President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) stressed the importance of cross-strait peace and stability to global prosperity at a ceremony marking “Armed Forces Day and All-Out Defense Education Day” (軍人節暨全民國防教育日表揚大會) on Friday, August 30. He reiterated Taiwan’s commitment to democracy, sovereignty and peaceful development. President Lai emphasized the important role of the Navy’s…
MAC Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) The R.O.C.’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC, 陸委會) warned on Thursday (29 August) that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly using Taiwanese key opinon leaders (KOL) of internet to spread its own narrative. He stressed that it is closely monitoring the trend and highlighted growing concerns over information warfare….
Chinese players grabbed the flag of the Republic of China at the opening ceremony. (Retrieved from Chen Hsin-hong’s Facebook) Officials at an international shooting competition in Indonesia on Thursday (August 29) disqualified a Chinese athlete who attempted to remove the Taiwanese flag. The International Range Officials Association (IROA) made the announcement following the incident, which…
Jake Sanders, Editor During a critical meeting in Beijing on Thursday, a senior Chinese general conveyed to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan that the U.S. must cease its “collusion” with Taiwan. Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, emphasized that Taiwan is central to China’s core interests and a fundamental…
Byron Louis, Staff Writer National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is in Beijing this week for several days of discussions with senior Chinese officials, aiming to ease tensions between the U.S. and China ahead of the upcoming U.S. election. Sullivan is meeting with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and others from Tuesday to Thursday, as both…