カテゴリー: Taiwan
Experts say there is huge potential for AI in the mental health sector, but there are risks of turning to technology, rather than human beings when in distressIn the pre-dawn hours, Ann Li’s anxieties felt overwhelming. She’d recently been diagnosed wi…
Lai Ching-te says ‘peace is priceless’ and war has ‘no winners’ as he marks year in officeTaiwan’s president has reiterated calls for peace and dialogue with China as he marked one year in office, amid heightened Chinese military activity and worsening…
Former leader had been due to visit in October but trip was cancelled when it coincided with David Lammy’s trip to BeijingFormer Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Britain this week at the invitation of British politicians, a trip that comes as L…
Lai Ching-te says ‘message of history is clear’ as Taiwan for first time officially commemorates end of second world warTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has compared his nation to the European countries heading for conflict with Nazi Germany in the 19…
Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei Next week, 135 cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for the conclave, a secretive meeting to decide who will succeed the late Pope Francis. Around the world, people are specul…
Expulsion of people holding a Chinese passport or ID card prompts debate over identity, loyalty and freedomTaiwan has launched a crackdown on holders of illegal Chinese identity documents, revoking the Taiwanese status of more than 20 people and puttin…
Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic alliesPope Francis’s funeral – latest updatesTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, despite his foreign ministry saying e…
‘Invasion’ barges, subsea cable cutters and surprise naval drills: how China is testing Donald Trump
China has been flexing its maritime muscle in the Indo-Pacific – moves that pose a challenge for the US presidentIn the space of just five weeks, China held live-fire drills on the doorsteps of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam. It tested new landing barge…
From energy security to boosting internet connections, Taiwan is working on ways to protect its population if China attacksIf war comes to Taiwan, the local citizens might be sent to their nearest 7-Eleven.No one knows for sure what a Chinese attack on…
Taiwan launches first such prosecution, alleging the captain of the Chinese-crewed Hong Tai 58 dropped anchor near an undersea cable that then damaged itProsecutors in Taiwan charged, for the first time, a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damagi…
Beijing continues drills in Taiwan strait, practising hitting key ports and energy infrastructureThe US has accused China of putting the region’s security at risk after it launched a second day of military drills targeting Taiwan with a rehearsal block…
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…
Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict
Prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has forced Japan to step up measures to protect islands in Okinawa prefecture Japan has for the first time released plans to evacuate more than 100,000 civilians from some of its remote islands near Taiwan in th…
Soldiers had worked for ‘extremely sensitive and important units’ and ‘their acts betrayed the country’, Taipei court saysA Taiwan court has sentenced four soldiers, including three who worked in the president’s security team, to jail for up to seven y…