Tag: Taiwan

• Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:19 UTC

  China and Argentina ratify crossed support for Taiwan and Falklands’ claims

  

  China ratified support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands. The message was delivered last week by Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and is part of the reciprocal policy in support of Taiwan as a province of China.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 05:24 UTC

  President Rousseff invites Foxconn to develop Brazil’s electronics industry

  

  Foxconn in planning to invest as much as 12bn US dollars in Brazil, according to President Dilma Rousseff currently on an official visit to China. Taiwan-based Foxconn operates the majority of its factories in China, producing goods for firms like Apple, Hewlett Packard and Dell.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2011 - 13:31 UTC

  Paraguay scheduled to open a trade office in Hong Kong

  

  Paraguay the only Mercosur member with no formal diplomatic relations with China-Beijing, --since it only recognizes Taiwan--, is scheduled to open a trade office in Hong Kong (Peoples Republic of China) some time in the next few weeks.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 03:08 UTC

  Wide ranging trade deal brings Taiwan closer to China

  

  A historic trade deal between China and Taiwan took effect Sunday signalling improvement in relations between the two countries after they were split by a civil war over 60 years ago.

• Wednesday, June 30th 2010 - 05:57 UTC

  Six decades since splitting China and Taiwan sign milestone trade pact

  

  China and Taiwan have signed a historic trade pact, seen as the most significant agreement since civil war split the two governments 60 years ago. The Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement (ECFA) removes tariffs on hundreds of products. It could boost bilateral trade that already totals 110 billion US dollars a year.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 02:33 UTC

  Taiwan and China Open Tourism Offices in Beijing and Taipei

  

  Taiwan set up its first government office in China this week sending a strong sign of improved relations following decades of hostilities that saw little official contact while the two sides stood at the brink of war.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:24 UTC

  Sale of French Frigates to Taiwan Exposes 591 Million USD in “Commissions”

  

  Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Wu Den-yih praised the decision this week by an international court of arbitration to force French defence group Thales to pay Taiwan more than 591 million US dollars as a sanction for the payment of commissions in the purchase of Lafayette frigates from France.