Students from seven leading mainland Chinese universities, including two Olympic champions, will visit Taiwan later this month at the invitation of the island’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou. According to Ma Ying-jeou Foundation director Hsiao Hsu-tsen, the 40-strong delegation of students and faculty members will arrive in Taiwan on November 27 for a nine-day visit. The … Read more
Close to 300 million Taiwanese have travelled to mainland China for tourism, studies and jobs this year, according to official data from Beijing. Analysts said the surge was driven by a combination of favourable policies and economic opportunities aimed at fostering deeper ties across the Taiwan Strait. Nearly 994,000 Taiwan compatriot permits – or Mainland … Read more
The semi-official Taiwanese body responsible for liaising with mainland China has suggested sending a couple of deer across the Taiwan Strait as a peace offering. Luo Wen-jia, secretary general of the Straits Exchange Foundation, said the body was considering offering a mainland zoo a pair of Sika deer named he he and ping ping – … Read more
The logo for the island’s official events and publicity materials is in red, white and blue, the colours of its flag, and features a red plum blossom, the symbol of the Republic of China (ROC), the island’s official title. Double Tenth Day, celebrated on October 10, commemorates the start of the 1911 revolution that led … Read more
“Especially if military purchases became the absurd and contemptuous ‘protection money’ referred to by US presidential candidate Donald Trump. The defence budget would become a financial black hole that could cripple Taiwan’s finances and only benefit the US military-industrial complex.” In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek in late June, Trump said it was “stupid” for … Read more
Wang’s office said the trip was purely for “personal religious purposes” and had nothing to do with politics. Wang was joined at the temple on Sunday morning by Jiangsu’s Taiwan affairs chief Lian Yueqin. Taiwanese daily China Times reported on Sunday that Wang might pay a courtesy visit to the Taiwan Affairs Office, the mainland … Read more
“Due to political considerations, the WHO has continued to exclude Taiwan. This undermines the WHO’s efforts to create a more comprehensive global health architecture,” Taiwan’s semi-official Central News Agency quoted new Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan as saying in Geneva. Chiu said the WHO should align its actions with this year’s assembly theme of “All for … Read more
Lai’s inauguration marks an unprecedented third term for the DPP. However, unlike Tsai when she became president in 2016, Lai made no mention of the 1992 consensus in his address. The consensus is a tacit agreement between Beijing and Taipei that there is one China but each side of the Taiwan Strait can have its … Read more
He also urged the island’s residents not to harbour any illusions about Beijing. “So long as China refuses to renounce the use of force against Taiwan, all of us in Taiwan ought to understand that even if we accept the entirety of China’s position and give up our sovereignty, China’s ambition to annex Taiwan will … Read more
Observers have suggested that by showcasing Ma’s visit, China is sending a message to Lai and reaffirming its pursuit of peaceful reunification with Taiwan, despite escalating tensions that have caused concern among regional powers and Western nations. Both sides sought to strike a conciliatory tone. “There is no grudge that cannot be resolved. No problem … Read more
