Joseph Popper 
“China cut off communication channels with the DPP when Tsai Ing-wen was elected [as president in 2016] … I think that was an unrealistic stance. I wish China would moderate that stance and be willing to open channels, informal or formal,” said Douglas Paal, the head of the American Institute in Taiwan – the de … Read more
“More broadly, we need to think about how we can, and what tools we need, to help maintain the status quo.” 02:36 Mainland China launches military drill near Taiwan in ‘severe warning to separatist forces’ Mainland China launches military drill near Taiwan in ‘severe warning to separatist forces’ “I don’t think … that [Chinese President] … Read more
A man in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan has been arrested for spreading rumours about the stock market amid a crackdown by law enforcement on acts that undermine the country’s fragile economic recovery. A 30-year-old man in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan and a commercial hub, was detained over suspicions he used news about … Read more
On Tuesday, Hou Yu-ih, the KMT’s presidential candidate and New Taipei mayor, proposed that the two sides each appoint their own pollsters to compare the polling, but this was rejected by TPP chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je. “There was no consensus at that time [Saturday] … and what’s the point of having more talks … Read more
The National Development and Reform Commission ( NDRC), China’s top economic planner, unveiled a directive on its website on Wednesday on building the country’s product carbon footprint system. The document is aimed at developing an internationally recognised system for counting the full life cycle of a product’s carbon footprint, which includes measuring the total greenhouse … Read more
“Some of the data is important and sensitive, and even involves state secrets, posing a serious threat to our national security,” it said, without naming specific GIS software. Cyber dangers threaten China’s infrastructure, state security chief warns The ministry noted that as information technology advances, GIS data is both “an important strategic data resource” and … Read more
A Taiwanese army pilot was offered US$15 million to defect by landing an US-made transport helicopter on a People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier during a military drill near the island, according to prosecutors. But the scheme fell through after the officer was arrested in August for allegedly spying for Beijing, a Taiwan court has … Read more
Xinjiang’s former education chief Li Pengxin has been detained by China’s top anti-corruption watchdog. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on its website on Monday that Li, 63, the former deputy secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region’s party committee and secretary of the region’s education work committee, was being investigated for “suspected … Read more
Despite her declining health, Gao devoted her years in New York – where she lived in a one-bedroom Manhattan flat – to writing books about China’s handling of the Aids crisis. Gao lost part of her stomach during the Cultural Revolution and could hardly eat anything but noodles and buns. Her hearing was also impaired … Read more
To export at least 98 billion cubic metres per year of gas from Russia to China as promised by Russian President Vladimir Putin, figures from Spanish multinational financial services firm BBVA showed that the new pipeline is needed because the Power of Siberia 1 is limited to 67 billion cubic metres per year. It’s a … Read more
