Mainland China announced that it would resume imports of Taiwan’s Mato buntan pomelo (文旦柚) from the 2nd, which must come from packaging factories and orchards that have been registered. In response to this, the China Department of the Democratic Progressive Party (民進黨, DPP) pointed out today (4 July) that China has once again “banned and…
by Francis Tuschek, Staff Writer The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has altered its final communique to remove a reference to Taiwan, after a senior Chinese diplomat publicly criticized the document. Organizers have blamed the wording on an error. The group of 18 island nations, along with Australia and New Zealand, convened in Tonga last…
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) continues to strengthen its underwater warfare, and the Taiwanese-built submarine “Narwhal” (海鯤號), which was unveiled in September last year, is conducting various tests. Although the Ministry of National Defense’s public budget for next year revealed that the completion of the ship will be postponed by four years from…
Taiwan’s Era-TV (時代電視) interviewed Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the president of R.O.C on September 1, in which Lai Ching-te talked about sovereignty, cross-strait relations, national defense, and the recent investigation of politicians of various parties for corruption. On China policy, Lai Ching-te said that when he went to Kinmen a few days ago to attend the…
The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office investigated the case of Core Pacific City (京華城) ,and detained former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), and the Taipei Court ruled in the early hours of this morning that he should be returned without bail. In his speech, Ko Wen-je said that he had been oppressed and abused in the past…
(photo: Taiwan’s MND) The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced today (02/09) that from 6 a.m. of 01/09 to 6 a.m. today, 15 CCP‘s fighter aricrafts crossed the center line and intruded into the surrounding airspace. It is worth noting that the Air Force has updated the track map of the common aircraft, in…
by Jake Sanders, Editor Taiwan has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat to extend its support for the organization from next year until 2027, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday. During the annual Taiwan/Republic of China-Forum Countries Dialogue in Tonga on Friday, Deputy Minister of Foreign…
The Ministry of National Defense pointed out in the “2023 of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Military Power Report” that the CCP incorporated the principle of “one country, two systems” into the CCP’s constitution at the CCP’s 20th National Congress, the direction of its Taiwan policy was clearer, and Xi Jinping proposed to “unswervingly promote…
Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council At the invitation of the GLOBSEC Forum, an important think tank in Central and Eastern Europe, Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council(TSC), went to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to attend the annual forum of the think tank, and…
by Jake Sanders, Editor A joint statement from Pacific leaders was reissued at the PIF yesterday morning, omitting references to Taiwan after China criticized a previous version as a “mistake” that needed correction. Following five days of discussions in Tonga, a revised communique was published on Friday, reaffirming a 30-year-old agreement that permits Taiwan’s participation…