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WEBSecurity dialogue mulls Taiwan’s strengths, flaws. RISKS AHEAD: Taiwan’s dominance in the chips industry is seen by some in the US as monopolistic, and the US would like to strengthen its industry, an academic said Taiwan’s strategic importance lies in its advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, analysts told a …
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WEB2024-09-11. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has increased its foreign visitation budget by 61 percent to boost diplomacy next year, a source said.The increase to NT$420 million (US$13.05 million) from NT$260 million was in response to rising commodity prices and global inflation, a source with knowledge of mini.
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WEBFunds approved to start on Tainan art museum. FOUR-YEAR PLAN: A Ministry of Culture official said the goal was to deepen efforts to rebuild Taiwan’s art history and fulfill William Lai’s National Project of Hope The Executive Yuan yesterday approved a Ministry of Culture proposal to spend NT$1.4 billion (US$43.58 million) over four years to establish the National Tainan Art Museum, and to ...
US has not done enough for military, expert says - Taipei Times
WEB7 hours ago · Staff writer, with CNA. Washington remains “committed” to Taiwan’s security, but it has not done enough to support the “modernization” of Taiwan’s military in the face of evolving threats posed by China, the US-Taiwan Business Council said on Tuesday. “The [US President Joe] Biden administration appears to remain committed to a ...
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WEBTaiwan in Time: The sugar express. Sept. 9 to Sept. 15The upgrading of sugarcane processing equipment at Ciaozaitou Sugar Factory (橋仔頭) in 1904 had an unintended but long-lasting impact on Taiwan’s transportation and rural development. The newly imported press machine more than doubled production, leading to an expansion of the f.
US’ Taiwan conflict act to target CCP leaders - Taipei Times
WEB6 hours ago · The US House of Representatives on Sept. 9 voted overwhelmingly to pass the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2023. The core content of the act is to impose financial sanctions on the most senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their immediate relatives with the goal of preventing a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan.
China is ‘a threat today,’ US Air Force official says
WEB7 hours ago · Staff writer, with CNA. “China is not a future threat; China is a threat today,” a US Air Force official said on Monday, citing military exercises conducted by Beijing that were apparently in preparation for a hypothetical blockade and invasion of Taiwan. US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told a convention organized by the ...
US Senate approves bill mandating aid to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBApr 25, 2024 · By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA and AP. The US Senate on Tuesday approved US$95 billion in aid to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, with the package of bills containing the funding expected to be signed into law after press time last night. The Senate passed the bills in a 79-18 vote after the US House …
US blasts China over threats to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBJun 26, 2024 · By Chen Yun and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA. The US on Monday condemned China’s “escalatory and destabilizing language and actions” toward Taiwan after Beijing last week announced new guidelines to punish supporters of Taiwanese independence. Asked about the guidelines, which included the …
Taiwan marks Tiananmen Massacre - Taipei Times
WEBJun 5, 2024 · A man places a candle at Liberty Square in Taipei last night to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing. The lineage of youth activism in Taiwan ran from the Wild Lily and Wild Strawberry student movements to the Sunflower and Qingniao (bluebird) movements, Lai …
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