China warns US of "high price" of possible visit to Taiwan by UN ambassador
Lusa - International - 08/01/2021
Taiwan reports first local coronavirus infection since April
AFP - International - 22/12/2020
Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, ending 253 days of being virus-free in a major blow for an island that has been lauded for its pandemic response.
Health authorities said a woman in her thirties had tested positive for the coronavirus…
Taiwan regulators reject license renewal for pro-China television
Plataforma - Macau - 18/11/2020
The decision from Taiwan regulators was unanimous.
Taiwan’s television regulators unanimously rejected this Wednesday’s renewal of the license for the pro-China television station Chung T’ien (CTiTV) which expires on December 11.
The decision was…
Beijing prepares blacklist with severe sanctions for "Taiwan separatists"
Plataforma - Macau - 17/11/2020
The list will still be short and should not be released until the next US president takes office.
Beijing is drawing up a blacklist of “Taiwan separatists” as a warning to Taipei not to get too close to Washington, called the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in…
WHO urged to invite Taiwan to key meeting
AFP - International - 06/11/2020
The World Health Organization is facing renewed pleas to allow Taiwan to participate in a key international meeting amid fears its exclusion could jeopardise efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic.
As many parts of the world are reeling from surging numbers of…
US government minimizes threats of China's sanctions on defense groups
Lusa - International - 29/10/2020
A US official on Wednesday downplayed Beijing’s risk of materializing threats to impose sanctions on US defense groups that sell weapons to Taiwan.
China on Monday announced sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Boeing’s defense division, which produce…
Taiwan says recent US arms purchases serve to defend the island
Hoje Macau - 28/10/2020
The Taiwanese government said yesterday that the recent proposal to buy missiles and other weapons from the United States will increase the island’s ability to defend itself credibly, at a time of growing threats from China.
“Purchasing these weapons will…
Hundreds march in Taiwan demanding release of 12 Hong Kong protesters
Lusa - Taiwan - 26/10/2020
Hundreds of people marched yesterday in the capital of Taiwan, to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters, who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities in August, including a young Portuguese-Chinese.
The protests started on Friday, in several…
US to sell air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan
AFP - International - 22/10/2020
The US government on Wednesday said it had approved the sale of $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan as the island tries to shore up its defenses against China.
The State Department said it had agreed to sell 135 of the precision-guided…
China conducts military exercises near Taiwan during top US visit
Plataforma - Macau - 18/09/2020
Beijing said on Friday that it is conducting military exercises near Taiwan, at a time when an American diplomat is visiting the region, an action that infuriated China.
Relations between the United States of America and China are at their lowest point in decades, with…
Taipei, the gay capital of Asia
Plataforma - Portugal - 07/09/2020
In Taiwan, homosexuality was banned until 1987. Today, the island has the most progressive legislation in Asia, permits gay marriage and is an oasis for persecuted gays in China and other countries. The Taiwanese government even has a transgender minister
At the entrance…
