Tag: Taiwan

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Nicaragua severs ties with Taiwan, “rogue Chinese territory”

  

  The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Thursday announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Taiwan, citing “that in the world there is only one single China” whose legitimate government is that of the People's Republic.

• Friday, November 12th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Xi, Biden to hold virtual Summit next Monday

  

  The Presidents of China, Xi Jinping, and of the United States, Joseph Biden, are to hold a virtual Summit this coming Monday to discuss bilateral issues, particularly the case of Taiwan, an independent country still considered a rogue province by the Asian giant.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC

  Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Under pressure from Beijing, Guyana cancels contacts with Taiwan for a trade office

  

  Guyana has retreated from an agreement with Taiwan for the island to establish an investment office in the former British colony in South America. Beijing described Guyana's decision as “a mistake that must be corrected”, and it was.

• Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Beijing warns Taiwan, “any mention of independence means war”

  

  Beijing warned Taiwan on Thursday that “independence means war” and that its armed forces stepped up activities were in response to provocation and foreign interference.

• Saturday, January 23rd 2021 - 07:31 UTC

  The Biden administration foreign policy faces Pompeo's laying mines retreat tour

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – When defeated armies are retreating, they always lay mines behind them if they have time. The mines' slow pursuit, they may inflict casualties on the victors, and they give the losers something purposeful to do amidst panic and despair. That’s what Mike Pompeo has been doing just before time was called on his ideologically driven term as United States Secretary of State.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 08:05 UTC

  Taipei releases new passport which prominently displays the word TAIWAN

  

  Taiwan has released a new passport and lawmakers and officials were among the people who lined up early to apply for the redesigned document, which prominently displays the word “Taiwan,” while minimizing the English name “Republic of China” (ROC).

• Monday, November 9th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Taiwan “locked out” of WHO Covid-19 meeting on objections from Beijing

  

  Taiwan is yet to receive an invite to a key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic due to “obstruction” from China, the island's foreign ministry said, expressing its displeasure.

• Friday, November 6th 2020 - 07:10 UTC

  World Medical Association calls for Taiwan's admission to World Health Assembly

  

  On the eve of the resumed meeting of the World Health Assembly next week, the World Medical Association has again called for representatives from Taiwan to be granted observer status.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  US pork with ractopamine controversy in Taiwan

  

  Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free trade deal with Taipei's key ally Washington.