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Taiwan opposition vice president candidate vows to rally support

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) vice presidential candidate Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) on Saturday (Nov. 25) pledged to bolster KMT support ahead of the presidential election, scheduled for Jan...

China's former US envoy calls Taiwan 'life and death question'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Ambassador of China to the United States Cui Tiankai (崔天凯) said that Taiwan is a “life and death” question for China, in an interview with the South Chi...

US making progress in backlog of arms deliveries to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. has been making progress in ensuring weapons are making their way to Taiwan, National Security Council Secretary General Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said recently. Sp...

Singapore PM says sudden invasion of Taiwan unlikely

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (李顯龍) said China is unlikely to suddenly launch an attack on Taiwan. Speaking at a Bloomberg forum on Thursday, Lee said he d...

Taiwan intelligence agencies remain vigilant of Chinese military activity

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — There are currently no indications of an imminent conflict in the Taiwan Strait, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director Tsai Ming-yen (蔡明彥) said on Monday (Nov. 6). B...

US Air Force official says Taiwanese willing to fight against Chinese invasion

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese are willing to fight in a cross-strait conflict if given proper training and equipment, a U.S. Air Force official has found. Taiwan-PRC Director for the Secre...

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says world should care more about Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The international community should pay more attention to Taiwan's global importance, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said recently. Speaking to BBC, Wu said...

MOFA reminds EU official Taiwan is already independent

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said that Taiwan is already an independent nation in a press release on Saturday (Oct. 21) in response to recent statements by Europ...

Japan builds plans for Okinawa evacuation eyeing Taiwan conflict

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has spoken with local government leaders and asked them to create plans for the evacuation of 120,000 people from Ok...

Letter to Editor: It's not about Taiwan, stupid. It's about Tianxia

Frankly, I’m tired of hearing experts debate whether or how soon China might attack Taiwan, or the issue of whether Taiwan is worth defending. I’m bored of these discussions, not becaus...

Taiwan Air Force dismisses proposal to arm helicopters with Wan Chien missile

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Helicopters are ill-suited to be armed with the Wan Chien missile, the Air Force Command said in response to a Kuomintang (KMT) proposal to do so. KMT Legislator Wen Yu...

Taiwan colonel pictured with 'peaceful reunification' pledge to stay in prison

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Kaohsiung court on Thursday (Sept. 21) rejected an appeal attempt by a former colonel in Taiwan's Army who posed for an in-uniform photo with a letter pledging commi...

Singapore ex-foreign minister 'surprised' Taiwan labeled him China 'mouthpiece'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Singapore’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs George Yeo (楊榮文) last week expressed his "surprise" that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) condemned hi...

Taiwan slams Singapore ex-foreign minister for 'Chinese Commonwealth' comments

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) condemned Singapore’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs George Yeo (楊榮文) as acting as a "mouthpiece" for China and ...

Singapore ex-foreign minister says Taiwan was used by Nancy Pelosi

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to have taken advantage of Taiwan during her high-profile visit in August 2022, according to Singapore’s former Minist...