Chinese fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan's airspace on Tuesday, forcing the island to scramble its own, Taipei said shortly after announcing plans for its largest annual live-fire military drill
Czech Senate President Vystrčil will visit Taiwan despite the opposition from China and also from domestic voices, chiefly the Czech President Zeman. The visit will take place in late August
Taiwan defence ministry says several Chinese fighter planes briefly entered Taiwan air space, were warned to leave
U.S. military aircraft flew over Taiwan this morning: MND
Taiwan's defense minister says situation in Taiwan Strait increasingly grim due to PRC military threats
Taiwan says its people will neither choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, after Li Zuochengl said China reserved the right to use force to prevent the the island becoming independent
9 month agoChina escalates its rhetoric against Taiwan: Li Zuocheng, chief of the Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission, says China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent
9 month agoWith this joint statement condemning China's decision to impose a new national security law on HK, Taiwan's parliament sends a strong message to the world: that Taiwan stands in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong, and that we fully support their fight for their freedoms
9 month agoThese activists in Taiwan are protesting Beijing's national security law for Hong Kong and urging Taipei to help Hongkongers seeking refuge
9 month agoU.S. Navy dispatches two warships to East China Sea: Japan-based USS New Orleans and guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta from TR strike group
Mainland Affairs Council reiterated that president @iingwen and premier @eballgogogo have reached a consensus that the three major goals for assisting HongKong people arriving in Taiwan are residence, settle down and look after them
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council proposed four principles related to the "Humanitarian Assistance Mechanism for HongKong people arriving in Taiwan" - 1. The government will be directing the operation of the entire mechanism. 2. The Mainland Affairs Council will facilitate and coordinate all the cross-department works. 3. The government will propose special budget to help fund the mechanism. 4. The entire operation will be carried out by an institute established by the government.
As Taiwan hasn't reported 44 days without local COVID19 case, Premier @eballgogogo announced that the government will further loosen restrictions on public gathering in Taiwan, lifting the rules on the number of people that venues and events can have
9 month agoUSAF Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker Spotted heading to the South China Sea Departed from Kadena Air Base, Japan PEARL04 58-0095
9 month agoChina's government working report 2020 deletes "peace" from its narrative on the "promotion of unification".
China Premier Li Keqiang encourages the people of Taiwan to join the mainland in opposing Taiwanese independence and to promote "reunification."
China's foreign ministry, on possible U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, says U.S. should stop any arms sales to prevent damage to china-u.s. relations and uphold regional peace and stability
The @StateDept has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of eighteen (MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $180 million)
China: Pompeo congratulations of Taiwan president on her inauguration "very dangerous step"
China's Taiwan Affairs Office: "Reunification" of Taiwan with the mainland is the natural trend of history and efforts to seek independence for the island are a dead-end
Beijing must find a way to live alongside a democratic Taiwan that will never accept Chinese rule, President @iingwen said Wednesday in an inauguration speech that also celebrated the island's successful fight against the coronavirus
9 month agoIn Mandarin Chinese, @WHNSC deputy director Matthew Pottinger congratulates the democratically elected Taiwan President @iingwen on the commencement of her 2nd term.
Czech Senate President @Vystrcil_Milos said today that his office was pressure by the Chinese Embassy in Prague not to congratulate @iingwen publicly. So he congratulated the Taiwanese president publicly, praising Taiwan as a democracy. What a way to say "screw you, commies"
China envoy to @WHO calls US support for Taiwan "political hype" and "this conduct is not acceptable."
Taiwan "must be welcomed to contribute to, not be excluded from," @WHO meetings, says US statement. "This is extremely concerning especially when this pandemic is partly aggravated."
Taiwan president's office targeted in suspected cyberattack
9 month agoUS condemns exclusion of Taiwan from the World Health Assembly
Taiwan postpones request for WHO observer status so members can focus on Covid-19 battle
Reuters: TSMC halts Huawei orders after us tightens restrictions - Nikkei
Several diplomatic sources cautioned that putting Taiwan issue to a vote during a short, virtual meeting would be an unsurmountable logistical challenge and would "torpedo" the entire WHO assembly
