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Taiwan tells US: Don't forget free trade deal

TAIPEI: Taiwan's top trade negotiator appealed to the United States on Tuesday not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as "building blocks".

Bangkok Post

Japan calls for defence spending hike in policy paper, notes threats to Taiwan

Japan wants to drastically increase defence spending "within the next five years" it said on Tuesday in an annual economic policy document that for the first time mentioned both a time frame for the expenditure and concern about threats faced by Taiwan.

Reuters

Taiwan appeals to U.S. not to forget its desire for free trade deal

Taiwan's top trade negotiator appealed to the United States on Tuesday not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal, but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as "building blocks".

Reuters

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Don't call us pro-China, Taiwan opposition chief says in U.S

It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-U.S. and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.

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Mark Chang, Chief Strategy Officer of GARAOTUS: Redefine the High-Performance Computing (HPC) and make "Computing Power" become new energy for industrial transformation SPONSORED

During this era of digital technology, "computing power" will become the most important "Energy" for the industry. In the future, GARAOTUS will work together to go international by forming alliances with strategic partners in these seven industrial fields.

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The small African state of Somaliland legally doesn't exist. But Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark

After months of diplomatic setbacks, Taiwan's president urged her foreign minister to find a creative solution to the problem. He found a surprising answer in a small, unrecognised African nation.

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Candles, flags and a howl of pain: Taiwan remembers Tiananmen

Taipei takes on the role of commemoration from Hong Kong as the only Chinese-speaking country to hold vigils

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Hong Kong deploys heavy security on Tiananmen Square anniversary, Taiwan slams 'efforts to erase the memories'

On the Tiananmen Square anniversary, hundreds of police personnel, some with sniffer dogs, patrol Victoria Park, as Taiwan decries the memories of June 4 being "systematically erased".

ABC News

Taiwan citizens turn to gun training as fears of China invasion grows

Taiwanese civilians are training to use firearms to prepare their country’s defences against a possible conflict with China as the war in Ukraine continues

The Independent UK

Top Gun: Maverick restores Taiwan flag on Tom Cruise’s iconic jacket after controversy

Moviegoers in Taiwan broke out into applause during an advanced screening of Top Gun: Maverick when they saw their flag on Tom Cruise's iconic jacket.

The New Daily

U.S.-Taiwan trade talks could outpace Indo-Pacific effort -USTR official

New U.S. trade negotiations with Taiwan could move more quickly than broader talks with 12 Indo-Pacific countries given strong interest in Taipei and Washington in deepening economic ties, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said on Thursday.

Reuters

U.S. updates fact sheet, again, says does not support Taiwan independence

The U.S. State Department has updated its fact sheet on Taiwan again, to reinstate a line about not supporting formal independence for the Chinese-claimed, democratically-governed island.

Reuters

Ukraine recap: bogged down in the bloody Donbas region

It’s now over 14 weeks since Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s military machine into Ukraine expecting a relatively easy victory. It’s fair to say that the “special military operation” is not panning out the way the Russian president or his planners had envisaged.

The Conversation

China Demands US Stop Trade Talks with Taiwan

China’s government on Thursday accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after US envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing. Talks that started Wednesday cover trade, regulation and other areas based on “shared values” as market-oriented economies, according to the Office…

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The Independent UK

China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan

China’s government has accused Washington of jeopardizing peace after U.S. envoys began trade talks with Taiwan aimed at deepening relations with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing

Reuters

China says opposes U.S.-Taiwan trade initiative

China "firmly" opposes the launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, adding that the Chinese government opposed any form of official contact between Taiwan and other countries.

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US, Taiwan Launch New Trade Pact

Biden administration officials said the U.S.-Taiwan deal would boost bilateral digital and clean energy trade and that the two partners would open talks to further technology trade and investments.

Reuters

U.S., Taiwan to launch trade talks after island excluded from Indo-Pacific group

The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, just days after the Biden administration excluded the Chinese-claimed island from its Asia-focused economic plan designed to counter China's growing influence.

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More seek gun training in Taiwan as Ukraine war drives home China threat

From tour guides to tattoo artists, some in Taiwan are taking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives as Russia's invasion of Ukraine ratchets up anxiety at the prospect of giant neighbour China making a similar move on the democratic island.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden approves sending rockets to Ukraine

Moscow says US decision to supply rocket systems ‘increases risk’ of confrontation. Plus, Maverick sparks joy in Taiwan

Reuters

China slams Biden, Ardern comments on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan

China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed a joint statement by the leaders of the United States and New Zealand that expressed "grave concerns" on human rights violations in Xinjiang and the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong.

Los Angeles Times

Taiwan's political divide fueled a gunman's rage. It also splits my family

After my parents got married, my Yeye went to my Ah-Gong's house in Taiwan to introduce himself.

The Guardian - AU

Top Gun: Maverick sparks joy in Taiwan after its flag features on Tom Cruise jacket

Reports of cheers at an advance screening as Hollywood risks anger in Beijing at depiction on apparel of Cruise’s Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell

Al Jazeera

China conducts military ‘readiness patrol’ around Taiwan

Exercise took place in the sea and air around the self-ruled island, according to the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command.

Reuters

Taiwan says to hold more trade talks with United States

Taiwan's chief trade negotiator, John Deng, will hold more talks with the United States on bilateral trade on Wednesday, the island's government said, after being excluded from a major new U.S. economic plan for the Asia Pacific region.

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