Taiwan said Wednesday that it was willing to offer cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo treatment after prison officials granted him medical parole, in a move likely to rile Beijing. The offer came a day after China rejected criticism over its treatment of Liu, as the United States urged Beijing to give the paroled activist freedom … Read more
Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight years, blaming rival China for the snub as relations worsen. Delegates attending the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva later this month were supposed to receive their invites by Monday. Taiwan, which is fighting international … Read more
Taiwan said on Wednesday it has rejected a political asylum application from a Chinese tourist, reportedly an anti-corruption campaigner who has spent time in a mainland prison. Zhang Xiangzhong arrived on the island on April 12 for an eight-day holiday but left his tour group the next day. He was identified by local media and … Read more
Taiwan prosecutors said a man from China, reportedly a recent graduate from one of the island’s top universities, was detained Friday on suspicion of espionage, as officials warn of growing China spy threats. It is the latest in a string of espionage cases and comes as ties are increasingly frosty between Taipei and Beijing. China … Read more