However, the ferry is now a popular option for Taiwan residents to travel to the mainland because only a small selection of cross-strait flights have resumed to date. According to Taipei’s Ministry of the Interior, fewer than 730,000 Taiwanese – just 37 per cent of the number in 2019 – travelled by boat from Quemoy … Read more
Beijing views the self-governed island as its territory that must be brought under its control, by force if necessary. Most countries, including the United States, do not recognise Taiwan as independent, but are opposed to unilateral change of the cross-strait status quo by force. Cross-strait relations, already strained over the past eight years, deteriorated further … Read more
“It was very much about the illusion of food,” says Huang, citing Japanese game shows where contestants take bites out of objects to determine whether they are made with food. “I made knits that looked realistic, but made out of chocolate and jelly; I used oranges dipped in resin as decoration; and I made a … Read more
The article also called on Beijing’s secret service agencies to “help advance the reunification of China”. Incoming Taiwan cabinet to feature fresh faces but security left to old hands Chen’s article, published just weeks before the inauguration of Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te, is the second time this year that Beijing’s top anti-spy body has … 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
Last December, Beijing also suspended tariff cuts for 12 important petrochemical products from Taiwan amid growing cross-strait tensions, with the commerce ministry accusing Taipei of placing “barriers” on mainland imports. “The investigation agency finally determined that there was dumping of the investigated products, that the mainland’s polycarbonate industry had been substantially damaged, and that there … Read more
FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more
FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more
