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Taiwanese chipset unit looks at financial, strategic investment in India

MediaTek Ventures has invested, especially in the payment space, like in Paytm ($60 million) and its rival MobiKwik, but the number of transactions is small

Taiwanese chipset unit looks at financial, strategic investment in India
Updated On : 18 Aug 2020 | 6:07 AM IST

Amid ongoing tensions with China, US signs deal to sell F-16 jets to Taiwan

The sale announced on Friday was first floated in 2019 and will reportedly be completed by the end of 2026

Amid ongoing tensions with China, US signs deal to sell F-16 jets to Taiwan
Updated On : 15 Aug 2020 | 6:49 PM IST

Amid rising tensions with China, Taiwan unveils record defence budget

For decades, the Chinese government has claimed authority over Taiwan. Though Taiwan is not recognised by the UN, its government maintains a relationship with the US

Amid rising tensions with China, Taiwan unveils record defence budget
Updated On : 14 Aug 2020 | 8:39 AM IST

Taiwan to increase defence spending as China details combat drills

China has stepped up its military activity near Taiwan, which it regards as a breakaway province

Taiwan to increase defence spending as China details combat drills
Updated On : 14 Aug 2020 | 1:00 AM IST

China protests top US official's Taipei visit, jets enter Taiwan's airspace

China, which considers the estranged island of Taiwan as part of its mainland, vociferously objects to any high-level foreign dignitaries meeting Taiwanese leaders

China protests top US official's Taipei visit, jets enter Taiwan's airspace
Updated On : 11 Aug 2020 | 12:52 AM IST

Donald Trump tests China's red line on Taiwan using Beijing's playbook

While Trump soon backpedaled, displaying an inconsistency that has become a hallmark of his presidency, it showed China that relations with the U.S. were changing quickly

Donald Trump tests China's red line on Taiwan using Beijing's playbook
Updated On : 06 Aug 2020 | 7:58 PM IST

Former president who introduced direct elections to Taiwan passes away

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other fierce saber-rattling by China, has died. He was 97

Former president who introduced direct elections to Taiwan passes away
Updated On : 30 Jul 2020 | 8:37 PM IST

Let the military prove its worth

New Delhi needs to give the military planners a free hand and not be overly considerate of China's sensitivities

Let the military prove its worth
Updated On : 16 Jul 2020 | 10:30 PM IST

Bucking China pressure, Taiwan, Somaliland establish diplomatic ties

Taiwan has scored a rare diplomatic victory in establishing relations with the independent region of Somaliland

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Updated On : 06 Jul 2020 | 4:34 PM IST

iPhone maker Foxconn eyes further India investment, sees bright outlook

Foxconn already makes smartphones in India for Apple Inc and Xiaomi Corp, though in March said it suspended production due to the novel coronavirus outbreak

iPhone maker Foxconn eyes further India investment, sees bright outlook
Updated On : 23 Jun 2020 | 9:48 PM IST

RBI seeks clarity from govt on Taiwan's foreign direct investment status

The political and legal status of Taiwan is a contentious issue, with China seeing Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country again

RBI seeks clarity from govt on Taiwan's foreign direct investment status
Updated On : 03 Jun 2020 | 1:38 AM IST

US tweets support for Taiwan's participation in UN, China protestes

The tweet from the US Mission to the United Nations said the 193-member global organization was founded to serve all voices, welcome a diversity of views and perspectives and promote human rights

US tweets support for Taiwan's participation in UN, China protestes
Updated On : 02 May 2020 | 5:54 PM IST

US approves Google request to use US-Asia undersea cable for data traffic

Google agreed to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong.

US approves Google request to use US-Asia undersea cable for data traffic
Updated On : 09 Apr 2020 | 10:20 AM IST

Taiwan foreign minister invites American journalists expelled by China

The move marked the biggest crackdown on the foreign press in China in recent decades

Taiwan foreign minister invites American journalists expelled by China
Updated On : 28 Mar 2020 | 2:40 PM IST

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid spat with China over Covid-19

Senior Chinese officials have also spread conspiracy theories about the virus' origin

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid spat with China over Covid-19
Updated On : 26 Mar 2020 | 10:22 AM IST

Taiwan is already independent, China must accept it: President Tsai

Tsai won a second term over the weekend with a record 8.2 million votes, an outcome that was seen as a forceful rebuke of China's ongoing campaign to isolate the self-ruled island

Taiwan is already independent, China must accept it: President Tsai
Updated On : 15 Jan 2020 | 11:57 AM IST

China's Taiwan tangle

More doubts on 'one-country-two systems' principle

China's Taiwan tangle
Updated On : 14 Jan 2020 | 12:02 AM IST

Re-election of Taiwan's President signals growing divide with China

It's a contradiction that will keep the island of 23 million people at odds with its much larger neighbour for the foreseeable future and put increasing strains on the one-China principle

Re-election of Taiwan's President signals growing divide with China
Updated On : 13 Jan 2020 | 11:10 AM IST

Taiwan's independence on the line as 19 mn voters to decide island's future

Tsai said at a final campaign rally Friday night that the election was a chance to protect Taiwan's democracy.

Taiwan's independence on the line as 19 mn voters to decide island's future
Updated On : 11 Jan 2020 | 11:04 AM IST

US world's biggest source of instability, engages in protectionism: China

Wang said that China's development and growth was an inevitable trend of history that no force could stop.

US world's biggest source of instability, engages in protectionism: China
Updated On : 23 Nov 2019 | 6:33 PM IST