Risk of Taiwan Strait conflict ‘at all-time high’: Think tank
BEIJING, May 21, 2021, SCMP. Tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen to the point…
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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.
Four Taiwan referendums get green light for August
TAIPEI, May 15, 2021, Taiwan News. Referendums on port imports, reef protection, and referendum scheduling…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
Global microchip shortage has China eyeing Taiwan
TAIPEI, May 1, 2021, Fox News. One hundred miles off the coast of China is…
Taiwan security officials propose ban on Chinese flag
TAIPEI, Apr 24, 2021, The Diplomat. Taiwanese national security officials want to criminalize the display…
China denounces Japan’s remarks on Diaoyu Islands, Taiwan
BEIJING, Apr 24, 2021, Xinhua. A Chinese spokesperson on Friday denounced Japan’s recent remarks on…
US pressures Taiwan to address undervalued currency
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 17, 2021, WSJ. The Treasury Department put pressure on Taiwan to address…
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…