Ryan and Righ want to get married in Taiwan – they can’t because of China’s same-sex marriage ban | Taiwan
RYang and Li like to compare their relationship to a Shakespeare play. The two met when Li, a Chinese native, visited Ryan's Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung in 2016. What began as a brief conversation by the city's “Love River” quickly blossomed into a romance that ignored years of tension between the two countries. Rigg returned […]
Florida’s perfect bunt in Little League World Series stunned Taiwan for walk-off win
In the first inning of the final game of the 2024 Little League World Series, Taiwan took the lead against a team from Lake Mary, Florida. Taiwan never gave up the lead until the final batter of the game, and with some great bunts and big defensive errors, they gave Florida its first Little League […]
When China conquers Taiwan, it'll have a near monopoly on the chips powering every gadget we own
There is no excuse, so let me state it plainly: the United States does not have a competitive domestic computer chip industry and will not have one for the next decade. China occupies Taiwan and takes control of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s first and most important dedicated chip manufacturer). And the United […]
Taiwan Proposes Highest-Ever Military Budget of $19.7 Billion
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te announced on Thursday a proposed defense budget of $19.76 billion for fiscal 2025. The proposal would increase military spending by 6.7 percent through 2024, making it the highest amount ever allocated by the Republic of China (ROC) to defense. “We are determined to strengthen our self-defense capabilities and enhance cooperation with […]
Chinese State TV Blacks Out Taiwan Beating Beijing for Olympic Gold Medal
China’s state broadcaster CCTV pulled its Olympic coverage on Sunday to avoid showing Taiwan’s badminton team winning the gold medal after beating a top-ranked Chinese team. Taiwan scored an upset victory in badminton when Li Yang and Wang Chi-ling defeated China’s Liang Wei-ken and Wang Qiang in the men’s doubles to win their first gold […]
‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics | Taiwan
aJelina Yang thought she knew the Olympic rules: No flags or political messages. She was excited to cheer on her country’s athletes at the Olympics in France, where she lives and studies. So the Taiwanese student made a sign she thought would be uncontroversial: an outline of her home island with the words “Go Taiwan” […]
Olympics Spectator Removed After Ripping Taiwan Supporter’s Banner
At a badminton match at the Paris Olympics, a spectator was ejected from the stands after snatching a banner reading “Go Taiwan” as security guards tackled a woman who was brandishing the name of a banned country. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is competing in the Olympics, but its athletes are […]
Taiwan Lin Yu-Ting clinches boxing medal, day after Imane Khelif
In Paris, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won her first Olympic medal on Sunday in front of crowds chanting her name, just a day after Algerian boxer Imane Kherif did the same after days of online abuse and intense scrutiny over her participation. Lin defeated Svetlana Kamenova-Staneva of Bulgaria in the women’s 57 kg quarterfinals, then […]
Six States Claim China Pressuring to Not Attend Taiwan Meeting
BEIJING (AP) — Lawmakers from at least six countries are pressuring Chinese diplomats not to attend a China-focused conference in Taiwan, saying it is an attempt to isolate the island. Politicians in Bolivia, Colombia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and one Asian country who declined to be named said they had received text messages, phone calls […]
Why Trump should tone down his war of words with Taiwan
President Donald Trump recently told Bloomberg News that if Taiwan expects military protection in the event of a Chinese attack on what China considers a renegade province, “it should pay for Taiwan’s defense.” Trump also said Taiwan, which has “enormous wealth,”Did not do anything” onto the United States and ignores Taiwan’s role as a vital […]