Beijing has confirmed that it is drafting a list of pro-independence advocates in Taiwan, a move that some observers say reveals the Chinese government’s intention to criminalize what it calls “Taiwan secessionists” after an anti-secession example had been set recentlyRead More →
The democratic island of Taiwan said on Monday it had lodged a protest with Fiji after it emerged that one of its diplomats was taken to hospital following an assault by Chinese officials who gatecrashed an event in Suva earlierRead More →
U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, at the start of a three-day trip that will see him attend a memorial service for the island’s first directly elected leader. Krach, the highest-ranking U.S. official toRead More →
Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček Monday pushed back on his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi’s assault over the Czech Senate delegation’s visit to Taipei — signs, observers say, that suggest the tide is turning against China in Europe. Relations between Prague and Beijing may take another plunge.Read More →
In defiance of China, a delegation, led by Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil, Sunday arrived in Taiwan on a six-day visit — the highest-level exchange between the two countries to cement economic and cultural ties. Observers, whom VOA spoke to, notedRead More →
U.S. health secretary Alex Azar is to make the first cabinet-level visit of a U.S. official to Taiwan in six years, as Washington vows to take more steps to boost the democratic island, which China has threatened to invade. AlezRead More →
Taiwan announced recently a plan to use state funds to help Hong Kong protesters who have fled to Taiwan out of fear of prosecution at home. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chen Ming-tong said a new Taiwan-Hong Kong Service and ExchangeRead More →
Authorities in Taiwan on Thursday set out plans to make the democratic island a safe haven for Hongkongers fearing a crackdown on dissent by China’s feared state security police. The Taiwan government unveiled plans to set up an office offeringRead More →
After Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen swept to a landslide victory in Saturday’s general elections, China said on Monday that the democratic island’s “separatists” would “leave a 10,000-year stink.”Read More →
Allegations have been reported in an Australian newspaper of apparent dirty tricks by Beijing, in cahoots with Taiwan’s pro-China opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, ahead of the presidential election on Saturday.Read More →
A Taiwanese long-distance touring cyclist who attempted an epic trip across the Mongolian grasslands has spoken out about his detention and interrogation at the hands of Chinese police.Read More →
