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Taiwan says COVID ‘passports’ would be a good idea

02 Dec 2020

COVID-19 “passports” to show peoples’ inoculation and infection history will be hard to do in practice but are a good idea, Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, offering...

Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensions

24 Nov 2020

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty with the construction of a new fleet of domestically-developed submarines, a key project supported by the United...

China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan

23 Nov 2020

China will respond to the reported visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday....

Taiwan voices confidence in trade deal with new US government

21 Nov 2020

Taiwan’s foreign minister voiced confidence on Saturday that the incoming government of US President-elect Joe Biden would support a long sought-after bilateral trade agreement, following high level economic talks with...

WHO rejects attempt to include Taiwan in World Health Assembly meeting

10 Nov 2020

Gulf Today Report Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said many countries supported the island’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA). China had labelled the proposal illegal and invalid. Blocking Taiwan’s...

China to impose sanctions on US firms over Taiwan arms sales

26 Oct 2020

China will impose sanctions on US entities participating in Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense and Raytheon will be sanctioned,...

Taiwan says not seeking arms race with China after new US arms sale

22 Oct 2020

Taiwan is not seeking to get involved in an arms race with China but does need a credible combat capability, Defence Minister Yen De-fa said on Thursday, after the United...

Taiwan says won’t be intimidated by China’s ‘hooligan’ diplomats

20 Oct 2020

Taiwan will not be intimidated by China’s “hooligan” officials and will continue to celebrate its national day around the world, the government said on Tuesday, after Taiwan said Chinese diplomats...

White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan

13 Oct 2020

The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan, sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval, five sources familiar...

Taiwan president to pledge strong defences as China tensions rise

10 Oct 2020

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pledge to strengthen the island’s defences and work more with regional partners on security in a major speech on Saturday, at a time when tensions...

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