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Lithuanian MP Proclaims Country’s Support for Taiwan

On Jan. 4, an MP of the Lithuanian government, Gitanas Nausėda, claimed that his country supports the democratic government of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan against the increasingly hostile communist government of the...

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Washington Discusses Possibility of Taiwan Returning to the United Nations

Representatives from Washington and Taipei recently met to discuss the possibility of Taiwan expanding its participation in the United Nations bloc along with other international forums. China has been blocking Taiwan’s participation in the United...

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (R) greets French Senator Alain Richard (L) at the Presidential Office in Taipei on October 7, 2021.

French Visit to Taiwan Sparks Beijing Aggression

On Oct. 6, French senators landed in Taiwan to engage in negotiations with Republic of China (ROC) President Tsai Ing-wen, ignoring warnings from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The French delegation The delegation that visited...

Seaman Xi Chan stands lookout on the flight deck as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) transits the Taiwan Strait during routine underway operations on April 23, 2020. Barry is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Beijing Outraged Over U.S. and Canadian Warships Sailing Through Taiwan Strait

Warships from the U.S. and Canadian navies traversed the Taiwan Strait together last week. With heightened tensions between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Republic of China (ROC), centered in Taiwan, the passage of...

An armed US-made F16 fighter jet takes off from a motorway in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, during the annual Han Kuang drill on September 15, 2021.

Taipei Delivers Firm Warning to Beijing as Military Tensions Intensify

Taiwan’s government has issued a warning to Beijing after the communist regime insisted that its incursions into Taiwan’s airspace are justified actions to ensure peace and stability. High-level military tensions In a statement made last...

HMS Richmond, Britain's Anti Submarine Warfare Frigates enters Indonesia's port Tanjung Priok during a visit in Jakarta on May 22, 2011.

In Challenge to Beijing, British Warship Transits Through Taiwan Strait

For the first time since 2019, a warship of the British Royal Navy sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sept. 27, testing Beijing’s territorial claims. The HMS Richmond, a frigate of the U.K.’s Carrier Strike...

How ‘Goddess of Weightlifting’ Kuo Hsing-chun Won Taiwan Its First Gold in the 2020 Olympics

Commentary Besting three Olympic records, Taiwan’s Kuo Hsing-chun fell short of topping a world record she set in 2019, but earned the Republic of China (ROC) its first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on...

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Japan Says Willing to Defend Taiwan Against PRC Invasion

In 1895, Japan invaded Taiwan and occupied the country for five decades until 1945, when the Japanese side lost World War II and ceded the territory to the Republic of China (ROC). Four years later,...

China Eying Strategically Located Island Nation of Kiribati

Beijing has renewed their interest in the small island nation of Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas) contemplating an infrastructure project there which would upgrade an existing airstrip on the strategically located island, reports Reuters. The plans target...