Tag: Taiwan

Honduras’s Castro Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan, Recognizes China

Honduras’s leftist government has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced Saturday, saying it recognizes “only one China in the world” under pressure from China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The announcement by Honduras’s Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter, and also reported by China’s state-controlled media CCTV, comes amid rising tensions between…


Honduras Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan, Recognizes China

Honduras’s leftist government cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country announced Saturday, saying it recognizes “only one China in the world” under pressure from China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Hours later, China’s state-controlled media reported on Sunday that Beijing and Honduras had now established diplomatic relations. The announcement by Honduras’s Foreign Ministry posted…


New Zealand Conveys Concerns to China Over ‘Increasing Tensions’ in Taiwan, South China Sea

New Zealand said on Saturday that its foreign minister had raised concerns to Beijing over “increasing tensions” near Taiwan and the South China Sea, where Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its territorial claim. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta visited Beijing earlier this week for a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, the first such…


Expert Calls on US to Further Facilitate Sales of Chips for Civilian and Commercial Uses in China

An expert has called on the U.S. government to further facilitate sales of U.S.-made chips for civilian and commercial uses in China. Last October, the U.S. government issued new export controls (pdf) that block U.S. companies from selling advanced semiconductors, and the equipment used to manufacture them, to some Chinese manufacturers unless a special license…


Taiwan Recalls Ambassador as Honduras Switches Ties to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties with China. Taiwan and China have been locked in a battle for diplomatic recognition since the sides split amid civil war in 1949. Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced last week that her government…


‘TikTok Should Be Banned’: Lawmakers Grill Tiktok CEO

TikTok’s CEO was grilled on Capitol Hill Thursday, and said the app is not a national security threat to the United States. Lawmakers were not convinced. From children dead after viral challenges to millions of young Americans vying to keep the app, TikTok is back under scrutiny. To ban or not to ban is still…


China and Allies Seeking to Overturn US-Led Global Order: Former National Security Official

China and its allies are seeking to alter the global order set up by the United States, according to Alex Gray, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) and former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House. “We need to acknowledge…


House Passes Bill Requiring Updates to State Department’s US–Taiwan Engagement Guidelines

The U.S. House of Representatives on March 22 voted to approve legislation that would require the State Department to regularly review and provide updated reports on its guidelines for U.S. engagement with Taiwan. The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, introduced on Feb. 24 by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) was approved in a nearly unanimous vote of 404–7. The…


Taiwan President to Visit US but No Word on House Speaker Meeting

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will make sensitive stopovers in the United States on her way to and from Central America that China’s foreign ministry condemned on Tuesday, but Taipei would not confirm a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Taiwanese presidents routinely pass through the United States while visiting diplomatic allies in Latin America,…


Biden Signs Bill to Declassify Virus Origin

The public will soon gain access to intelligence on the potential origins of the pandemic after President Joe Biden just signed a bill to declassify the details. This follows rare, unanimous bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate. At the center of the debate is the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Did the virus leak…