Tag: Tsai Ing-wen

• 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.

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Strong US military and political support for Taiwan ahead of inauguration of reelected president Tsai

  

  The US navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tensions with China.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  “Corona is no joke”: several countries warn that April Fool's Day pranks will be punished with jail

  

  From Thailand to India, countries have told people not to make April Fools' Day pranks related to COVID-19, with some threatening jail time as they seek to prevent the spread of rumors which could put lives at risk. Tech giant Google, which is famous for its annual spoofs, has canceled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40,000 people worldwide.

• Saturday, January 11th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Hong Kong troubles ensure election victory for Taiwan's incumbent candidate

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – “Over the past few years, China’s diplomatic offensives, military coercion, interference and infiltration have continued unabated,” said Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on New Year’s Day, as the Jan. 11 elections neared. “China’s objective is clear: to force Taiwan to compromise our sovereignty.” But every leader of her Democratic People’s Party (DPP) has always said that.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Beijing sends naval force with a carrier to intimidate Taiwan's presidential election

  

  China has sailed a carrier group into the sensitive Taiwan Strait led by its first domestically built aircraft carrier as election campaigning kicked into high gear on the self-ruled island on Sunday. Taiwan's foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said they would not be intimidated.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  Taiwan president will attend inauguration of Paraguay's Mario Abdo Benitez

  

  President Tsai Ing-wen will visit two of Taiwan's diplomatic allies, Paraguay and Belize, Aug. 12-20, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Maria Liu said on Monday. On the trip, Tsai will make transit stops in the United States - in Los Angeles on first leg and in Houston on the return journey, Liu said.

• Tuesday, June 12th 2018 - 08:32 UTC

  US opens new US$ 250 million de facto embassy in Taipei

  

  While the world watches the summit between president Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un unfold, another significant event will take place elsewhere in Asia. On June 12 in Taipei, Taiwan and the US will jointly mark the establishment of a new facility for the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the US’s de facto embassy in the country. Politicians from both nations are attending a ceremony to commemorate the US$ 250 million complex, which will open formally later this year.