Guyana abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open an office in the South American country on Thursday after China urged them to "correct their mistake."
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan on Friday blamed Chinese interference for preventing the establishment of a trade office with Guyana in what had been seen as a .
2021/02/01 17:15 Myanmar troops in City Hall in Yangon on Monday, Feb. 1. (Reuters photo) Myanmar troops in City Hall in Yangon on Monday, Feb. 1. (Reuters photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has expressed concern over the Myanmar military s takeover and detention of the Southeast Asian country s civilian leadership, calling on Taiwanese nationals in the troubled nation to be on their guard. Myanmar s military, the Tatmadaw, declared a state of emergency on television Monday morning (Feb. 1) and announced it was assuming control of the government for one year, citing claims of fraud in the parliamentary elections late last year. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and many National League for Democracy (NLD) ministers and critics of the military had been detained in the early morning hours, the Irrawaddy reported.
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Beijing’s attempts to test the United States’ relationship with Taiwan in the days after President Joe Biden’s inauguration appear only to have strengthened an unofficial alliance that has blossomed since Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016.
China sent dozens of warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on January 23 and 24. The incursions, which increased in frequency after two high-level U.S. official visits to Taiwan, continued through the end of the month.
The ADIZ incursions are not the same as flights into Taiwan’s airspace – a country’s ADIZ can encompass areas that are not part of its territory – but the flights are intentionally provocative maneuvers, which usually lead Taiwan to scramble fighter jets in response.
2021/01/29 13:06 Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib (left), Taiwan s representative to Czech Republic Ke Liang-ruey (MOFA photo) Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib (left), Taiwan s representative to Czech Republic Ke Liang-ruey (MOFA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, a staunch Taiwan supporter, on Wednesday (Jan. 27) announced that his city will deepen collaborations with the East Asian country on science and education. A ceremony took place in the Czech capital Wednesday featuring made-in-Taiwan robots and a spectrum analyzer, which can be used to measure signal spectrums. According to the mayor, the donated robotic arms will go to high schools in the northeastern district of Cakovice, while electrical engineering schools in the city will receive spectrum analyzers soon.