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India and Taiwan should firm up the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) at the earliest as it will remove all barriers to trade and investment and help create a resilient supply chain, Taipei’s de-facto Ambassador Baushuan Ger said.The Taiwanese...

China is endangering peace in Southeast Asia with its “overreaction” to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, America’s envoy Nicholas Burns said on Thursday, while reiterating that there is no shift in America’s ‘one-China policy’ as alleged...

 US President Joe Biden has reiterated that Washington will defend Taiwan in the event of an "unprecedented attack" by China. During a CBS News interview on Sunday, Biden was asked "what should Chinese President Xi know about your commitment to...

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.One person died and...

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 23.15 degrees north latitude and 121.30 degrees east longitude, at a depth of...

Another US congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the self-governed island.A steady stream of US visitors has come to meet with Taiwanese officials since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited...

Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self-defence and counter-attack if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the democratically governed island.Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against the strong...

 Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that China's recent military drills had jeopardised the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, vowing to "do whatever it takes" to defend the island. "We will continue defending our national security, firmly holding on...

Two US Navy warships sailed southward through the strategic Taiwan Strait for the first time since a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was harshly condemned by China. The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville were on...

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday received another delegation from the US amid rising tensions with China.Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb arrived in Taipei on Sunday night for a four-day trip, reports dpa news agency.Upon his arrival, he said in...