Former Taiwan president arrives in China pledging peace
TAOYUAN, Mar 27, 2023, Reuters. Taiwan’s ex-President Ma Ying-jeou became on Monday the first sitting…
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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.
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
BEIJING, Dec 26, 2022, Reuters. China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the…
iPhone maker Foxconn reports slump in revenue after unrest and Covid outbreak at key China plant
ZHENGZHOU, Dec 5, 2022, CNBC. Foxconn said November revenue totaled 551.1 billion new Taiwan dollars…
US VP Harris to visit Philippine island near China-claimed waters
PUERTO PRINCESA, Nov 22, 2022, AFP. US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel today to…
Philippines’ Marcos open to buying Russian fuel, proposes new Myanmar approach
MANILA, Oct 5, 2022, Reuters. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his nation…
Biden signs $52.7B bill for chip production to counter China
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 10, 2022, Kyodo. U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law…
China releases white paper on Taiwan question, reunification in new era
BEIJING, Aug 9, 2022, China Daily. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and…
Furious China fires missiles near Taiwan in drills after Pelosi visit
TAIPEI, Aug 5, 2022, Reuters. China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near…
China to launch ‘targeted military operations’ due to Pelosi visit
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2022, Reuters. The Chinese military has been put on high alert and…
Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say
TAIPEI, 2 Aug, 2022, Taiwan News. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is…
China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan after warning Pelosi to scrap plans to visit
BEIJING, Jul 30, 2022, CNBC. China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its…
Biden told China’s Xi that US opposes efforts to change Taiwan status quo, White House says
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 28, 2022, Reuters. President Joe Biden told China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday…