Marsha Blackburn becomes latest US lawmaker to visit Taiwan amid heightened tensions with China
Marsha Blackburn will be visiting Taiwan on Friday amid tensions between Taiwan and China over region ownership
Aug 26, 2022, 07:47 AM IST
At least 48 killed in Taiwan's deadliest rail disaster as truck knocks train off tracks
Taiwan is a mountainous island, and most of its 24 million people live in the flatlands along the northern and western coasts that are home to most of the island's farmland, biggest cities and high-tech industries. The lightly populated east is popular with tourists, many of whom travel there by train to avoid mountain roads.
Apr 02, 2021, 18:57 PM IST
Taiwan President appoints new Prime Minister
Lai Ching-te announced his resignation on Thursday night and made it effective on Friday morning after a cabinet meeting.
Jan 11, 2019, 13:09 PM IST
China urges US not to allow Taiwan president to stop over
China hopes the United States does not send any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence forces", the Foreign Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters.
Dec 30, 2016, 16:52 PM IST
Taiwan mistakenly fires `carrier killer` missile towards China
The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile, with a range of 300 kilometres (around 200 miles), flew about 75 kilometres before plunging into waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-administered island group in the Taiwan Strait.
Jul 01, 2016, 11:56 AM IST
China says has stopped communication mechanism with Taiwan
China, which regards Taiwan as wayward province, is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as they suspect she will push for formal independence.
Jun 25, 2016, 10:34 AM IST
