Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China’s … Read more
A giant screen with a live feed shows Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te delivering his inaugural speech after being sworn into office during the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images) Yasuyoshi Chiba | Afp | Getty … Read more
Chaos erupted at the Taiwan Parliament on Friday after a bitter dispute over a controversial reform bill. In the middle of the chaos, Guo Guowen, a Member of the Parliament, swiftly snatched the bill documents and made a dramatic dash to prevent it from being passed, showed an online video. ???????? LMAO: A member of … Read more
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien has been rattled by more than 200 aftershocks, but only minor damage has been reported and no casualties. Largely rural and sparsely populated Hualien was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3 that killed at least 17 people, and there have been more than 1000 aftershocks since. … Read more
US President Joe Biden speaks after signing the foreign aid bill at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law measures to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, as well as compel Chinese TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday advanced a package to provide billions in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, sending the legislation on a glide … Read more
More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest with a 6.0 magnitude, have struck Taiwan’s east coast with some causing buildings to shake in the capital Taipei, the island’s weather administration said. The 6.0 magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of 10km and struck about 2.30am AEST on Tuesday, according to Geoscience Australia. The quakes on … Read more
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring that the U.S. has “out-innovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing. Semiconductor manufacturing has been a major priority of President Biden’s domestic policy, with Raimondo at the head. Biden has repeatedly held … Read more
On Saturday, the House passed a series of bills to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, along with a package that included forcing the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok. After a morning of debate on the House floor, the four bills will be wrapped into a single package and sent to the Senate … Read more
The search for two Australians reported missing after Taiwan’s worst earthquake in 25 years has been halted. Issac Sim Hwee Kok and Ann Neo Siew Choo were on holiday in Taiwan when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien on April 3. At least 13 people were killed … Read more
