By Lawrence Chung Decision on jointly contesting parliamentary polls comes as KMT chair Eric Chu Li-luan and TPP leader Ko Wen-je meet for first-ever talks, but observer in Taipei raises doubts over move’s success without common ground on the presidential campaign. Source: Taiwan elections: could presidential divide upend KMT-TPP deal to team up against DPP? […]
By Ralph Jennings Unease around the future of the island’s relationship with mainland China has led Taiwan’s young companies to look for customer bases in the Asean region and the US – and the government is helping them along the way. Source: Shunning mainland China, Taiwan pushes start-ups to explore US, Southeast Asia
By Lawrence Chung Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says island won’t rely on People’s Liberation Army having ‘certain shortcomings’ in preparing for possible conflict. Source: Taiwan’s military must objectively assess PLA then ‘strengthen ourselves’, defence chief says