PURPOSE UNCLEAR: Two balloons were also detected, bringing to seventeen the number of balloons that have floated over Taiwan or through its airspace s
By Chen Chih-cheng and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerFrequent harassment by Chinese and Russian warplanes has disturbed flight securit
BULWARK: Taiwan, Lithuania and similar countries should join together to defend democratic values and human rights from authoritarianism, William Lai
By Chen Cheng-yu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerA disability rights lawyer yesterday said it was “absurd” for a Chinese journa
DEFENSE MEASURE: Six missiles would give China an 80% chance of destroying a runway, a source said, adding that widening air bases’ runways would make
DIPLOMATIC ALLIES: Tuvaluan officials and politicians offered reassurances to president-elect William Lai that ties would remain strong, the Ministry
MANIPULATION: News outlets or social media accounts linked to Chinese authorities spread misinformation targeting controversial issues in Taiwan to in
BLINKEN WARNING: The US secretary of state said Beijing’s attempts at economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan are counterproductive to it
SPIKED: The Iranian federation said Beijing objected to Taiwan’s hosting rights, while the head of Taiwanese volleyball said it would follow the organ
AP and AFP, MANILA and BEIJINGPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday congratulated the winner of Saturday’s presidential election, Vice Pr
By Jason Pan, Jonathan Chin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writers and agenciesTens of thousands of people last night flocked to noisy, c
DISAGREEMENT: The Chinese Nationalist Party’s vice presidential candidate Jaw Shaw-kong said that former president Ma Ying-jeou does not represent Hou
CONCERNS: Hou called it odd that no alerts were issued when China launched missiles after Pelosi’s visit, while Ko said he doubted the public knew wha
BAG CHECK: Fifty-three people who traveled to Beijing last month are being investigated over the nature of their trips, which included meetings with o
ELECTION JITTERS: The satellite launch was part of a pattern of harassment by China, which includes sending balloons over Taiwan, Minister of Foreign
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterThe US Department of State urged Beijing to refrain from exerting pressure on Taiwan and expressed opposition to inte
BRANCHING OUT: The economics ministry is helping industries covered by the ECFA to broaden their markets ahead of possible economic disruptions, minis
PIVOTING AWAY: China’s decision had nothing to do with the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, and complaints should be made to the WTO, the pre
CONFLICT PROJECTION: If necessary, harbors should be sealed off and runways should be destroyed, due to seaports’ and airports’ importance to the nati
EXPENSES PAID: The party officials were detained due to prosecutors believing the pair would be a flight risk or destroy evidence after taking about 2