Dec 15 Watch 12:20 Three experts on U.S. role and response options in Taiwan-China conflict By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is warning that current Chinese military exercises could be cover for a future invasion. China's President Xi Jinping has said he wants to reunite with Taiwan peacefully, but Beijing has increased the pace of its… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Protesters demand climate action in Glasgow ahead of COP26 In our news wrap Thursday, protests broke out in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of the United Nations' climate change summit that begins this weekend. A U.N. backed report said 10 of the world's great forests, including Yosemite National Park, are emitting… Continue watching
Oct 27 Biden calls China’s military actions near Taiwan ‘coercive’ By Eileen Ng, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press President Joe Biden has told leaders at the East Asia Summit that China's recent actions in the Taiwan Straits are "coercive" and undermined peace and stability in the region. Continue reading
Oct 14 Overnight building blaze in Taiwan kills at least 46 By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Flames and smoke billowed from the lower floors of the 13-story building as firefighters tried to douse the blaze from the street and aerial platforms in the city of Kaohsiung. Continue reading
Oct 06 Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify By Huizhong Wu, David Rising, Associated Press China's People's Liberation Army flew 56 planes off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Monday, setting a new record and capping four days of sustained pressure involving 149 flights. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 4:06 Biden officials to enforce Trump trade deal with China, work toward ‘durable coexistence’ By Nick Schifrin The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its long awaited approach to trade relations with China. U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said she would restart trade talks with Beijing, but maintain most Trump-era tariffs on china. Nick Schifrin explains. Continue watching
Oct 04 China flies record 52 warplanes toward self-ruled Taiwan By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Continue reading
Sep 15 Taiwan drills military as concerns over China grow By Johnson Lai, Huizhong Wu, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press War is not imminent, but as China has grown increasingly assertive in both the East China and South China Seas, Taiwan is stepping up its defense. Continue reading
Jun 20 US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge By Associated Press The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:42 Taiwan’s foreign minister says China is ‘preparing for war.’ Here’s Taiwan’s response plan By Nick Schifrin Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province, is the most tense issue between Beijing and the U.S. Taiwan argues it is on the frontline of democracy against Chinese authoritarianism and is increasingly facing military harassment. Nick Schifrin speaks to Joseph… Continue watching