Tag: Taiwan

Taiwan terms incursion by Chinese warplanes ‘unnecessary’, ‘thoughtless’
30Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China, World

Taiwan terms incursion by Chinese warplanes ‘unnecessary’, ‘thoughtless’

After close to 20 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADZ) on Friday, Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-change deemed the incursion as "unnecessary" and "thoughtless."This comes a day after Taipei and Washington signed an accord to strengthen maritime cooperation.Air defence identification zones are early warning systems that help countries detect incursions into their airspace.Friday's show of force was the biggest in terms of the number of planes deployed since Taiwan began to make public PLA aircraft's movements near Taiwan in mid-September.Taiwan's premier and foreign minister discussed the issue on Saturday. Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu condemned the act in a tweet but said the country will not submit under pressure."This dangerous provocation by autocrat
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Taiwan facing tough battle to curb talent poaching by China
21Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Business, China, World

Taiwan facing tough battle to curb talent poaching by China

Taiwan is facing a tough battle with China right now as the latter is reportedly poaching talent from Taipei in its bid to become self-reliant in manufacturing computer chips.For some time now, Taiwan’s engineers are being lured to the mainland.On March 9, Taiwanese prosecutors had raided the offices of two companies who were alleged to have been funded by a chip design firm based in the Chinese mainland.The firm was suspected to have financial links to Bitmain technologies in Beijing, the world’s largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency-mining equipment.“We suspect that the two companies – WiseCore Technology in New Taipei City and IC Link in Hsinchu – were set up by the Chinese company and that their top executives had in the past three years illegally recruited several hundred local engin
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China’s first potential target is Taiwan: US Commander
12Mar By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China, World

China’s first potential target is Taiwan: US Commander

Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Philip Davidson has said that Taiwan could be the first potential target of Chinese military aggression in the next five to 10 years.His remarks came in response to questions from Republican lawmaker Scott DesJarlais during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on national security challenges on Wednesday. The questions also included what he considers to be the most likely target of Chinese aggression or military action in the next 5 to 10 years.“Given what they’ve said both publicly and over time, and certainly during the tenure of Chairman Xi Jinping, I would say Taiwan is the first,” Davidson said.On Tuesday, the commander said that Beijing’s threats toward Taiwan could manifest in the next six years as China seeks to supplant the U.S. lead
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India donates funds to Taiwan to boost cooperation on traditional medicine
28Feb By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, World

India donates funds to Taiwan to boost cooperation on traditional medicine

In order to boost cooperation in traditional medicine, India on Friday donated Rs 1.5 million (NTD 570,000) to Taiwan’s National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM).This is the first time the Indian government made a donation to a Taiwanese government institution, as the NRICM resorts under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.Taiwan’s representative office in the South Asian country spent years promoting exchanges between the traditional medicine sectors of the two sides. India is one of 18 countries targeted by Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, which was introduced in 2016.India has already set up a permanent “AYUSH Information Cell” providing data about traditional Indian medicine and managing exchanges with the Chinese medicine community in Taiwan.The Ministry of Ayush and the W
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As US-Taiwan strengthen ties, China warns ‘Taiwan’s independence’ means war
31Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China, World

As US-Taiwan strengthen ties, China warns ‘Taiwan’s independence’ means war

As the United States and Taiwan strengthen their ties, China’s Ministry of National Defence “warned” the people wanting “Taiwan independence” and said that seeking ‘Taiwan independence’ means nothing but war”.Wu Qian, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of National Defence, on January 28 said that “those who play with fire will set themselves on fire, and seeking ‘Taiwan independence’ means nothing but war”.According to an article by The Global Times, a Chinese state media, Taiwan’s “mainland affairs council” has warned that any of the mainland’s words and deeds that deliberately provoke Taiwan’s bottom line may cause far-reaching effects that the mainland cannot bear.It further said, “We urge Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to give up their performance of pretending to be fearles
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‘Proud as punch to share values with world’s largest democracy: Taiwan on India’s 72nd Republic Day
27Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Business, China, World

‘Proud as punch to share values with world’s largest democracy: Taiwan on India’s 72nd Republic Day

On India’s 72nd Republic Day on January 26, Taiwan said that it is “proud as punch” to share values making both countries great.“Our turn to say happy Republic Day to Indian friends far and wide. India is the largest democracy in the world and Taiwan is proud as punch to share those values making our countries great. We’re Better Together! JW”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan), said in a tweet.Due to China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific, India, Taiwan and the United States have been growing closer.Last year, Taipei Times quoted Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang as saying, “With the government’s New Southbound Policy, India is a good place for Taiwanese businesses to build production bases, given its democracy, ample human resources and strategically important lo
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Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force
24Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China, World

Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force

Taiwan’s defense ministry on said that a total of eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of the island’s air defense identification zone on Saturday.In recent months, China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has conducted almost daily flights over the waters between the southern part of Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea. However, they have generally consisted of just one or two reconnaissance aircraft.The presence of so many Chinese combat aircraft on this mission – Taiwan said it was made up of eight nuclear-capable H-6K bombers and four J-16 fighter jets – was unusual.A map provided by Taiwan’s defense ministry showed that the Chinese aircraft, including a Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, flew over the sa
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China broke its promises to Hong Kong, Taiwan: US State Dept
31Oct By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, World

China broke its promises to Hong Kong, Taiwan: US State Dept

US State Department's spokesperson, Morgan Ortagus, has called out China for breaking its "promises" to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and asked Beijing to be transparent and allow an investigation in the emergence of coronavirus from Wuhan province.In the recent months, tensions between the US and China have escalated over a range of issues including coronavirus, Hong Kong national security law, Indo-Pacific region."China, we have made no secret in the Trump administration that they are a strategic competitor on many levels. There are some areas in which we do have to work with China and we have been able to work with them, especially on establishing the new phase one trade agreement. But for the most part, you know again we have seen that there are global challenges and challenges in Asia, where ...
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Don’t cross the line: Taiwan’s stern message to China
4Oct By Nectar GanNo Comments
Politics

Don’t cross the line: Taiwan’s stern message to China

In a stern statement, Taiwan’s Vice President has warned China not to "cross the line" saying that it wants peace but will defend its people."Don't cross the line. China again flew fighter jets into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone today. Make no mistake, Taiwan wants peace but we will defend our people," Vice President of Taiwan, Lai Ching-Te said in a tweet.During US Health Secretary Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan in August, China deployed fighter jets that briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Defence Ministry was quoted as saying.The ministry had said it had tracked the PLA fighters with its land-based anti-aircraft missiles and had "strongly driven them out".The US has repeatedly criticised China and urged nations to push back against the Asian country, sayin
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Democratic Party platform drops ‘One China’ language on Taiwan
26Sep By Nectar GanNo Comments
Politics

Democratic Party platform drops ‘One China’ language on Taiwan

The Democratic Party platform of the United States dropped any reference to the U.S. policy of recognizing a single China in reference to unofficial American ally Taiwan.The Democratic Party is committed to supporting the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act that states that the US would protect Taiwan from attacks by the Chinese, stated the party platform.The platform then states that Democrats “will continue to support a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues consistent with the wishes and best interests of the people of Taiwan.”However, the 2016 platform explicitly supported the “One China” policy hammered out in the 1970s, when the U.S. dropped formal diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and shifted recognition to Beijing. The 2016 document said Democrats were “committed to a ‘One China’ policy.”
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