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Taiwan firms keen to explore mainland Chinese opportunities despite political tensions, say industry representatives

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Taiwan firms keen to explore mainland Chinese opportunities despite political tensions, say industry representatives

Spencer Liang, honorary chairman of the Taiwan Internet of Things Association, said more Taiwanese businesses have purchased high-end but cheap electronic components such as chip sensors from the mainland in recent years. There has been frequent cooperation, especially among small and medium-size enterprises in the Internet of Things sector, Liang said in an interview on … Read more

Taiwan: forum reveals state of cross-strait travel and how to boost it

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Taiwan: forum reveals state of cross-strait travel and how to boost it

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

China’s reunification is ‘unstoppable’, says Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs

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China’s reunification is ‘unstoppable’, says Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs

Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the United States, Taiwan’s top weapons supplier, do not recognise the island as an independent state. However, Washington is opposed to any attempt to take Taiwan by force and is committed to arming it. Fujian is located just … Read more

Quemoy to take bigger role in Taiwan’s Han Kuang war games this year, source says

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Quemoy to take bigger role in Taiwan’s Han Kuang war games this year, source says

The decisions are a response to large-scale war games conducted by the People’s Liberation Army last month – called Joint Sword-2024A – that simulated a blockade of Taiwan and its defence outposts of Quemoy and Matsu. There have also been multiple incidents of civilian mainland Chinese drones entering Quemoy in recent years. Han Kuang, Taiwan’s … Read more

Mainland Chinese drone user drops leaflets on Taiwanese outlet in ‘anti-independence protest’

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Mainland Chinese drone user drops leaflets on Taiwanese outlet in ‘anti-independence protest’

This time there has been no official endorsement from Beijing of the flights, but the mainland has strict rules on drone use and there has been no apparent intervention to stop the man’s activities. In recent years there have been a string of incidents in which unidentified drones have flown over restricted waters, around Quemoy, … Read more

Taiwan finds concerns grow and options shrink as mainland China increases patrols around Taipei-controlled Quemoy

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Taiwan finds concerns grow and options shrink as mainland China increases patrols around Taipei-controlled Quemoy

Since late February, the mainland coastguard has deployed several dozen ships in at least nine missions to patrol the waters surrounding Quemoy and Matsu, another of Taiwan’s defence outposts. 02:20 Two mainland Chinese fishermen drown after Taiwan coastguard pursuit Two mainland Chinese fishermen drown after Taiwan coastguard pursuit These patrols, which were previously rare, were … Read more

Taiwan puts Quemoy live-fire drills on hold after Beijing warns against ‘targeted’ provocation

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Taiwan puts Quemoy live-fire drills on hold after Beijing warns against ‘targeted’ provocation

On Tuesday, citing bad weather, the Kinmen Defence Command, which had been set to stage the drills, put off the exercises, which include using land-based weapons to fire at sea. “We need to postpone the drills due to adverse weather conditions,” an officer at the Kinmen Defence Command said by phone. “Shooting training at land-based … Read more

Mainland China says it will watch Taiwanese military exercises closely for signs of ‘provocation’

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Mainland China says it will watch Taiwanese military exercises closely for signs of ‘provocation’

Taiwan is planning a series of offshore live-fire military drills throughout April around its offshore islets, including Quemoy, a Taiwanese-held outpost which is a short distance from the mainland city of Xiamen. On Wednesday, Chen Binhua, a spokesman for mainland China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Beijing is closely monitoring the movements of the Taiwanese army, … Read more

Chinese selfie apps giant Meitu sees profits triple in 2023 on back of new generative AI-powered tools

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Chinese selfie apps giant Meitu sees profits triple in 2023 on back of new generative AI-powered tools

Chinese selfie apps giant Meitu said new image-and-video-editing tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) helped the company triple its profits last year, in stark contrast to how many other firms struggle to monetise the technology through their own generative AI initiatives. Citing its preliminary assessment of unaudited accounts, Hong Kong-listed Meitu estimated net profit last … Read more