Taiwan has been trying to advance onto the world stage for many years, however it has been experiencing resistance. One of my articles that I found talks about the movement of US naval ships through the Taiwan Strait. Apparently this is the third time this year that the United States have sent ships through the strait which increases tension with… Read more »
Indonesian crash investigators say Lion Air, the country’s biggest budget airline, should have grounded plane. The pilots of a Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea shortly after take-off struggled to fly the jet because some of the aircraft’s automated systems had not been working properly for days and the airline failed to ground the plane to repair the… Read more »
It’s the third time this year American vessels entered the strait in a move certain to stoke tensions with China. The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait, the third such operation this year as the US military increases operations in the strategic waterway despite opposition from China. The voyage on Wednesday will add to tensions with China, but is likely to… Read more »
Despite ballot-box failure, proponents say it’s only a matter of time before same-sex marriage is written into law. Taipei, Taiwan – “Every defeat is a deeper blow. But we’ll keep on fighting until we are free,” sings American singer-songwriter Ellery Prescott in his song Keep on Fighting. He dedicates it to Taiwan’s marriage equality movement. It may still be the first… Read more »
Eddie Chu hits back at claim he implicitly supports independence, considers challenging ‘ridiculous’ decision in court. Hong Kong authorities have barred a pro-democracy legislator from running in a local election due to his “implicit” support for Hong Kong’s independence from China, in what critics say is another instance of civil rights being eroded in the Beijing-ruled city. Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, 40, a former journalist… Read more »