by Francis Tuschek, Staff Writer US President Joe Biden has authorized additional military support for Taiwan worth $567 million, days after US-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles started arriving on the self-governing Chinese island. The new drawdown will pay for military equipment, education and training provided by the Pentagon to Taipei, according to a memorandum released by…
Recently, mainland China has successively opened Fujian residents to travel to Matsu and Kinmen, but has not yet allowed mainland tourists to travel to Taiwan’s main island. Zhang Zheng, vice minister of the mainland’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said that he hoped that mainland residents would travel to Taiwan’s main island at an early…
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on 30/09 evening that in response to the CCP leader’s claim that Taiwan is China’s sacred territory and reaffirmed his adherence to the “one-China principle” and the “consensus of ’92” at a reception marking the 75 th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the MAC…
The Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) pointed out that since 6:50 a.m. of 29th,Sept, the CCP Rocket Force and the Army’s long-range fire units have been detected in multiple waves of firing in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang. The national army has used joint intelligence monitoring and reconnaissance methods to keep a close…
The Taiwan’s government push for UN participation in 2024 is based on the main demand to refute the distortion and misuse of UNGA Resolution 2758. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed at the general debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New…
At 9 a.m. on September 25, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that the rocket forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch test in the direction of the Pacific Ocean. The intercontinental missile used in this test carried a simulated payload for training and fell…
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s frigate “Sazanami” The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and other Japanese media reported today (26th, Sept) that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s frigate “Sazanami” sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time on 25/09 to assert its freedom of navigation. The report pointed out that following similar voyages by the United…
Lai Ching-te, the President of R.O.C. delivered a video speech at the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit , a non-profit organization in New York, in addition to pointing out China’s malicious distortion of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, but also reiterating the “Four Pillars of Peace Action Plan”, hoping to work with democracies to hold up…
Zhu Fenglian, the spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, said on the 25th, Sept. that 27 mainland residents went to Kinmen today to start a free trip, and it is believed that more and more mainland tourists will go to Kinmen. Regarding mainland residents traveling to Matsu, she said…
by Mervin Vickery, Staff Writer The UN General Assembly’s Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the sole representative of China, but does not explicitly state that it has sovereignty over Taiwan. Despite this, Taiwan has been excluded from participating in various UN activities and events. A group of…