Taipei, May 1 (IANS) Taiwan has accused China of smuggling vegetables into the self-ruled island through Vietnam to avoid import restrictions, with officials pledging to impose a crackdown on a practice they termed “origin washing.” Taiwan, which has prohibited import of over 1,000 Chinese agricultural and fishery products, said companies in China were avoiding restrictions by rerouting vegetables like Napa cabbage and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam, British daily newspaper, The Guardian rep…
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Mbabane, April 25 (IANS) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, Lin Chia-lung, arrived in the South African nation, Eswatini, on Saturday, despite the previous cancellation of the President’s visit.The foreign minister posted that he arrived safely in Eswatini as the special envoy of Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te.He said that he is “Grateful to Foreign Minister Pholile Shakantu, Minister Manqoba Khumalo, and our overseas community for the warm welcome.”“I look forward to joining the national ce…
Taipei, April 21 (IANS) Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te’s visit to the African nation of Eswatini has been cancelled as overflight clearances were revoked for his flight by multiple nations. Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an said Tuesday that Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar “unexpectedly and without justification rescinded overflight permission” for the chartered plane that Lai, his national security team and the press corps were scheduled to take, reported Central News A…
Taipei, Feb 2 (IANS) Chinese military aircraft incursions near Taiwan have increased nearly 15-fold over the past five years, local media reported citing a report from the Department of China Affairs of Taiwan’s ruling party Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) . According to the report, sorties in the Taiwan Strait were not entering regularly previously, with 380 in 2020. The report revealed that the sorties have now started routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, leading daily Taipei Times …
Taipei, Jan 5 (IANS) Taiwanese government has accused China of transnational repression after Chinese state media and social media accounts shared personal information regarding Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen, which included satellite pictures of his house and workplace in Taipei, local media reported. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China’s state-controlled media were using “digital authoritarianism” and the “despicable” way of doxxing to threaten Taiwa…