The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games yesterday wrapped up its final day of events, with Taiwan taking home only five gold medals, its lowest total since the 1990 games in Beijing. Taiwan, competing under the name Chinese Taipei, also won 17 silvers and 33 bronzes to finish with a total of 55 medals. While t
A Chinese financing company owned by several local government entities has funded the purchase of restricted Nvidia Corp chips, according to documents filed with Beijing regulators, suggesting state support for an illicit trade that Washington worries is fueling China’s artificial intelligence (AI)
The Fubon Guardians yesterday said Taiwanese actor Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) canceled his ceremonial first pitch for the team this weekend due to a health issue.The baseball team’s announcement came a day after Wu posted a video on Sina Weibo of himself waving the People’s Republic of China flag in Beijing on
Chinese construction of a runway on Antelope Reef (Lingyang Reef, 羚羊礁) in the Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands, 西沙群島), is well under way with analysts estimating it could be completed by the middle of next year, strengthening Beijing’s military control over the disputed South China Sea.Satellite image
As Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) plane landed at Joint Base Andrews last week, cameras captured US service members adjusting the red carpet laid out for him while Chinese officials waited. It was the image Beijing desired. US President Donald Trump broke with tradition by greeting Xi himself
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) phrasing to “combat Taiwanese independence forces” is not new despite a perceived escalation in Beijing’s rhetoric, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Chairman Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) yesterday said.Xi yesterday reiterated his firm opposition to Taiwanese independence
US President Donald Trump hoped his pomp-filled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Washington last week would showcase the strength of his personal relationship with the Chinese leader.Instead, the limited outcomes showed just how far apart Washington and Beijing remain on key issues,
The most important lesson for Taiwan from last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) is not found in any formal agreement. It is in the way Taiwan was treated — as an issue to be managed between Washington and Beijing.Xi pressed Trump to adhere to what C
