投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
China’s 84% tariffs on US products come into force amid market relief after Trump suspends steep reciprocal tariffs elsewhereBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s trade war with China has entered a new phase, as Beijing’s 84% retaliatory tariffs…
Defence secretary’s trip to Asia shows the Trump administration is engaged with the region, but analysts warn Taipei to tread carefully On Tuesday China’s military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda v…
Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei ‘parasites’China has launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan, accusing its leaders of being “separati…
Sighting of Shuqiao ships provides insight into China’s integration of its military, paramilitary and civilian operations – and its plans for a potential invasionThe short video is shot from a public beach in China’s Guangdong province, the unidentifie…
Lai Ching-te’s speech – which included a proposal to set up military courts – prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a ‘creator of crisis’Taiwan’s new president has formally labelled China a “foreign hostile force” and ramped up nati…
The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future securityTSMC’s chief executive, CC Wei, smiled broadly as he stood next to Donald Trump in …
The annual political gathering begins this week in Beijing, with the economy, tech and Donald Trump’s trade war high on the agendaChina’s annual Two Sessions meetings begins this week, with thousands of political and community delegates descending on B…
Up to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia but eye experts say the growing global trend can be reversedIn the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young Taiwanese conscripts are being tested on an obstacle course. The men in full com…
Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2China’s defence ministry spokesperson has warned Taiwan “we will come and get you, sooner or later”, after Taipei announced an expansion of milit…
Taiwan’s coastguard says it ‘cannot be ruled out that it was a grey-zone intrusion by China’Taiwan’s coastguard has detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew after an undersea cable in the Taiwan Strait was damaged on Tuesday, saying it cannot rule ou…
The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurancesIt’s a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is shouting at passersby, trying to offload his boxes of fr…
Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting earth in seven yearsChina has begun recruiting for a planetary defence force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceiva…
Minimum quotas for purchase of coal power and new project approvals threaten major advances in renewable energy production, thinktanks sayChina’s energy production is putting coal and renewables in competition with each other, according to a new analys…
Rate of marriages in China lowest since record keeping began in 1986, with cost of living and pushback against traditional gender roles contributing factorsMarriages in China plunged 20% to a record low in 2024 as young people resisted government effor…
It was once a privilege afforded to only Singapore, Brunei and Japan but now travel rules have been relaxed for dozens of countries. But are many people coming?A few years ago, getting a visa to visit China was a “ball ache”, says Kate Murray. The Aust…