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Taiwan setting up $200m Lithuania fund to fend off China’s pressure
Amid China row, Taiwan has said it will set up a $200m (£148m) fund to invest in Lithuania as it tries to fend off Chinese diplomatic and trade pressure on the Baltic state.
The decision came after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de…
Taiwan sees rise in immigration from HK amid national security crackdown
Taiwan is expecting a new wave of arrivals from Hong Kong, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is presiding over a city-wide crackdown on civil society, public dissent and political opposition under a draconian national security…
Taiwan urges China to curb its ‘military adventurism’
Taiwan’s president has urged China to curb its “military adventurism” as tensions between the two sides reach their highest level in years.
Beijing has ramped up military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen came to power…
Local disapproval over cancellation of Digital Minister’s participation in conference in SK
Taipei/Taiwan - Taiwan has strongly protested with South Korea after a conference invitation to one of the country’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang was canceled at the last minute over “cross-Strait issues”, which indicates ties between…
China puts pressure on Taiwanese enterprises to collect money from them
Media activists, political party members, and government officials in Taiwan accused China of putting pressure on Taiwanese people’s companies that to the extent of threatening. They point out that Beijing's quick charge is that they…
Taiwan ‘deeply saddened’ that Nicaragua cut ties with it in favor of China
Nicaragua has become the latest country to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China.
Taiwan said it was "deeply saddened", adding that Nicaragua had "disregarded many years of friendship".
The decision…
Concerns over the manipulation of the referendum results by the Kuomintang opposition party
Several political activists in Taiwan are concerned over the manipulation of the referendum’s results on December 18 by the island’s opposition Kuomintang party (Taiwan's pro-China opposition party), and utilize them to its advantage. Some…
Taipei Opens Representative Office bearing “Taiwan”
November 18th of this month, Taipei officially opened its representative office in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, which bearing the name "Taiwan" for the first time, after Taipei used to call such missions the "Taipei Representative…
Taiwan, US hold second economic partnership dialogue
Taiwan and the United States discussed supply chain resilience, including on semiconductors, and how to respond to external economic coercion during an economic dialogue on Tuesday (Nov 23).
As the virtual US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity…