US pressures Taiwan to address undervalued currency
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 17, 2021, WSJ. The Treasury Department put pressure on Taiwan to address…
Taiwan
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) is an economy of 23.5 million people. In 1991, the year it joined APEC, the current GDP of Chinese Taipei was recorded at USD 187 billion, while its per capita GDP was USD 9,000. The GDP of Chinese Taipei more than doubled by 2016, at USD 573 billion, as did its per capita GDP at USD 24,000.
Biden, Suga poised to present united front on Taiwan as China steps up pressure
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 16, 2021, Reuters. US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide…
China firmly opposes any form of official ties between US, Taiwan
BEIJING, Apr 15, 2021, Xinhua. China has lodged solemn representations with the United States over…
US and China deploy aircraft carriers in South China Sea as tensions simmer
HONG KONG, Apr 13, 2021, CNN. Military activity in the South China Sea spiked over…
[Analytics] China v Russia v America: is 2021 the year Orwell’s 1984 comes true?
It may just be coincidence that Russia was piling military pressure on Ukraine last week…
China flanks Taiwan with military exercises in air and sea
HONG KONG, Apr 8, 2021, CNN. China’s armed forces conducted simultaneous military exercises to the…
Site boss bailed amid grief over 50 deaths in Taiwan train crash
Officials investigating a train crash in Taiwan that killed at least 50 people are focusing…
At least 48 dead and dozens injured after train derails in eastern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Apr 2, 2021, CNN. A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in…
Taiwan tried to sneak a high-tech radar onto its main island outpost
TAIPEI, Mar 30, 2021, Forbes. The Taiwanese military accidentally let slip a secret—and it hints…
Palau president visits Taiwan to open travel bubble
TAIPEI, Mar 28, 2021, AFP. Palau’s leader flew into Taiwan on Sunday as the two…
[Analytics] A cautionary tale for China’s ambitious chipmakers
In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned two major Chinese telecom firms, temporarily cutting them off from…
Japan, US defense chiefs affirm cooperation over Taiwan emergency
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have agreed in their recent…
China building offensive, aggressive military: US commander
HONG KONG, Mar 10, 2021, CNN. China is assembling an increasingly offensive military and expanding…
[Analytics] What’s Beijing going to do with its world’s largest navy?
In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People’s Liberation Army…
Online illustration exhibit sends Taiwan’s greetings across borders
TAIPEI, Feb 27, 2021, CNA. From a crowded Taipei MRT train to a hustling claw…