Category: Taiwan

Republic of China or Taiwan ? I Asked 100 Taiwanese How We Define OurselvesIn Taiwan, the issue with China is a topic that we often encounter in our daily lives. So, I took to the streets to hear what people really think and to show how their honest answers reveal the true heart of Taiwan. I hope this video gives you a new perspective and inspires you as well.

A nationalistic Chinese tourist recently starred in a squabble at the Chinatown in Yokohama, Japan. Apparently the visitor was mad at seeing row after row of Taiwan flags at a local restaurant, and went inside to demand they be taken down. Little did the traveler know that the owner of the eatery was Taiwanese and was not having any of it. Let’s hear more.Member of publicI think it’s a little unreasonable that this Chinese tourist thought to make demands while visiting Japan. They really have been brainwashed. What they need to do is learn to respect how different countries treat us.Member of publicThe restaurant is free to do whatever it wants. If they want to put up any country’s flags, so be it.Member of publicIt’s not surprising that a Chinese tourist would do that. Incidents like these pop up in the news every so often. We face oppression everywhere.Two years ago, a YouTuber featured the 30-year-old restaurant in a video. It turns out, that back then it was already flying Taiwan flags proudly. The eatery is located in Yokohama’s Chinatown, which even has a little stretch of road packed with Taiwan flags. The district was established 160 years ago, and now it’s catching headlines due to unruly Chinese visitors.For more Taiwan news, tune in:Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

Former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer analyses China’s potential plans to invade Taiwan.”How would the scenario unfold will depend on how the Americans will react to it,” Mr Downer said.”The Americans would be unsure … they seem quite unsure about what the president in the end would do.”

On July 25, a Chinese drone Yilong-10, flight number 00CA6181, took off from Guangdong and approached the northern airspace of Dongsha Island. It conducted multiple flights within 100 kilometers, performing electronic reconnaissance and signal collection. A BZK-005 drone and a KJ-500 early warning aircraft later joined, forming a coordinated reconnaissance system with electromagnetic suppression intent. This was not a routine patrol but a deliberate military provocation by China, signaling a significant threat.