thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews

Indian Prime Minister Modi is seeking closer ties with Taiwan, despite posing a strain on already tense India-China relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/07/world/politics/modi-ties-taiwan-reelection/ #worldnews #politics #india #narendramodi #taiwan #laichingte

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to worldwithoutus

The world on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, amid growing fears that the deadly event’s memory is being erased by Beijing and overshadowed by the increasingly tense Sino-U.S. rivalry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/asia-pacific/politics/tiananmen-crackdown-35th-anniversary/ #asiapacific #politics #tiananmen #tiananmensquare #china #history #taiwan #laichingte #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwan's parliament has passed a package of controversial bills to expand its power despite thousands of disapproving protesters who chanted "defend democracy." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-parliament-bills-protest/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #dpp #kmt #tpp

thejapantimes, 15 days ago to worldwithoutus

Protesters are gathering in Taipei as opposition lawmakers try to push through controversial legislation that would give them greater investigative powers and effectively curb the authority of Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/28/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-protesters-opposition-law/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #dpp #kmt #tpp

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwan's president said Sunday he was still open to working with China on building "mutual understanding and reconciliation," days after Beijing launched military drills around the self-ruled island in response to his inauguration speech. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-china-cooperation/ #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #laichingte

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to worldwithoutus

Protesters took to the streets in Taiwan on Friday night as opposition lawmakers pushed ahead with a bill intended to curtail the powers of the new president, Lai Ching-te. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-parliament-protests-bill/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #us

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Taiwan

Lai Ching-te was inaugurated as Taiwan's fifth directly elected president. He called for talks with China to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait, which Beijing rejected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/24/taiwan-new-president/ #editorials #laichingte #taiwan #china #defense

thejapantimes, 20 days ago to worldwithoutus

China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/ #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #usmilitary #laichingte

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to worldwithoutus

Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan will make a final push on Friday to pass a bill aimed at reining in new President Lai Ching-te’s administration, increasing the likelihood of more large protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lawmakers-protesters-bill/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #kmt #dpp #laichingte

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to worldwithoutus

Thousands of people thronged the streets around Taiwan's parliament, protesting against measures that would give lawmakers more oversight over the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/politics/protest-taiwan-parliament-reforms/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #dpp #kmt #tpp #laichingte

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwanese lawmakers shouted each other down Tuesday in a rambunctious parliamentary session, indicating the troubles ahead for newly appointed President Lai Ching-te and his minority government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-parliament-arguments-lai/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #kmt #dpp

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to worldwithoutus

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #us #pla #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations #joebiden #tsaiingwen

thejapantimes, 22 days ago to worldwithoutus

While Taiwan swore in its new president, Lai Ching-te, on Monday, many just 126 kilometers across the strait in mainland China's Fujian province were unaware of the inauguration — or even sure who the man Beijing has described as a "dangerous separatist" was. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-inauguration-strait-china/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #laichingte

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to worldwithoutus

Rising from a humble coal-mining town to assume Taiwan's highest office on Monday, President Lai Ching-te now has to navigate a widening rift with an increasingly assertive China while grappling with a fractious parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-coal-taiwan-president/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #dpp

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to worldwithoutus

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took the oath of office Monday in Taipei, as he eyes protecting stability and maintaining the status quo in the island’s fraught relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-ching-te-inauguration/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to worldwithoutus

The incoming Taiwanese president's best strategy to stop China from seizing the self-ruled island will likely be to bolster an agile defensive "porcupine" approach by spending more on missiles and drones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-porcupine-lai-inauguration/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #laichingte #pla #us

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to worldwithoutus

As Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of Taiwan's sovereignty, prepares to take office Monday, differing views abound from both sides of the strait. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-china-across-the-strait/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #laichingte

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to business

With suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese shoppers make their way toward a ferry in the Chinese city of Xiamen bound for the Taipei-administered island of Kinmen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/18/taiwan-shopping-kinmen-china/ #business #taiwan #kinmen #xiamen #china #laichingte

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to worldwithoutus

Amid fears of war, Taiwan's incoming president, Lai Ching-te, has a message for the world. When he delivers his inaugural address on Monday, he will have its attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-inauguration-preview/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 29 days ago to worldwithoutus

The U.S. and Taiwanese navies held drills last month that did not officially exist and were dubbed "unplanned sea encounters," part of a tacit agreement in which both sides claim the exercises were simply the result of coincidental encounters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-navies-pacific-drills/ #asiapacific #us #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte #usmilitary #pla

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te this month, the island's top security official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-post-inauguration-drills/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #laichingte

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

For effective governance, collaboration between the ruling party and opposition will be needed to address Taiwan's challenges and strengthen its resilience in a geopolitically tense environment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/27/japan/taiwan-divided-government/ #commentary #japan #taiwan #china #dpp #laichingte

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te has met with Japanese lawmakers and expressed gratitude to Tokyo for supporting the expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/20/companies/taiwan-thanks-japan-for-tsmc/ #business #companies #taiwanjapanrelations #tsmc #chipmakers #investment #kumamoto #laichingte

Norobiik, 10 months ago to Philippines

"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal #SecondThomasShoal #Philippines

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the #SouthChinaSea (2014 article)
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/world/south-china-sea-dispute/