Chinese aircraft, ships remain around Taiwan after drills end
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Chinese warplanes and navy ships were still in the waters around Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said on Tuesday after the end of three days of war games, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen criticised Beijing for its “irresponsible” behaviour. China began the exercises on Saturday after Tsai returned to Taipei following a […]
Taiwan President tells Pope war with China not an option
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to say that war between Taiwan and China is not an option and only by respecting the Taiwanese people’s insistence on sovereignty and freedom can there be healthy ties with Beijing. The Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s sole European diplomatic ally, and Taipei has watched […]
Taiwan President quits as party head after China threat bet fails to win votes
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support. The elections for mayors, county chiefs and local councillors are ostensibly about domestic issues such as […]
Special presidential envoy asks Pope to “pray for Taiwan”
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s special envoy met Pope Francis on Sunday and asked him to “pray for Taiwan”, on a trip the Taipei Government has cast as a demonstration of their close relations even as the Holy See courts China. The Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s sole European diplomatic ally, and Taipei has watched […]
Taiwan President says US visits reinforce island’s determination to defend itself
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Recent visits by guests from the United States have reinforced Taiwan’s determination to defend itself, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday as she met the latest US lawmaker to arrive on the island in defiance of Beijing. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected […]
Pelosi full of praise, support for Taiwan during visit that infuriated China
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. China demonstrated its outrage over the highest-level US visit to the island in 25 […]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: YOUNG TAIWANESE RECONNECT WITH ROOTS TO HEAL TRAUMA
BEH LIH YI and SHANSHAN CHEN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Taiwan…