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- U.S. defends Taiwan arms sales, upbraids China
WASHINGTON -- The United States criticized Thursday China's missile buildup along the Taiwan Strait and said Washington would continue to sell arms to Taiwan to bolster its defense needs. Deputy Secretary of State John Negoponte said Washington had
- Government welcomes U.S. support for Taiwan's WHA bid
(CNA) Taipei, May 16 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) welcomes the U.S.' support for Taiwan's bid to gain observer status in the World Health Assembly (WHA) , a ministry spokeswoman said Friday. Meanwhile, the ministry wants the United
- Taiwan rescue team arrives in quake-hit Sichuan
CHENGDU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A group of earthquake relief professionals from Taiwan arrived at quake-struck Sichuan Province in southwest China Friday evening. The 22-member team and a sniffer dog landed at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu,
- Foreign teams arrive in China quake zone--Xinhua
CHENGDU, China -- Rescue workers from Russia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan arrived Friday in the area of China's devastating earthquake after Beijing let foreign teams assist in relief, state media said. Specialists from the countries landed Friday
- Taipei shares higher on Wall St gains, China policy easing hope
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices were higher in late morning, extending yesterday's gains, after Wall Street closed strongly and oil prices slipped overnight. The market was also buoyed by increased buying by foreign investors on expectations that Taiwan
- Asian currencies mostly up, buoyed by rising stocks
SINGAPORE -- Most Asian currencies rose on Friday as rising share prices fuelled expectations that appetite for risky assets would pick up after a recent sell-off, with the Taiwan dollar and Singapore dollar leading the pack. The Taiwan dollar rose as
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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan, however it reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within its governing structure. Throughout this period, the island has prospered to become one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issue continues to be the relationship between Taiwan and China and the question of eventual reunification.
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