BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed the “historic decision” by Honduran President Xiomara Castro to switch the Central American country’s diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in March as the two met in the capital, the Chinese … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, The biggest news this week is the indictment of Donald Trump. Maybe the fifth or sixth time (I’ve lost count) will be the one that does it! Can you even remember the players or the details of … Read More
The US and Taiwan are set to sign a new trade deal on Thursday as tensions with China rise. It will be the first agreement under a framework for talks between Washington and Taipei called the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st … Read More
Santiago Peña of the Colorado party is elected, defeating Efraín Alegre who wanted to switch diplomatic recognition to China Paraguay’s ruling party candidate, Santiago Peña, 44, has scored a big win in the presidential election, tightening the conservative Colorado party’s … Read More
A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said Friday. ADVERTISING Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an attack by Beijing, which views the island as part of … Read More
China has finished three days of military drills around Taiwan, which included “sealing off” the island and simulating targeted strikes. Taiwan said it had detected jets to its east, while China said its Shandong aircraft carrier had taken part. Beijing … Read More
Taiwan is caught in the middle of a dangerous love triangle. Last week Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was welcomed to New York – now she’s held a face-to-face meeting in California with the speaker of the US House of Representatives … Read More
TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment … Read More
The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. With the … Read More
TAIPEI – Taiwan is extending its compulsory military service from the current four months to one year, as part of efforts to bolster the island’s combat readiness amid rising cross-strait tensions. China’s threat has become even more severe since Beijing’s … Read More