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TAIWAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2022
Taiwan issues war response handbook over China invasion threat
The document released by the defense ministry provides QR codes for locating air raid shelters, a list of items to stockpile and mobilization information for military reserves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2022
Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen vows to fight autocracy with European lawmakers
A Swedish member of the European Parliament said that Taiwan and Europe are facing the expansion of authoritarianism in their respective regions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2022
Taiwan iPhone maker Pegatron suspends operations at two China plants
The company said it will maintain close contact with customers and suppliers and 'actively cooperate' with local governments to resume work as soon as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2022
The huge endeavor to produce a tiny microchip
Microchips are in many ways the lifeblood of the modern economy. They are also intensive to produce and made on gigantic, ultraclean factory room floors that can be seven stories tall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2022
U.S. House speaker postpones Asia trip after positive COVID test
Pelosi was expected to visit Tokyo later this week to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to affirm close cooperation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2022
Japan needs a Taiwan contingency plan — and fast
In Japan, there is a new senior-level willingness to more directly align the national interests with protecting Taiwanese security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2022
Taiwan’s fatal attractions
By eagerly embracing foreign politicians who “stand with Taiwan,” even as they undermine democracy elsewhere, the island's leaders are flirting with disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022
U.S. commander says window for possible Taiwan attack 'unpredictable'
The statement appears intended to play down an earlier assessment, voiced last year by the former Indo-Pacific Command chief Philip Davidson, that invasion was likely within 'the next six years.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2022
Japan and Philippines to hold first 'two-plus-two' security talks on Saturday
The talks are aimed at enhancing cooperation in countering China's increasing maritime assertiveness in the South and East China seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2022
Japan ramps up online messaging on Ukraine to prepare for hybrid war
The Defense Ministry is creating a new specialist post in April to oversee the fight against disinformation, which it says China could also employ during a contingency involving Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. discusses 'opportunities' for Taiwan to participate at WHO meeting
Talks focused on Taiwan's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly in May and at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022
Russia's war of aggression and Asia’s great reset
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to tectonic shifts in the strategic environment around the world, and Northeast Asia is no exception.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
China raps former Japanese PM Abe for 'colluding with' Taiwanese forces
The comments came a day after Shinzo Abe held a virtual meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
Tsai tells Abe invasion of Ukraine 'not without implications' for Taiwan
In a virtual meeting, ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen agreed that any attempts to change the status quo by force would not be tolerated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022
More Taiwanese believe Japan will aid Taiwan if China invades, according to survey
Taiwan and mainland China have been separately governed since they split as a result of a civil war in 1949. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2022
Cabinet support rate rises to 60% on Kishida's response to war in Ukraine, poll says
Nearly 86% of respondents support Japan's sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2022
Majority of Japanese worry China may invade Taiwan, poll shows
Nine in 10 Japanese people are concerned that China may invade Taiwan, following Russia's attack on Ukraine, according to a domestic newspaper poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2022
60% of Taiwanese pick Japan as favorite foreign country
Japan also topped the list of countries that respondents think Taiwan should develop a close relationship with in the future at 46%, up 9 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Mar 18, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a cautionary tale for Beijing?
With staunch Ukrainian resistance keeping Russian forces at bay in Europe, what lessons can China learn when weighing possible military options against Taiwan?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
With 'chip schools,' Taiwan invests in next generation of tech talent
The plans, championed by President Tsai Ing-wen, come as chip companies plow billions of dollars into capacity expansion.

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