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
May 21 Hong Kong says Taiwan 'grossly interfered' in its affairs By Associated Press Hong Kong's government says it has pulled all of its staff out of Taiwan and accused the island's government of having "grossly interfered" in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's internal affairs. Continue reading
Jan 15 Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves 'feel like sabotage' By Nick Schifrin Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Federal appeals court rejects Trump's election challenge in Pennsylvania In our news wrap Friday, President Trump has lost yet another legal round in his bid to challenge the election results, "Black Friday" unofficially ushers in the holiday shopping season under the pall of the pandemic, and thousands of Indian… Continue watching
Aug 10 Alex Azar visit to Taiwan adds to mounting U.S.-China tension By Associated Press From the South China Sea to TikTok, Hong Kong and trade, China and the U.S. find themselves at loggerheads just three months ahead of the American presidential election. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 5:50 What's behind Trump's criticism of the World Health Organization President Trump said Tuesday he will cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, accusing the body of being too trusting of China’s early assertions that it had the novel coronavirus under control. But critics of the move say that… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 7:15 Taiwan's aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19 By Nick Schifrin As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Taiwan seems to have it under control. The island is only 80 miles off the coast of mainland China and very near to where the virus originated; plus there were many daily… Continue watching
Jan 11 Taiwan's leader reelected as voters back tough China stance By Elaine Kurtenbach, Johnson Lai, Associated Press Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan's president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signaled strong support for her tough stance against China among voters determined to defend their democratic way of life. Continue reading