shipments in 2020

8 March 2021
From left, the USS Curtis Wilbur, the JS Hamana and the FS Prairial conduct a joint training mission off the western coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu on Feb. 19 in a move seen as a message from the U.S., Japan and France to China. (Source photos by AP and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force/Kyodo)
Comment

European navies hold stronger China deterrent than first appears

Long-term engagement in Indo-Pacific changes Beijing's military calculus

5 March 2021
Japan's Diet, or houses of parliament, in Tokyo. Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have traditionally been split between pro-China and pro-Taiwan camps. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

In support of Taiwan, Japan's ruling party buries old rivalries

Pro-China politics lose ground as Asia-Pacific landscape shifts

5 March 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan reunification could be a policy goal Xi floats to win support for staying China's leader for life. (Source photos by AP, Getty Images and Reuters)
China up close

Analysis: China firms up plan for 2035 road and railway to Taiwan

Audacious blueprint hints at Xi Jinping's determination to change status quo

4 March 2021
Then-U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster, center, at a White House news conference in 2018.
International relations

Taiwan in danger from 2022 on, expert warns US Congress

Ex-national security adviser McMaster calls island the biggest 'flashpoint' with China

3 March 2021
Soldiers prepare to spray disinfectant at the Taoyuan General Hospital on Jan. 19: a cluster of COVID-19 infections at the hospital led to a new wave of attacks by opposition politicians.
Opinion

China must stop disrupting Taiwan's handling of COVID-19

When it comes to Beijing, politics motivates everything

3 March 2021
The U.S. wants Taiwanese companies to help it build a more robust semiconductor supply chain.
Semiconductors

US steps up talks with Taiwan to secure chip supply chain

Industry meeting with de facto embassy on island after Biden signs executive order

25 February 2021
The issue of tech supply chains has taken on added urgency with a chip shortage this year that has hit automakers particularly hard.
Most read in 2021

US and allies to build 'China-free' tech supply chain

Exclusive: Biden to sign presidential order to bolster chip, battery and rare-earth industries

24 February 2021
A pilot prepares to take off on a F-CK-1 Ching-kuo indigenous defense fighter at an Air Force base in Tainan, Taiwan on Jan. 26.
South China Sea

Dozen Chinese aircraft conduct drills near Taiwan-controlled islands

Tensions rise above Pratas islets in the South China Sea

21 February 2021
TSMC, which produces chips for tech giants such as Apple, Google and Qualcomm, accounts for one-third of total local stock market value and around 20% of estimated private sector investment. (Illustration by Michael Tsang)
Asia Insight

Taiwan's economy feels heat as TSMC feeds global chip boom

Demand for 'strategic resource' fuels labor, power and water shortages

9 February 2021
Motorbike riders travel during COVID-19 outbreak in Hanoi in July 2020: Vietnam is expected to be among the first nations to achieve herd immunity.
Opinion

What Taiwan and Vietnam taught the world about governance in 2020

Quality governance the most important factor when it comes to running a country

8 February 2021
The Biden administration may decide to de-emphasize Taiwan's gains to curry favor with China.
Opinion

Biden doubles-down on Trump's Taiwan policy, but will it last?

China wants US to stop provocations when it comes to Taiwan

6 February 2021
A Taiwanese fighter at an air base in Tainan: Some Japanese legislators want a law similar to the Taiwan Relations Act in the U.S.
International relations

Japan lawmakers want 'Taiwan Relations Act' of their own

Legislation to counter China's new coast guard law also floated

6 February 2021
Tawian, led by President Tsai Ing-wen, above, has diplomatic relations with only 14 countries.
International relations

Taiwan blames Chinese 'bullying' for Guyana revoking rep office

South American nation nixes done deal after China criticizes 'mistake'

5 February 2021
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. President Joe Biden. Analysts see the bilateral relationship getting warmer under a Biden administration. (Source photos by Reuters) 
Economy

US and Taiwanese companies vow to collaborate on chip supply chain

First economic dialogue of Biden presidency shows warmth of bilateral ties

5 February 2021
Supporters of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen celebrate her election victory at a rally outside in Taipei in January last year.
4 February 2021
Representatives attend the 13th Confucius Institute Conference in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province in December 2018.
Education

US asks Taiwan to fill void as Confucius Institutes close

American universities look for alternative for learners of Mandarin

2 February 2021
U.S. Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby speaks in a media briefing at the Pentagon on Jan. 28.
Biden's Asia policy

Pentagon calls China's warning of war over Taiwan 'unfortunate'

Such threats are 'not commensurate' with US defense obligations, spokesman says

29 January 2021
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden are already at odds over Taiwan, with China showing its ability to cut off one of Taiwan's far-flung islands. (Source photos by AP, Reuters and Kyodo) 
China up close

Analysis: China tests Biden on Taiwan, with eye on another island

South China Sea's Pratas becomes latest front in the Beijing-Washington battle

28 January 2021
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US-China tensions

US and China lock horns over Taiwan in first week of Biden era

State Department hints at arms sales, while carrier group enters South China Sea

25 January 2021