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- Virus Outbreak: Taiwanese Donate More Than NT$10m to Italy Virus Relief (2020-04-06)
(Taipei Times, By Chang Yi-chen) Taiwanese have donated more than NT$10 million (US$329,946) to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, following an appeal for help by a Yilan-based Italian priest to save his “other homeland.” <Accessed 2020-04-07> - Central American Bank to Open Regional Office in Taiwan (2020-04-06)
(CNA, By Chen Yun-yu and Chiang Yi-ching) The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is set to open a regional office in Taiwan, it said in a statement April 1, in which it also highlighted Taiwan's contributions to the region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - KMT Introduces Members of New Reform Committee (2020-04-02)
(Taipei Times, By Sherry Hsiao) The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday announced the members of its new reform committee, including Su Chi (蘇起), the former Mainland Affairs Council minister who in 2006 admitted making up the term “1992 consensus.” <Accessed 2020-04-07> - Virus Outbreak: Experts Share with US, Canada Doctors (2020-04-02)
(Taipei Times/CNA) About 100 doctors from the US and Canada on Tuesday joined a video conference with disease-control experts from Taoyuan’s Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to learn about Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, after officials and doctors from Latin America and Caribbean allies met with Taiwanese doctors in a similar way on Monday. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - Chiang Targeting Young Reformers (2020-04-01)
(Taipei Times, By Sherry Hsiao) Chiang said that he would follow through on a proposal he made during his campaign for the party chair earlier this year — to create an advisory group comprised of young KMT members. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - U.S. National Security Council Thanks Taiwan for Pledged Mask Donations (Update) (2020-04-03)
(CNA, By Chiang Chin-yeh, Emerson Lim, and Matthew Mazzetta) The United States White House National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday thanked Taiwan for its support in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in response to President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) announcement the previous day that Taiwan would donate 2 million surgical face masks to the U.S. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - U.S., Taiwan Hold Forum on Expanding Taiwan's Global Participation (2020-04-03)
(CNA, By Hsu Wei-ting, Emerson Lim, and Matthew Mazzetta) The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it recently held a virtual forum with counterparts in Taiwan on the topic of expanding Taiwan's participation on the global stage. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Virus Outbreak: Nation, EU ‘Strong Together’ (2020-04-03)
(Taipei Times, By Lin Chia-nan) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday thanked Taiwan for a donation of masks, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged the gratitude and echoed her “Stronger together” sentiment amid the pandemic. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Vietnam Protests Beijing's Sinking of South China Sea Boat (2020-04-04)
(Reuters, By Khanh Vu) Vietnam has lodged an official protest with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat it said had been rammed by a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel near islands in the disputed South China Sea. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - EU Urges Government to Halt Executions (2020-04-04)
(Taipei Times, By Lin Chia-nan) The EU yesterday called on Taiwan to refrain from using the death penalty, following the execution of murderer Weng Jen-hsien (翁仁賢) on Wednesday. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Foreign Ministry to Help NGOs Provide Aid in Africa, India (2020-04-04)
(Taipei Times/CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on projects that provide assistance to disadvantaged groups, especially children, in Africa, as well as India and other countries. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Taiwan's FM Slams Hong Kong Government for Threatening Press Freedom (2020-04-04)
(CNA, By Matt Yu and Emerson Lim) Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Saturday slammed the Hong Kong government for threatening press freedom after one of its officials reprimanded a broadcaster for an interview in which a World Health Organization (WHO) official was pressed on Taiwan's membership. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Two Czech Politicians Thank Taiwan for Donation (2020-04-04)
(CNA, By Matt Yu and Emerson Lim) Two prominent political figures in the Czech Republic thanked Taiwan for its donation of medical equipment to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a video message posted by Taiwan's foreign ministry on its Facebook page Saturday. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - U.S. State Dept. Calls for Taiwan to Receive WHA Observer Status (2020-04-04)
(CNA, By Stacy Hsu and Matthew Mazzetta) The United States State Department on Friday called for Taiwan to receive observer status in the World Health Assembly (WHA), and said Taiwan's model for fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus could benefit countries around the world. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Palau Praises Taiwan for COVID-19 Coronovirus Pandemic Assistance (2020-04-02)
(CNA, By Elaine Hou, Matt Yu and Chiang Yi-ching) Palau's Representative to the United Nations, Ngedikes Olai Uludong, expressed her thanks to Taiwan on Thursday, saying Taiwan has been the only country to come to Palau's aid during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Taiwanese Groups Donate Face Masks to Philippines (2020-04-02)
(CNA, By Angie Chen and Emerson Lim) Two Taiwanese groups in the Philippines have donated urgently needed surgical face masks to the government and a hospital here to help in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Virus Outbreak: Majority Wants Passports Remade to End Confusion (2020-03-30)
(Taipei Times, By Shelley Shan) More than 70 percent of Taiwanese in a poll have said that the government should remove the nation’s English-language name “Republic of China” from the cover of the nation’s passports and only use “Taiwan” as the nation’s English name so that foreign immigration officials would not mistake Taiwanese travelers for Chinese nationals, a poll showed. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - US Taiwan’s Biggest Debtor for 18th Straight Quarter (2020-03-30)
(Taipei Times/CNA, The US was Taiwan’s largest debtor for the 18th consecutive quarter at the end of December last year, as Taiwanese banks’ exposure to the US totaled US$89.75 billion, a record high on a direct-risk basis and up from US$79.25 billion at the end of September, data compiled by the central bank showed on Friday last week. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Taiwan, Australia to Exchange Raw Materials to Fight COVID-19 (2020-03-30)
(CNA, By Wu Po-wei and Joseph Yeh) Taiwan and Australia have agreed to exchange raw materials in the near future to help each other fight the new coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced Monday. <Accessed 2020-03-04> - Taiwan Says WHO Not Sharing Coronavirus Information it Provides, Pressing Complaints (2020-03-30)
(Reuters, By Ben Blanchard) The World Health Organization (WHO) has not shared with member states information Taiwan has provided on the coronavirus including details on its cases and prevention methods, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, ratcheting up its complaints. <Accessed 2020-03-04>
- Taiwan’s Success Is the Bane of Beijing’s Global Coronavirus Propaganda (2020-04-09)
(The Diplomat, By Jo Kim) Much to Beijing’s chagrin, praise of Taiwan’s success has provided the democracy with much-needed global exposure. <Accessed 2020-04-09> - What COVID-19 Reveals About China-Southeast Asia Relations (2020-04-09)
(The Diplomat, By Sophie Boisseau du Rocher) The management of the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated a regional tendency to be loyal to China — to the point of endangering lives. <Accessed 2020-04-09> - Masked Crowds Fill Wuhan’s Streets, Trains as Lockdown Ends (2020-04-09)
(The Diplomat, By Sam McNeil) Wuhan ended its 76-day lockdown Wednesday morning. <Accessed 2020-04-09> - China’s Huawei Warns More US Pressure May Spur Retaliation (2020-04-07)
(The Diplomat, By Joe McDonald) “I think the Chinese government will not just stand by and watch Huawei be slaughtered,” Huawei’s chairman said. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - Defense Ministers Interaction Highlights China-Singapore Security Ties (2020-04-07)
(The Diplomat, By Prashanth Parameswaran) The recent development spotlighted the defense aspect of the relationship between the two countries. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - What Did the 2020 China-Cambodia Golden Dragon Military Exercise Actually Achieve? (2020-04-07)
(The Diplomat, By Prashanth Parameswaran) A closer look at how the recent drills, held amid the coronavirus crisis, actually played out. <Accessed 2020-04-07> - How Taiwan Battles the Coronavirus (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Christine Chiou) Taiwan is living proof that control of an emerging virus can be achieved through science, technology, and democratic governance. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - How WHO Became China’s Coronavirus Accomplice (2020-04-06)
(Foreign Policy, By Hinnerk Feldwisch-Drentrup) While the novel coronavirus is changing the world, China is trying to do the same. Already a serious strategic rival of the United States with considerable international clout, it’s now moving into a new field—health. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - The Ugly End of Chimerica (2020-04-06)
(Foreign Policy, By Orville Schell) But as each country tries to blame the other for the coronavirus crisis, as the world becomes starkly aware of supply chains and their vulnerability, and as the global order shifts tectonically, China and the United States are moving further and further apart. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Confucianism Isn’t Helping Beat the Coronavirus (2020-04-06)
(Foreign Policy, By S. Nathan Park) The unmatched scale and efficiency of the country’s test-and-quarantine scheme allowed South Korea to stop the coronavirus in its tracks, pushing down the number of new cases to around 100 a day from a peak of around 900 new cases a day in late February. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - China Is Not Replacing the West in Serbia (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Jelena Milic) Serbia is not seeking to replace the West as its principal partner, and no amount of Chinese coronavirus aid is going to change that. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Taiwan Will Donate 10 Million Masks in Bid to Aid Global Coronavirus Response (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Nick Aspinwall) The masks will go to the U.S. and EU countries, along with Taiwan’s 15 diplomatic allies. Future mask donations will target South and Southeast Asian nations. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Trump Quietly Signs Legislation Strengthening Ties to Taiwan (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Eleanor Albert) With the world focused on COVID-19, Trump signed the TAIPEI Act into law. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Why Isn’t Indonesia Seeking China’s Funding for Its New Capital? (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dimas Permadi) Indonesia prefers to partner with other countries, not China, in building its new capital city. That’s a wake-up call for Beijing. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - The Latest Target of China’s Nationalistic Backlash: Chinese Returnees (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Chauncey Jung) Chinese nationalists are mobilizing hate against fellow citizens returning from abroad. The government seems content to sit back and watch. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy’ Fails to Impress – or Reassure (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Denny Roy) Though the credo is mainly a PR exercise to massage China’s image, it leaves plenty of cause for global concern. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Some Say China’s Belt and Road Helped Create This Pandemic. Can It Prevent the Next One? (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Andreea Brînză) As COVID-19 spreads around the world, China has begun talking about a “Health Silk Road.” But one already exists – at least, on paper. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - How Is COVID-19 Reshaping China-India Relations? (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan) The global pandemic has hit amid the 70th anniversary mark for relations and affected perceptions and realities in ties. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - Countering China’s Laser Offensive (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Patrick M. Cronin and Ryan D. Neuhard) China’s military and paramilitary forces have been employing lasers with increasing frequency since at least 2018. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - China and Eastern Europe in the COVID-19 Era (2020-04-06)
(The Diplomat, By Shin Kawashima) Another way that the pandemic could reshape the international order. <Accessed 2020-04-06> - F.D.A. to Allow Use of KN95 Masks Approved by China (2020-04-03)
(New York Times, By Kenneth Chang) The masks are almost identical in performance to the N95 masks that hospitals and other institutions are struggling to find. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies (2020-04-02)
(New York Times, By Julian E. Barnes) Intelligence officials have told the White House for weeks that China has vastly understated the spread of the coronavirus and the damage the pandemic has done. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - In Sudden Shift, U.S. and China Seek to Cooperate (2020-04-02)
(New York Times, By Edward Wong and Ana Swanson) Several of President Trump’s top aides are advising him to work with China on the coronavirus pandemic, but national security officials are skeptical the truce will hold. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Why Asia’s New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World (2020-03-31)
(New York Times, By Motoko Rich) After a surge in cases tied to international travelers, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places that seemed to have the epidemic under control have imposed stricter measures. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - A Loyal Chinese Critic Vanishes, in a Blow to the Nation’s Future (2020-03-31)
(New York Times, By Li Yuan) The sudden silence of Ren Zhiqiang, a vocal member of the Communist Party, signals a retreat from the principles that led China out of poverty. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - North Korea Claims No Coronavirus Cases. Can It Be Trusted? (2020-03-31)
(New York Times, By Choe Sang-Hun) Decades of isolation and international sanctions have ravaged North Korea’s public health system, raising fears about its ability to confront an outbreak. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - China Chases Indonesia's Fishing Fleets, Staking Claim to Sea's Riches (2020-03-31)
(New York Times, By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono) But with the Chinese presence growing more aggressive, fishers in the Natunas are feeling vulnerable. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - North Korea Says Pompeo Made It Lose All Interest in Dialogue With U.S. (2020-03-30)
(New York Times, By Choe Sang-Hun) Accusing the secretary of state of slander, the North says he is going against President Trump’s will. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - China Created a Fail-Safe System to Track Contagions. It Failed. (2020-03-29)
(New York Times, By Steven Lee Myers) After SARS, Chinese health officials built an infectious disease reporting system to evade political meddling. But when the coronavirus emerged, so did fears of upsetting Beijing. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - China Says Vietnamese Fishing Boat Rammed Coastguard Ship before Sinking (2020-04-04)
(South China Morning Post, By Mimi Lau) China has accused a Vietnamese fishing vessel of ramming a coastguard ship in disputed waters in the South China Sea. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Taiwan Looks to Play Leading International Role in Battle against Coronavirus (2020-04-05)
(South China Morning Post, By Lawrence Chung) Taiwan has intensified its efforts to raise its global profile by offering to donate urgently needed face masks and medical aids to other countries – a move that has angered Beijing. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Coronavirus: US Ambassador to China Appeals for Beijing, Washington to Work Together (2020-04-05)
(South China Morning Post, By Orange Wang) The United States’ ambassador to China has appealed for the two countries to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus, and called for the supply of Chinese medical supplies to the US to be accelerated. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Coronavirus: China Advises Foreign Diplomats to Stay Away from Beijing until May 15 (2020-04-03)
(South China Morning Post, By Keegan Elmer) Beijing has advised foreign diplomats to China currently outside the country not to return until the middle of next month, while the South China Morning Post was told on Friday that at least one European envoy is being treated for Covid-19 in hospital in the city. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - American Firms Selling Sensitive Tech to China Must Wake Up to Possible Communist Party Seizure: US Official (2020-04-03)
(South China Morning Post, By Keegan Elmer) A US State Department official has given American companies a “wake-up call” on China’s military-civil fusion strategy, as Washington plans further steps to limit China's access to sensitive US technology. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Chinese Air Force’s Drill ‘Aimed at Signalling Deterrent around Taiwan’ (2020-04-02)
(South China Morning Post, By Kristin Huang) The Chinese military command responsible for patrols around Taiwan stepped up its drills by staging a long-endurance early-warning exercise in March, the official PLA Daily reported on Wednesday. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - EU Leader Ursula von der Leyen Risks Beijing’s Ire by Lauding Taiwan’s Donation of 5.6 Million Masks for Coronavirus Battle (2020-04-02)
(South China Morning Post, By Stuart Lau) The European Union’s top leader has praised Taiwan for donating millions of masks to help the bloc battle the coronavirus pandemic, in a highly unusual show of solidarity with the self-ruling island expected to provoke Beijing. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Coronavirus: Can Taiwan Repeat Its Success in Controlling Covid-19, with New Infections from US and Europe On the Way? (2020-03-29)
(South China Morning Post, By Lawrence Chung) But with scores of new infections and deaths being reported daily in the popular Taiwanese tourist destinations of Europe and the US, it remains to be seen whether the island’s efforts to check the disease will remain as effective as when the virus first spread from the mainland Chinese city of Wuhan, experts say. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - The US, China and Asia after the Pandemic: More, Not Less, Tension (2020-04-01)
(East Asia Forum, By Ryan Hass and Kevin Dong) As a consequence, the world’s two most powerful countries are mired in a narrative war over the causes of the pandemic and the apportionment of blame for the global destruction it is causing. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Lessons from Taiwan’s Coronavirus Response (2020-04-02)
(East Asia Forum, By Hsien-Ming Lin) From its high-coverage healthcare system to the use of face masks and strict quarantine policies, to respecting advice from medical professionals, there is a lot that other countries can learn from Taiwan’s model for managing COVID-19. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - PacNet #18 – ASEAN-US Relations: An Agenda for a Rescheduled Summit (2020-04-03)
(Pacific Forum, By Lucio Blanco Pitlo III) Although the late cancellation notice—two weeks before the event—may have infuriated some in ASEAN, the delay allowed both sides to focus on the fight against the pandemic. It also gives time to reassess priorities in a rapidly changing region. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Military Activity and Political Signaling in the Taiwan Strait in Early 2020 (2020-04-01)
(Jamestown Foundation, By John Dotson) Although the nature of the mission was unusual—this marked the first time that PLA aircraft flew in the vicinity of Taiwan at night—the incident was otherwise consistent with a pattern of increasingly provocative naval and military aviation operations conducted in the vicinity of Taiwan by PLA units in the first quarter of 2020. <Accessed 2020-04-04> - Global Supply Chains, Economic Decoupling, and U.S.-China Relations, Part 1: The View from the United States (2020-04-01)
(Jamestown Foundation, By Sagatom Saha and Ashley Feng) These current policies preview what could become a new orientation in U.S. policy towards China, regardless of who leads the United States at the beginning of next year. <Accessed 2020-04-04>
