Published: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:18:30 GMT
Taiwan is not alone, says President Tsai Ing-wen amid growing China threat
Taipei [Taiwan], October 28 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has said she believes if they came under attack from China, the US and other regional democracies would come to their aid.
Tsai made these remarks in a CNN interview, a day after the US endorsed Taiwan's "meaningful" participation in the UN system amid China's continued efforts to limit the independent island's international participation.
"Taiwan is not alo...[read more]
Published: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:55:23 GMT
Hong Kong Alliance hits back at Carrie Lam for striking group off from companies registry
Hong Kong, October 28 (ANI): Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China on Tuesday hit back at an executive order from Chief Executive Carrie Lam which has struck the group from the companies registry.
Rhoda Kwan, writing in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) said that one of the liquidators for the now-disbanded group stated that the move was "premature and unnecessary".
Richard Tsoi, a former secr...[read more]
Published: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:37:16 GMT
Threat from Beijing is growing 'every day', says Taiwan's President
Taipei [Taiwan], October 28 (ANI): Amid the rising tensions between the United States and China, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday (local time) said that the threat from Beijing is growing "every day," and confirmed the presence of American troops on Taiwanese soil for training purposes.
In an interview with CNN, Tsai said Taiwan, which is located fewer than 200 kilometers (124 miles) away from China's southeaste...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:56:00 GMT
French Open: PV Sindhu, Sen advance; Saina retires with injury
Paris [France], October 27 (ANI): India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Denmark's Julie Jakobsen in straight sets to advance into the second round of the women's singles event at the French Open 2021 on Wednesday.
Battling it out at the Court 2 of Stade Pierre de Coubertin, the two-times Olympic medallist and reigning world champion, Sindhu defeated Jakobsen by 21-15, 21-18 in 35 minutes to reach the round of 16. She wi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:18:44 GMT
China rejects US call for Taiwan's United Nations participation
Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): Taiwan has "no right" to join the United Nations, China said on Wednesday after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the UN member states to support Taiwan's "robust, meaningful participation throughout the UN system".
"The United Nations is an international governmental organisation composed of sovereign states. Taiwan is a part of China," Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwa...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:56:07 GMT
French Open: Kidambi Srikanth loses to World no 1 Kento Momota
Paris [France], October 27 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out in the first round match of the ongoing French Open on Wednesday.
Srikanth gave his absolute best before going down fighting to World No 1 Kento Momota 18-21, 22-20, 19-21 in French Open. It is the 11th consecutive defeat for Srikanth against Momota.
Earlier in the day, mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won their ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:37:40 GMT
Activists protest in Tokyo over China's human rights violations against minorities
Tokyo [Japan], October 27 (ANI): More than 50 activists on Wednesday representing different backgrounds held an hour-long protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo taking forward their call to Japan and the international community to hold China accountable for the human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and Inner Mongolia.
Protesting under the banner of 100 Days to the "GenocideOlympics", the activists hi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:37:30 GMT
Taiwan Excellence leads an Awarding-Winning Digital Pavilion introducing Cutting Edge Technology of 2021
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), Ministry Of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) have jointly announced that the 5th edition of 'Taiwan Expo'.
The purpose of Taiwan Excellence's effort is to encourage the highest standards of quality and design among Taiwan-made products.
The Taiwan Excellence Pavilion is an online microsite...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:18:46 GMT
After Biden's vow, China opposes 'external meddling' on Taiwan issue
Beijing [China], October 26 (ANI): A few days after the United States vowed to protect Taiwan in event of a Chinese attack, Beijing on Tuesday again opposed "outside efforts to interfere" in the issue of Taiwan.
Speaking at a press conference, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair, which allows no interference by external forces.
"China will f...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:56:09 GMT
Blinken urges all UN member states to support Taiwan participation
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on United Nations member states to back Taiwan's "meaningful" participation in the UN system amid China's continued efforts to limit the island's international participation.
"...We encourage all UN Member States to join us in supporting Taiwan's robust, meaningful participation throughout the UN system and in the international commu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:40:24 GMT
Zoom Gets More Popular Despite Worries About Links to China
SAN FRANCISCO - Very few companies can boast of having their name also used as a verb. Zoom is one of them. The popularity of the videoconferencing platform continues to grow around the world despite continued questions about whether Chinese authorities are monitoring the calls.Since Zoom became a household word last year during the pandemic, internet users including companies and government agencies have asked ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:37:36 GMT
Taiwan, US Discuss UN Participation Ahead of Key Anniversary
Taiwanese and U.S. officials have discussed how Taiwan can 'meaningfully' participate at the United Nations just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping will give a speech to mark his country's half decade since accession to the global body.Taiwan, using its formal name the Republic of China, held the Chinese seat at the United Nations until Oct. 25, 1971, when it was voted out as representative of the country ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:55:52 GMT
PLA fighter jet crashes into river in central China
Taipei [Taiwan], October 25 (ANI): People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) two-seater Chengdu J-10S fighter jet crashed on a river in Henan Province, according to a media report.
The jet crashed on the bank of the Jialu River in central Chinese province Henan, Taiwan News reported citing video footage.
As per the footage, released last week by Chinese media, the two pilots can be seen landing safely near the river bank...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:18:39 GMT
China amps ups military pressure, but victory is not assured
Hong Kong, October 25 (ANI): It might appear that China's military ambitions are inexorable, that the tide has shifted in its favor. This is precisely what Beijing wants others to think, with its testing of advanced nuclear delivery missiles, incessant threats to Taiwan, Chairman Xi Jinping's constant call for national "struggle", an uncompromising posture on the Indian border and recent naval exercises with Russia. Howev...[read more]
Published: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:27:14 GMT
S Korea to soon decide whether to join CPTPP in November after China, Taiwan
Seoul [South Korea], October 25 (ANI/Global Economic): The South Korean government will decide to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) next month. As China and Taiwan recently submitted an application to join, the government also agreed that Korea cannot delay the decision any longer.
The government is planning to hold a foreign ministers' meeting as early as November to d...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 13:55:58 GMT
US, Taiwan hold high-level meet on UN, international participation
Taipei [Taiwan], October 24 (ANI): The United States and Taiwan held a high-level meeting on expanding the island's participation at the United Nations and in other international organizations amid China's continued efforts to limit Taiwan's international participation.
The virtual meeting on Friday focused on helping Taiwan participate meaningfully at the UN, Taiwan Focus reported. The meeting was convened between high-l...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:03:20 GMT
6.2 magnitude quake hits eastern Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Yilan County in eastern Taiwan at 1.11 pm on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 24.61 degrees north latitude and 121.73 degrees east longitude, the center said in its preliminary report. (ANI/Xinhua)...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 03:18:19 GMT
US escalating tensions by inciting Taiwan independence: North Korean foreign ministry
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Pak Myong Ho has accused the United States of escalating the situation in the Asia-Pacific Region by inciting the independence of Taiwan.
On Thursday, US President Joe Biden said in a CNN town hall meeting that the United States would come to Taiwan's defense if it came under attack by China.
"Recently, the US is building up military t...[read more]
Published: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 03:18:18 GMT
China misinterpreting resolution 2758, says US official
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): China has misinterpreted a United Nations resolution adopted in 1971 to exclude Taiwan from the international organization and its affiliates, said a US Department of State official.
"The People's Republic of China [PRC] has misused Resolution 2758 to prevent Taiwan's meaningful participation," said Rick Waters, deputy assistant secretary of state in the department's Bureau of East Asia ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:49:01 GMT
Xinhua Commentary: Washington should stop playing with fire on Taiwan
BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's clamor for Taiwan's "robust, meaningful participation throughout the United Nations system has once again crossed China's red line over the Taiwan question. Blinken's irresponsible remarks on Tuesday have severely violated the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, the political foundation of China-U.S. ties, broke th...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:55:59 GMT
China's 'bullying' in S China Sea helped advance US-Vietnam ties, says ex envoy
Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): The South China Sea plays a prominent role in the relationship between Vietnam and the United States, and bullying by China of its neighbour helped deepen relations, said the former US ambassador to Hanoi.
Speaking at an interview with Radio Free Asia, Ted Osius, who is now president and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, a trade promotion group said: "In fact, even in my very first m...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:06:04 GMT
Top legislator calls for further developing China-Ireland ties
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, on Wednesday met with Sean O Fearghail, speaker of the lower house of the Irish parliament, via video link. Li spoke highly of stable and smooth development of the China-Ireland mutually beneficial strategic partnership, and cooperation outcomes in economy, trade, investment, agriculture, and people-to-p...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:01 GMT
Xinhua Commentary: One-China principle non-negotiable
by Xinhua writer Wang Lei BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Washington has recently been seeking every possible opportunity to blatantly challenge the one-China principle. The latest political stunt is shouting support for the Taiwan region's participation in the United Nations (UN) system. In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to sell preposterous rhetoric claiming Taiwan's p...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:44:01 GMT
China's representation at UN certainly covers Taiwan region: spokesperson
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday reiterated that Taiwan, as a part of China, is certainly covered by China's representation at the United Nations (UN). Responding to a U.S. official's claim that China "misused" the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, denounced some in the United States for igno...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:05:16 GMT
East China's Fujian to host cross-Strait youth festival
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A cross-Strait youth festival to promote exchanges between young people from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will kick off on Thursday in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province. The event is co-organized by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the All-China Youth Federation and the People's Government of Fujian Province, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson with the Taiwa...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:05:01 GMT
Future of Taiwan lies in China's complete reunification: spokesperson
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- It is an ironclad fact that the future of Taiwan lies in the complete reunification of China, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks when commenting on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's presumptuous claim that the so-called constitutional amendments conform to the tren...[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:44:06 GMT
Chinese Neologism Dictionary: jiaojuzhe
Chinese Neologism Dictionary: jiaojuzheA series of U.S. negative actions, including selling weapons to Taiwan and strengthening official military ties with the island, exposed the true face of the U.S. as a jiaojuzhe, or disruptor, of regional peace and stability....[read more]
Published: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:49:01 GMT
Tremors felt as two quakes jolt eastern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tremors were felt in Taiwan on Sunday afternoon as two earthquakes rattled the eastern Yilan County, according to the island's meteorological agency. A 6.5-magnitude quake first struck the county at 1:11 p.m., said the meteorological agency, adding that the epicenter, with a depth of 66.8 km, was monitored at 24.53 degrees north latitude and 121.79 degrees east longitude. This ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:32:02 GMT
Taiwan was a Covid success story. Now it's fighting its biggest outbreak
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:31:08 GMT
Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:34 GMT
KMT seeking to deepen ties with U.S.- Party representative - Focus Taiwan
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:23 GMT
Taiwan is 'sea fortress' against China, minister tells U.S. audience
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:22 GMT
Taiwan asks US not to cause 'misunderstanding' after flag tweet removed
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:15 GMT
Taiwan says China is a 'bully' after one of the largest PLA warplane incursions yet
Taiwan says China is a 'bully' after one of the largest PLA warplane incursions yet CNN...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:07 GMT
Video shows Indians enjoying Taiwan National Day cake - 2021-10-12 12-18-00
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:30:04 GMT
Tony Abbott in Taiwan- An Imperfect Messenger The Diplomat
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:29:54 GMT
Taiwan military confirms 'Yun Feng' missile's existence - Focus Taiwan
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:29:48 GMT
Navy secretarys new strategic guidance focuses on deterring China from invading Taiwan
Navy secretary's new strategic guidance focuses on deterring China from invading Taiwan DefenseNews.com...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:29:39 GMT
On GPS- How likely is war between China and Taiwan? Video
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:29:19 GMT
Taiwan looking to open borders when 1st-dose vaccination rate reaches 70% - 2021-10-25 16-41-00
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:28:15 GMT
Taiwan and U.S. discuss UN participation ahead of key anniversary
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:15:08 GMT
North Korea slams U.S. for supporting Taiwan in nod to ally China
Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 20:44:37 GMT
ABV Caribbean Restaurant in Taiwan to feature Belizean food all November
ABV Caribbean Restaurant in Taiwan to feature Belizean food all November Breaking Belize News...[read more]
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:32:09 GMT
Japan's gov't sees Taiwan tensions as regional security risk - Associated Press
Published: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:28:31 GMT