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USS Carl Vinson sent to main island’s east side as ‘strategic precaution’ after Beijing asks Taiwanese voters to ‘make the right choice’

The United States deployed an aircraft carrier east of Taiwan ahead of a pivotal election that China framed as a decision between war and peace, according to Taiwanese media reports.

Many observers have drawn comparisons, but there are many reasons for approaching these with some caution.

Taiwan’s minister of mainland affairs on Wednesday called on the People’s Republic of China to to ease tensions in the region to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait. Tai-Sun Chiu told Beijing to stop flaunting its military power and tightening its economic grip on Taipei, said in a prepared video to the Center for […]

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Beijing’s years of investment in drones are finally starting to pay off.

Will Foxconn Billionaire Terry Gou’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deal Bring Taiwan Closer to China? Time 16 hrs ago Natalie Tso/Taipei © Sam Yeh–AFP/Getty Images Foxconn founder Terry Gou speaks in Tucheng district, New Taipei City on June 21, 2019. Gou spearheaded a series of deals in July 2021 with Chinese state-owned Fosun Pharma to send millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan. For 18 months, Taiwan was a model of COVID-19 prevention and President Tsai Ing-wen reaped the p...

Beijing’s years of investment in drones are finally starting to pay off. Heres What You Need to Remember: Chinas biggest shortfall is probably not a matter of hardware. It takes nearly 200 skilled pilots, maintainers and analysts to support a single sortie by a high-end UAV. China reportedly activated one of its Soar Dragon large spy drones to keep tabs on a U.S. Navy cruiser that sailed through the Taiwan Strait in late July 2019. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam transited the T...

Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The administration of new United States President Joe Biden is likely to emphasize stability in cross-Taiwan Strait issues, while continuing to build on the warm trade ties that Taiwan and the U.S. have developed in recent years, according to a number of Taiwanese scholars and political figures.

Biden might ease US-China conflict: expert By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA No major changes in Washington’s China policy are expected, former minister of foreign affairs Chen Chien-jen (程建人) and academics said yesterday, one day after US President Joe Biden assumed office. Biden highlighted unity at his inauguration speech, saying: “Together, we shall write an American story of hope, not fear. Of unity, not division. Of light, not darkness.” However he was more reticent ...