Taiwan
6.14.22
Taiwan says Chinese attack would hit global economy harder than Ukraine war
—Jared Gans // The Hill // 14 Jun. 2022 // 5:32 PM ET
Taiwan says Chinese attack would hit global economy harder than Ukraine war
—Jared Gans // The Hill // 14 Jun. 2022 // 5:32 PM ET
5.26.22
5 takeaways from Blinken’s speech on U.S. confronting China
—Laura Kelly // The Hill // 26 May 2022 // 1:42 PM ET
5 takeaways from Blinken’s speech on U.S. confronting China
—Laura Kelly // The Hill // 26 May 2022 // 1:42 PM ET
2.21.22
Pompeo, facing Chinese sanctions, to travel to Taiwan
—Mychael Schnell // The Hill // 21 Feb. 2022 // 11:04 AM EST
Pompeo, facing Chinese sanctions, to travel to Taiwan
—Mychael Schnell // The Hill // 21 Feb. 2022 // 11:04 AM EST
1.30.22
Russia and China are in cahoots over Ukraine: McFarland
—Fox News // 30 Jan. 2022 // 3 minutes 39 seconds [see 1:15]
1.8.22
Beijing government fines 7-Eleven more than $7,000 for listing Taiwan as a country
—Brad Dress // The Hill // 8 Jan. 2022 // 6:24 PM EST
Russia and China are in cahoots over Ukraine: McFarland
—Fox News // 30 Jan. 2022 // 3 minutes 39 seconds [see 1:15]
1.8.22
Beijing government fines 7-Eleven more than $7,000 for listing Taiwan as a country
—Brad Dress // The Hill // 8 Jan. 2022 // 6:24 PM EST
12.9.21
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Retweeted Congresswoman Kat Cammack This afternoon with @RepEBJ, I introduced the Taiwan Preclearance Act, a bill to reinforce the importance of the U.S.' relationship with #Taiwan and to begin the study of a @CBP preclearance facility at the Taipei International Airport. Read more [link] [photo link]
—Rep. Kat Cammack // Twitter // 9 Dec. 2021 // 1:22 PM
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Retweeted Congresswoman Kat Cammack This afternoon with @RepEBJ, I introduced the Taiwan Preclearance Act, a bill to reinforce the importance of the U.S.' relationship with #Taiwan and to begin the study of a @CBP preclearance facility at the Taipei International Airport. Read more [link] [photo link]
—Rep. Kat Cammack // Twitter // 9 Dec. 2021 // 1:22 PM
10.10.21
Taiwan president says nation will not bow to pressure from China
—Joseph Choi // The Hill // 10 Oct. 2021 // 7:28 AM EDT
Taiwan president says nation will not bow to pressure from China
—Joseph Choi // The Hill // 10 Oct. 2021 // 7:28 AM EDT
11.27.20
Taiwanese lawmakers throw pig guts on parliament floor to protest US pork imports
—Justine Coleman // The Hill // 27 Nov. 2020 // 10:25 AM EST
11.5.20
The State Department has informally told Congress that it plans to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), people familiar with the matter told Reuters... The UAE would become the latest to receive drones in the Trump administration’s policy change, with the first being a $600 million deal to sell four unarmed but weapons-ready SeaGuardian drones to Taiwan that Congress was notified about on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
—Celine Castronuovo, The Hill, "White House approves nearly $3B drone deal with UAE: report," 5 Nov. 2020 {10:31 PM EST}
Taiwanese lawmakers throw pig guts on parliament floor to protest US pork imports
—Justine Coleman // The Hill // 27 Nov. 2020 // 10:25 AM EST
11.5.20
The State Department has informally told Congress that it plans to sell 18 armed aerial drones worth approximately $2.9 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), people familiar with the matter told Reuters... The UAE would become the latest to receive drones in the Trump administration’s policy change, with the first being a $600 million deal to sell four unarmed but weapons-ready SeaGuardian drones to Taiwan that Congress was notified about on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
—Celine Castronuovo, The Hill, "White House approves nearly $3B drone deal with UAE: report," 5 Nov. 2020 {10:31 PM EST}
9.10.20
Through the use of tariffs, trade agreements, the threat of sanctions, and nonviolent military exercises with Indo-Pacific partners such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia, Trump has done everything possible to resolve the most explosive elements of the U.S.-China rivalry without armed conflict.
—Richard Grenell, Contributor to The Hill, "Nobel prize committee's credibility is on the line," 10 Sep. 2020 {11:15 AM EDT}
Through the use of tariffs, trade agreements, the threat of sanctions, and nonviolent military exercises with Indo-Pacific partners such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia, Trump has done everything possible to resolve the most explosive elements of the U.S.-China rivalry without armed conflict.
—Richard Grenell, Contributor to The Hill, "Nobel prize committee's credibility is on the line," 10 Sep. 2020 {11:15 AM EDT}
3.28.20
Taiwan extends invite to US journalists barred by China
—Marty Johnson // The Hill // 28 Mar. 2020 // 9:22 AM EDT
Taiwan extends invite to US journalists barred by China
—Marty Johnson // The Hill // 28 Mar. 2020 // 9:22 AM EDT
5.7.18
McConnell’s wife is Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, a Chinese-American who was born in Taiwan. Blankenship has attacked McConnell for his “extensive ties” to China and released an ad saying that McConnell had received money from his “China family.”
—Jordain Carney, The Hill, "GOP nightmare looms in West Virginia," 7 May 2018 {8:08 PM EDT}
McConnell’s wife is Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, a Chinese-American who was born in Taiwan. Blankenship has attacked McConnell for his “extensive ties” to China and released an ad saying that McConnell had received money from his “China family.”
—Jordain Carney, The Hill, "GOP nightmare looms in West Virginia," 7 May 2018 {8:08 PM EDT}
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