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· Carl Samson
China says US support for Taiwan ‘futile’ after Washington delegates visit Taipei amid Ukraine crisis
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a delegation of former American officials visited Taiwan to “reassure” the island of the United States’ “commitments.” The Ukraine crisis has raised concerns of a Chinese threat in Taiwan, which prompted President Tsai Ing-wen to raise its…
· Carl Samson
Amid warplanes in ADIZ, China sent weather balloons to Taiwan’s airspace
Taiwanese radar detected Chinese weather balloons flying over the cities of Keelung, Taoyuan and Hsinchu shortly after the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February. The balloons have raised concerns after President Tsai Ing-wen put the island’s military on high alert in response…
· Carl Samson
Taiwan reports 13 Chinese warplanes have entered its defense zone since Russian invasion of Ukraine
Taiwan has spotted 13 Chinese warplanes in its air defense zone since Thursday, the same day Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. China, which remains the only major government that has not condemned Russia, rejected comparisons between Taiwan and Ukraine. In…
· Jane Nam
Donald Trump: ‘China’s going to be next,’ will ‘absolutely’ invade Taiwan following Russia-Ukraine crisis
In a conservative talk radio program interview, former President Donald Trump confidently declared that China would be “next” to declare war and would “absolutely” go after Taiwan. Trump described the Biden administration as being weak and assured that a Russian invasion would…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwan premier orders government investigation of Taiwanese Olympian who wore Chinese uniform
Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang has asked Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and its Sports Administration (SA) to investigate Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting for wearing a Team China uniform during practice before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Huang, 33, was seen…
· Carl Samson
Congress introduces bipartisan bills to give ‘Taipei’ de facto embassy ‘Taiwan’ name
Congress has introduced bipartisan bills to rename the embassy currently known in Washington as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office as Taiwan. The pair of bills will direct the State Secretary to negotiate with TECRO to rename itself “Taiwan Representative…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese Olympic speed skater besieged by criticism for wearing Chinese team outfit
Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting has come under fire for donning a Chinese team uniform during a practice session before the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Huang responded to the backlash by stating that nationality plays no role in sports and that she wanted to represent friendship…
· Sarah Yukiko
Why Taiwan’s athletes will compete as ‘Chinese Taipei’ at the Beijing Winter Olympics
Four athletes from Taiwan will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics, competing under the label of “Chinese Taipei” because of a historical precedent set in the 1980s. After the 1980 Winter Olympics – the first time China appeared in the Olympics – the name was created in an…
· Ryan General
‘Go back to China. Now call me a racist’: NY gubernatorial candidate attacks Taiwanese American lawmaker on Twitter
In a tweet on Monday, New York gubernatorial hopeful Derrick Gibson told State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou to “Go back to China” and challenged her to call him “a racist.” Gibson’s tweet was written in response to Niou’s post about New York City police officers riding the…
· Bryan Ke
Taiwanese father is sentenced for assisting suicide of disabled son who faced amputations
A Taiwanese man, only identified as Chang, helped his disabled son kill himself last year. Chang has been sentenced to one year and six months in prison and has also been given a three-year probation. He reportedly used a fruit knife to grant his son’s wish. Chang turned himself…
· Carl Samson
China downplays possible war with Taiwan amid viral ‘surrender now’ video, Taipei prepares anyway
The People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China recently released a propaganda video urging “enemies” to surrender. The video did not identify a particular “enemy,” but it was translated into dialects reportedly spoken by the majority of Taiwan’s population.…
· Jiselle Lee
Same-sex married couple are first in Taiwan to legally adopt child
A married same-sex couple became the first LGBTQ couple to legally adopt a child together in Taiwan this week. Taiwan’s law on same-sex marriage, passed in 2019, allowed one of the spouses to adopt the other’s biological child or a non-biologically related child as an unmarried…
· Ryan General
‘There is only one China’: Nicaragua declares former Taiwan embassy belongs to China
Taiwan’s former diplomatic offices and embassy in Nicaragua have been taken over by the local government which now only recognizes China’s authority. In China’s favor: The Nicaraguan government, which recently announced that it is cutting ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing,…
· Ryan General
International couple challenges Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law
A same-sex couple whose marriage registration has been rejected twice in Taiwan is fighting back. Challenging Taiwan’s same-sex law: The pair, 34-year-old Taiwanese man Lu Yin-jen and his 42-year-old Japanese partner Ariyoshi Eizaburo, is planning to file a lawsuit against the…
· Carl Samson
Taiwan says full invasion by China would be very difficult
Mainland China will supposedly have a difficult time launching a full-scale invasion of Taiwan over problems that mostly have to do with logistics, according to a new report by Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. Why it matters: The threat assessment was sent to legislators, according to…
· Jiselle Lee
White House allegedly cut Taiwan minister’s feed after map of Taiwan and China in different colors shown
Anonymous sources said Biden’s Summit for Democracy disabled Taiwan Minister Audrey Tang’s screen-sharing abilities during her presentation at the command of White House officials, according to Reuters. Sources reveal intentional interference: Reuters reported that during…
· Editorial Staff
Report: Asia’s civic rights under attack, Taiwan the only territory ‘open’
Attacks against civic freedoms in Asia have been rife over the past year, with Taiwan being the only territory that can be considered open, according to a new report from global civic space tracker CIVICUS Monitor, a self-described “ongoing research collaboration between global…
· Bryan Ke
Enes Kanter Freedom criticized for saying Jeremy Lin is ‘disgusting’ for ‘turning his back’ on Taiwan
Several Twitter users immediately took Enes Kanter Freedom to task after the Boston Celtics center seemingly referred to Jeremy Lin as Taiwanese instead of American. “How disgusting of you”: Freedom, 29, took to Twitter on Sunday to call out Lin, 33, for playing in the Chinese…
· Carl Samson
Taiwanese American game developer jailed and held for 3 years in China for buying toy guns on Taobao
A Taiwanese American game developer spent three years in Chinese custody after authorities determined that he had bought illegal toy guns online. How it happened: San Cheng, 47, reportedly purchased dozens of toy guns on shopping site Taobao in 2016. He wanted to use them as…
· Carl Samson
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns China of ‘terrible consequences’ if it invades Taiwan
China will face “terrible consequences” for any move to invade Taiwan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, adding that Washington is “resolutely committed” to ensuring that the self-governed island can defend itself. Driving the news: Blinken’s remarks come…