Taiwans
By Ben Blanchard and Tim Hepher TAIPEI/PARIS (Reuters) – Taiwan’s China Airlines is nearing a decision to split a multi-billion-dollar order for long-distance passenger jets between Airbus and Boeing (NYSE:), while an order for freighters hangs in the balance, industry sources told Reuters. The decision will come as the United…
Lai Ching-te on Sunday said it’s “impossible” that China would become Taiwan’s “motherland.”He cited the ages of Beijing and Taipei’s governments, saying that China’s is far younger.The statement is yet another of Lai’s challenges to Beijing, as cross-strait tensions brew. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Sunday challenged the idea that…
China has ramped up its military presence around Taiwan, the country’s navy commander said.Adm. Tang Hua told The Economist that China wants it to make a mistake so it can justify a blockade.Experts say China could try to take Taiwan by force within the next few years. China is trying…
The Marines were just over a hundred miles away from the southern tip of Taiwan when they seized the airstrip. They were operating in Northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands, Philippine territory north of the mainland — key terrain for a potential conflict with China.The mission, known as maritime key…
