Taiwan prepares to inaugurate new Biden-esque president
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Joe Biden and Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te have more in common than just being former vice presidents. Biden, 81, could be heading toward the end of his fourth year in office, and Lai, 64, starts his first on Monday. Both men desire de-escalation in cross-strait tensions with China while defending Taiwan’s […]
China ramps up pressure as Taiwan prepares to inaugurate new president
KAOHSIUNG — The People’s Republic of China does unprecedented things almost every day. The country’s coast guard has briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat, military aircraft have moved closer and closer to Taiwan, and harassment of Taiwanese fishing boats in the South China Sea has increased. “This is a problem,” said Dean Karalekas, author of […]
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) – The president of the European Commission said Friday that a ship carrying humanitarian aid was preparing to leave Cyprus for Gaza, as international donors said Friday that a ship carrying humanitarian aid was preparing to leave Cyprus for Gaza. It announced the opening of a sea corridor to supply food to […]