Taiwan's parliament approves $25 bn defence spending billTaiwan's parliament approved a $25 billion defence spending bill on Friday that opposition lawmakers say will be used for US weapons, follo...
08 May, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
US criticizes China's pressure on African countries to block Taiwan president's tripThe United States expresses concern as African nations reportedly denied Taiwan's president airspace access at China's direction. This acti...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
China weaponises Taiwan’s own voices in escalating information warChina is using social media platforms like Douyin to spread messages from Taiwanese opposition figures. These clips are then shared on plat...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
China targets Taiwan's chip prowess to evade global 'containment', Taipei government saysTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, frequently reports busting networks of Chinese firms illegally trying to poach semicondu...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and othersThe draft MATCH Act announced late on Thursday is aimed at protecting the US lead in artificial intelligence by preventing Chinese companie...
03 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Taiwan's opposition leader to visit China next month, ahead of TrumpTaiwan's opposition KMT party leader will visit China in April, accepting an invitation from President Xi Jinping. This trip aims to promot...
30 Mar, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Taiwan looks forward to more chip investment in Arizona, president saysTaiwan's President Lai Ching-te met with US Senator Ruben Gallego. He expressed anticipation for more semiconductor investment in Arizona. ...
23 Jan, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Taiwanese employees of Apple supplier detained in ChinaThe police in Zhengzhou, China, had accused each of the four Taiwanese workers of an offense comparable to Taiwan's "crime of breach of tru...
12 Oct, 2024, 08.02 AM IST
Taiwan to probe firms over Huawei chip plants in ChinaTaipei has announced that it will investigate Taiwanese firms that collaborated with Huawei on semiconductor factories to determine if they...
05 Oct, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
China imposes sanctions on Taiwan's US envoy, US institutionsChina's Foreign Ministry also announced steps against the United States' Hudson Institute and Reagan Library and their heads, saying both i...
08 Apr, 2023, 07.01 AM IST
Taiwan passes its Chips Act, offers tax credits to chipmakersGovernments from Washington to Seoul have been offering incentives for domestic chip production, in hopes of reducing a heavy reliance on T...
09 Jan, 2023, 10.45 AM IST
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says resolve in self-defense cannot be shakenChina claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if necessary, and sees high-level foreign visits to the island as...
23 Aug, 2022, 12.11 PM IST
More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi tripThe five-member delegation is led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and is in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a visit to...
14 Aug, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan amid rising Chinese pressureMilitary tensions between China and Taiwan have increased, with with Taipei saying Beijing will be capable of mounting a "full scale" invas...
21 Oct, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Taiwan, Japan ruling parties discuss China, military cooperationTsai said military exchanges were also brought up, but that as it was highly sensitive he could not disclose details. Possible cooperations...
27 Aug, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Taiwan says China waging economic warfare against tech sectorTaiwan is home to a thriving and world-leading semiconductor industry, used in everything from fighter jets to cars, and the government has...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.41 AM IST
France rebuffs China after warnings to lawmakers over Taiwan visitChina's ambassador in February sent a letter to Alain Richard, the head of the Senate's Taiwan Friendship Group, expressing his concern abo...
18 Mar, 2021, 11.29 AM IST