Senior diplomats from the United States and China will meet later today with tensions high after a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an explicit pledge by US President Joe Biden to defend the Chinese-claimed island.…
U.S. sails warships through Taiwan for first time since Pelosi visit
The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.…
US senator meets Taiwanese president as tensions with China rise
US Senator Marsha Blackburn met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, expressing support for the island. She arrived after visiting Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. US Senator Marsha Blackburn met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Friday at the…
US congressional delegation visits Taiwan
A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an unannounced two-day visit, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou said in a statement on Sunday night. The delegation also consists of…
US Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan prompts China to hold military drills, vent anger
China has furiously condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as “one of the freest societies in the world” and pledged American solidarity. Beijing has demonstrated…
Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid heightened US-China tensions
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has arrived in Taiwan, on a visit that has enraged China which claims the self-governing island as its own territory. Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei late on Tuesday risks triggering…
As Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, Asian tour still overshadowed by expected Taiwan stop
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been overshadowed by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with Beijing that claims the self-ruled island as…
Taiwan cheers ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for defying Chinese censors
After 36 years, the sequel to the Tom Cruise movie classic “Top Gun” is a critical and commercial success, earning $248 million at the global box office on its opening weekend. In Taiwan, it’s also being celebrated for another reason:…
How a poor Taiwanese village beat COVID-19 Delta variant
One of the poorest communities in Taiwan’s poorest province, Fangshan, has beaten the Delta variant. How it did so offers very simple lessons for other countries struggling to suppress an outbreak, according to a report by The Guardian, shared by…
*Cleric docked for allegedly destroying shrine in Badagry (Guardian)*Alleged murder: Lagos police frees American lady after 44 days in detention (Punch)
Cleric docked for allegedly destroying shrine in Badagry (Guardian) A 67-year-old cleric, Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Gbadamosi, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly destroying the Aje shrine in Badagry. Gbadamosi, whose address was not given, is charged…