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…
China’s Ministry of Finance announced this evening (18th,Sept) that because Taiwan has unilaterally adopted discriminatory prohibitions and restrictions on the export of mainland products, which has seriously hindered cross-strait economic and trade cooperation, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China announced that it will stop implementing the import tariff exemption policy for…
The Tainan District Prosecutors Office On 18th Sept., The Tainan District Prosecutors Office of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office announced that it had cracked the CCP’s plan of developing spys in Taiwan, and investigated and prosecuted 23 people, of whom 8 were active military personnel, covering the army, navy, air force, and coast guard, and…
Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan by Dave Chamberlain, Staff Writer Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan and non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, highlighted China’s military threats and non-military coercion against Taiwan are challenges to the security partnership between the United…
The Netherlands parliament recently passed a motion rejecting China’s distortion of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 2758, and the Chinese embassy in Netherlands called on the Netherlands to abide by the one-China principle, accusing the motion of distory (ting the UNGA resolution. The Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs severely condemned China’s means of…
by Jake Sanders, Editor The Chinese military has stated that the passage of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Friday has heightened security risks in the region. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry accused Germany of provoking tensions and breaching the One-China policy. Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949, following the Nationalist forces’ retreat to…
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched the “UK-US Strategic Dialogue” in London on the 10th, and the joint statement issued by the two sides on 14th Sept. reaffirmed that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are indispensable for the security and prosperity of the international…