On Saturday next week, Taiwanese are to vote in four referendums whose implications for Taiwan’s development make them of great concern to everyone. At the same time, Taiwan and China have applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which has important implications for Taiwan’s international status, so Taiwanese living overseas are watching the developments closely.
Joining the CPTPP requires the consent of its 11 member countries, one of which is Australia.
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said during a parliamentary committee hearing on Sept. 30 that he was “strongly in favor” of Taiwan’s inclusion in
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Friday affirmed the military's stance that China cannot force Taiwan into talks with military coercion and the armed forces will do everything it can to defend the nation from a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan would not negotiate with China under the threat of force, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) told lawmakers yesterday.
Chen made the remark at a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee in response to a question by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wen Yu-hsia (溫玉霞) on the US Department of Defense’s Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China.
The report, released on Wednesday, said that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aims to complete the modernization of its forces by 2027, a goal that, if realized, “would provide Beijing with
By Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan would not negotiate with China under the threat of force, National Security Bureau （NSB） Director-General Chen Ming-tong （陳明通） told lawmakers yesterday.