Taiwan Begins Extended One-Year Conscription in Response to Rising China Threat
Taiwan on Thursday began training its first group of recruits under the policy's one-year extended military service obligation. was suggested President Tsai Ing-wen will step down from office in 2022 in response to China's growing belligerence. Taiwan previously required only four months of military service, but starting in January 2024, men born after 2005 will […]
Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific? | Tuvalu
On Friday, the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu heads to the polls to elect its 16 members of parliament. Tuvalu's population is just over 11,000 people, so elections in Tuvalu rarely make international headlines. But with fierce geopolitical competition and China's growing influence in the region, this year's vote is under greater scrutiny, with […]
Nikki Haley fires back at Biden's Taiwan comments
‘The Big Weekend Show’ panelists analyze Nikki Haley’s caucus countdown, airstrikes on Houthis and President Biden’s Taiwan … source
Chinese Media: ‘Taiwan Independence Means War’
Hu Xijin, ultra-nationalist and former editor-in-chief of a Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times And now I'm an editor, Said In Monday's edition his Hu says Taiwan and the United States claimed in a video blog that pushing for Taiwan's independence under newly elected President William Lai Ching-toku could lead to war. Hu said Lai could […]
Nauru to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China | Taiwan
Nauru will sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognize China, the small Pacific island nation's government said on Monday, Taipei's first diplomatic ally will switch to China after the weekend's presidential election. The Nauru government said it was seeking a full resumption of diplomatic relations with China “in the best interests” of the country and […]
Biden stresses US ‘does not support independence’ for Taiwan as world leaders react to election win
World leaders congratulated Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DP) on its historic third term as president, despite President Biden's warning that the United States would not support Taiwan's independence. Asked to comment on Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai's victory over rival Kuomintang after Saturday's general election, Biden told reporters: “We don't support independence.” Lai, […]
Anti-Communist Lai Ching-te Wins Taiwan Presidential Election, Disappointing China
Anti-communist Democratic Progressive Party (DP) candidate Lai Ching-toku won Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday, defeating two left-wing rivals in a campaign that emphasized Taiwan's sovereignty in the face of growing threats from China. Mr. Lai, sometimes known by his Western name William Lai, is the current vice president and the first candidate in Taiwan's democracy's […]
Taiwan voters re-elect anti-China ruling party to third term
Voters in Taiwan on Saturday defied intense pressure from China to re-elect the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to a third consecutive term, electing the island's least popular candidate and threatening the island's democracy with its communist neighbor. This is likely to further heighten tensions between the two parties. Incumbent Vice President Lai Qingde, branded a […]
Blinken offers congratulations to Lai Ching-te for victory in Taiwan election
Secretary of State Antony Blinken participated in Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday and congratulated Lai Ching-toku (also known as William) on his victory. Blinken: “The United States congratulates Dr. Lai Ching-toku on his victory in Taiwan's presidential election.'' stated in a statement Shared by the State Department. “We also congratulate the Taiwanese people for once […]
China Warns Ahead of Election It Will ‘Smash Any Taiwan Independence Plots’
In an attempt to bully Taiwanese voters, China's Ministry of Defense warned on Friday that it would “crush any Taiwanese independence conspiracy” and warned Taiwanese to make the “wrong” choice by voting for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Qingde. If he did, he was implicitly threatened. Saturday. Mr. Zhang Xiaogang, Spokesperson of the […]