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Taiwan Business TOPICS By Austin Babb and Jason Wu Guidelines, Visit Show Improving U.S. Ties U.S.-Taiwan relations are showing further signs of strengthening as Washington continues to make overt gestures of support for Taiwan. The U.S. Department of State recently released an update to guidelines regarding interactions between American diplomats and their Taiwan counterparts. In a short press statement, the State Department highlighted Taiwan as a “vibrant democracy and an important securit...

‘Its not phony’: Biden hungry for a jobs deal with Republicans POLITICO 5 days ago By Natasha Korecki, Laura Barrón-López and Christopher Cadelago © Patrick Semansky/AP Photo For President Joe Biden, any bipartisan package would represent a significant political win. The Biden White House this week will make its most concerted push yet to find a middle ground with Republicans on the president’s massive infrastructure proposal. And as it does, the president’s posit...

Brace Yourself for the Outcome of Biden’s China Policy Review There are powerful reasons to sustain the One China policy, but equally powerful reasons to adapt it to meet the realities of today. Peter Beinart’s recent New York Times opinion piece on the Biden administration’s policy toward Taiwan misconstrues the new administration’s approach to Cross-Strait relations, but even more important, fundamentally misunderstands what will be necessary to sustain stability and prosperity in Ea...

Connecticut Politics Week in Review: 70% of adults in state have at least one COVID-19 shot, but vaccination rate is slowing Russell Blair, Hartford Courant © Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant Paramedic Todd Lomento gives Jessica Allard of East Windsor the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Hockanum Valley Community Council. Connecticut has led the country in its COVID-19 vaccination rollout, but demand is starting to slip as the state moves toward three-fourths of adults havin...

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2021/05/06 16:06 Taiwan envoy to U.S. Hsiao Bi-khim  Taiwan envoy to U.S. Hsiao Bi-khim  (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese envoy to the U.S. Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) called for deeper bilateral trade relations and greater cooperation on promoting democratic values in an article featured in the American online newspaper The Hill. In the article, titled “Confidence in a stronger Taiwan-U.S. relationship,” Hsia...

POLITICO Diplomats to Biden: Don’t give the plum Europe posts to donors and allies President Joe Biden is expected to release his first batch of political nominees for ambassadorships in the coming weeks. “Right now, every post has significance,” a former officer warns. President Joe Biden is in the final stages of vetting some political nominees and expects to announce his first such batch in the coming weeks, according to four people, including donors and former administration official...

© Getty Images In mid-April, former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), a personal friend of President Joe Biden, led a delegation to Taipei. One of the few planes to touch down in Songshan Airport amid the pandemic, Dodd brought a crucial message: the Biden administration would be a “reliable and trusted friend” to Taiwan. It would continue to seek ways of expanding Taiwan’s international space and supporting our self-defense. This visit was timely, as it comes at a period of growing Chinese agg...

If China has indeed lost respect for the U.S., how long until it has neither fear nor hesitation — the point at which deterrence fails?

Author of the article: Liane Faulder Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021  •  6 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Corben Kushneryk is the new co-artistic director of Concrete Theatre in Edmonton. supplied Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content “I can’t believe we’re still here. But here we are.” Dave Horak, artistic director of th...