2020/10/28 |
US Approves Second Arms Sale To Taiwan in a Week
The decision marks Washington’s ninth weapons sale to Taiwan since President Donald Trump took office in 2016.
2020/12/04 |
China Proposes New Restrictions on Foreigners, Religious Services
The draft regulations require foreign worshipers who want to host religious activities in China to apply for a permit and demonstrate they are “friendly to China” in their country of origin.
2020/03/09 |
Philippines Bans Deployment of Filipino Workers to Kuwait Due to Mistreatment
The Philippine government restricted the amount of overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait after a series of infractions against the bilateral labor agreement.
2020/12/07 |
Observers Say Beijing’s Planned Blacklist of Taiwan Secessionists Could Backfire
Beijing's list of Taiwan secessionists could fuel even further anti-China sentiment in Taiwan.
2020/10/23 |
China Tensions Push India and Taiwan Closer Together
India is seeing public opinion drastically shift in favor of Taiwan amid growing anti-Beijing sentiments. But will New Delhi risk its Asian rival's wrath for stronger ties with Taipei?
2020/03/02 |
Indonesia Expands Textile Production, Claiming Sustainability
Indonesia opened its largest manufacturing plant for viscose, a type of fabric made from trees. The plant claims to be working towards sustainable fashion.
2020/12/01 |
Beijing’s Line on the South China Sea: “Nothing To See Here”
China’s official denials of growing military capability in the region look a lot like gaslighting.
2020/10/20 |
Tainan Civil Society Groups Protest Eviction of Elderly Resident
A railway expansion project in Tainan has led to the demolition of family homes, threatening to evict a 99-year-old resident. Civil society groups have come out in force to protest.
2020/01/20 |
Chinese Health Officials Report Huge Spike in Cases of New Virus
136 new cases of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus were confirmed in Wuhan over the past three days, and officials still know very little about how it's transmitted.
2020/11/11 |
US, Taiwan To Hold Economic Dialogue This Month
A bilateral dialogue between the U.S. and Taiwan on economic prosperity, led by Keith Krach, the top economic diplomat who visited Taiwan in September, will take place on November 20.
2020/03/06 |
Anxious Chinese Consumers Expect Coronavirus Crisis to Last Until Summer
Chinese consumers are expecting the coronavirus to last until July despite local economists predicting a quick recovery in the second quarter.
2020/10/31 |
The Year's Only In-Person Workplace Pride Was Just Held in Taipei
The event was a demonstration of two pillars of Taiwan's cultural diplomacy: its successful Covid-19 response, and its progress in LGBT equality.
2020/10/21 |
How Do South Koreans View North Korea’s Human Rights Violations?
A survey found that if unification were to occur, most South Koreans agree that North Korean officials should be punished for human rights violations, even if doing so increased tensions.
2020/03/10 |
New Leader for Taiwan's China-Friendly Kuomintang Party Signals Change
Taiwan's main opposition party Kuomintang elected a reformist as leader as it considers pivoting from its China-leaning stance.
2020/10/29 |
Taiwan Says Chinese Warplanes Are Crossing a Median Line, but Is There a Median Line?
The median line of the Taiwan Strait, which has never reached the status of a formal agreement, becomes a sore spot when Taiwan-China relations sour.
2020/11/16 |
Amid China Tensions, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam Pin Hopes on Biden
Based on his record as vice president, scholars say Biden can be expected to put more emphasis on diplomacy, rather than the sort of military moves favored by President Donald Trump.
2020/02/18 |
Chinese Activist Detained After Calling on Xi Jinping to Resign
In the latest crackdown on free speech, Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong was detained after calling Xi Jinping "clueless" on the coronavirus outbreak.