- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityTaiwan
Taiwan is ‘sea fortress’ against China, minister tells U.S. audience
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is a "sea fortress" blocking China's expansion into the Pacific and is willing to share with other democracies its knowledge of countering Beijing's efforts to undermine…
Slovenia’s PM urges EU to stand with Lithuania against Chinese pressure
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union must stand with Lithuania against Chinese pressure and not give in to trade threats, Slovenia's prime minister said in a letter…
Grateful for vaccines, Taiwan minister to lead Europe investment delegation
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Grateful for COVID-19 vaccine gifts and other support, Taiwan will send a senior minister to head an investment delegation to three central and eastern European countries next month…
Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan's air…
Poland to donate 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Taiwan
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will donate 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, the foreign ministry in Warsaw said on Saturday, to help boost vaccination rates in…
Lithuania withdraws Chinese envoy in row over Taiwan
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania said on Friday it had recalled its ambassador from Beijing for consultations, in a dispute over Europe's first representative office for Taiwan to use the island's…
Helped by TSMC and Foxconn, BioNTech vaccines finally reach Taiwan
By Ann Wang TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -The first batch of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, helped by the involvement of two of the world's most important…
Taiwan says China can ‘paralyse’ its defences, threat worsening
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's armed forces can "paralyse" Taiwan's defences and are able to fully monitor its deployments, the island's defence ministry said, offering a stark assessment…
China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China beat Taiwan to the punch on Wednesday in announcing the delivery timetable for a highly politicised order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE, saying the first 932,000…
Experts discuss Lithuania-China ties as tension spikes
New Delhi [India] August 29 (ANI): On August 27 Red Lantern Analytica, an international affairs observer group based in New Delhi, held a webinar titled 'Whither Lithuania-China Relations'. The webinar…
Countries condemn Beijing’s move to build pressure on Lithuania to cut ties with Taiwan
Taipei [Taiwan] August 29 (ANI): Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez along with a group of pro-Taiwan legislators from Europe strongly condemned China's political, diplomatic and…
Beijing opposes Tokyo-Taipei security talks, urges Japan to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China has lodged a strong opposition to first-ever security talks between the ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan and urged Tokyo to stop interfering in…
