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According to a July 21 Reuters report, diplomatic tensions between China and the Philippines escalated sharply after a clash between their personnel at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, known in the Philippines as Ayungin Shoal, prompted the two countries to summon each other's ambassadors. On the same
Rubio’s Manila Diplomacy Shapes the Road to a Trump–Xi Summit
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Manila, Philippines, from July 19 to 23 to attend a series...
CNN Interviews Taiwan Deputy Minister Chen on China Threats, Taiwan Strait, US Arms Sales
Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi told CNN in an exclusive interview on July 15 that Taiwan...
Papua New Guinea Abruptly Announces Closure of Taiwan Representative Office
The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) unexpectedly announced that it would close Taiwan's...
Former Intel CEO Warns a Taiwan Power Cutoff Would Hurt the World Economy More Than the Great Depression
Pat Gelsinger, the former chief executive of American chipmaker Intel, warned in an interview on the...
Iran Declares ‘Full-Scale War’ as US Expands Airstrikes
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on July 20 that the conflict between the United States and Iran was...
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Most Canadian Goods Under Rarely Used 1930 Law
According to a July 20 Associated Press report, U.S. President Donald Trump signed three presidential...
Trump Says China Stole 220 Million American Voter Files in the ‘Largest Compromise of Election Data in
President Donald Trump told Americans in a primetime address on July 16 that the Chinese Communist Party...
TSMC Boosts US Investment, Bolstering Taiwan–Trump Administration Relations
According to Reuters, TSMC announced on Thursday, July 16 that it will increase its investment in the...
US House Passes Spending Bill With US$500 Million for Taiwan to Counter the CCP
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs...