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☆ ‘The Joy Luck Club’ is getting a sequel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Novelist Amy Tan and Oscar-winning “Rain Man” screenwriter Ron Bass are on board to deliver a sequel to “The Joy Luck Club,” the 1993 movie that broke new ground for Asian American representation. The new film, “Joy Luck Club 2,” is set up at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group, with Ashok and Priya Amritraj producing alongside Tan, Bass and Jeff Kleeman. The original “Joy Luck Club,” directed by Wayne Wang, was an epic, multigenerational saga of Chinese and Chinese-American mothers and daughters, whose histories, stories and lives interweave as they navigate life. In “Joy Luck Club 2,” the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right, introducing a new generation exploring their own relationships with culture, heritage, love, womanhood and identity. The original film debuted in limited commercial release in September 1993 and also played at the Toronto International Film Festival.

She also outlined steps to boost the military including with mass production of precision missiles and warships. Xi is widely expected to win his third term at the one-every-five-years party congress. "When we say achievement, for Taiwan it's definitely not a good sign, it's not a good thing," Lin said. One senior Taiwanese security official said Xi's third term would bring "unpredictable tensions" across the strait. But China has refused to speak to his successor, Tsai, since she was first elected in 2016, believing her to be a separatist.

☆ Taiwan’s Leader Tells Beijing Armed Conflict Is ‘Absolutely Not an Option’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Joyu Wang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TAIPEI—Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen portrayed Beijing’s saber-rattling as counterproductive in a defiant speech, saying her government was willing to work with China to reduce tensions but won’t compromise its commitment to freedom and democracy. Delivering a National Day address on Monday, Ms. Tsai vowed to enhance the island’s resilience against increasing pressure from China’s Communist Party, in part by deepening ties with democratic countries and bolstering its vital role in the global tech supply chain.

☆ Taiwan National Day: 'No room for compromise' on sovereignty, President Tsai says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Taipei, Taiwan CNN —Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday there is “no room for compromise” over the self-ruled island’s sovereignty but she is willing to work with China to find “mutually acceptable ways” to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait. There is no room for compromise on this,” Tsai said in a speech marking Taiwan’s National Day, delivered as tensions between Taipei and Beijing simmer at the highest point in recent decades. Lawmakers from Taiwan and Japan wave flags at a ceremony to mark the island's National Day in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on October 10, 2022. Taiwan National Day celebrationsThe Republic of China ruled the mainland until its defeat to the Communists at the end of the civil war in 1949, when it retreated to Taiwan. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (top C) attends a ceremony to mark the island's National Day in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on October 10, 2022.

TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's defences including with precision missiles. "I want to make clear to the Beijing authorities that armed confrontation is absolutely not an option for our two sides. Only by respecting the commitment of the Taiwanese people to our sovereignty, democracy, and freedom can there be a foundation for resuming constructive interaction across the Taiwan Strait." Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Taiwan is part of China, "has no president and is not an independent country". "The root cause of the current tensions in the Taiwan Strait lies in the Democratic Progressive Party authorities' stubborn insistence on Taiwan independence and secession," she said, referring to Taiwan's ruling party.

☆ Musk's proposal for China-Taiwan relations gets slammed: Our freedom is 'not for sale'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk has weighed in on China-Taiwan relations, and Taiwanese politicians are not impressed. But critics have argued that the national security law passed in 2020 in Hong Kong has eroded some of the freedoms promised under the one country, two systems arrangement. On Saturday, Qin Gang, China's ambassador to the U.S., thanked Musk for his suggestion of a special administrative zone for Taiwan. The ambassador added Taiwan "will enjoy a high degree of autonomy as a special administrative region, and a vast space for development." However, Taiwan has repeatedly rejected a one country, two systems arrangement.

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese fighter jets or drones that intrude into Taiwan’s territorial airspace will be regarded as a “first strike,” Taiwan’s Defense Minister warned Wednesday, as the island seeks to step-up its defenses in response to Beijing’s military pressure. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that “reunification” between China and Taiwan is inevitable and refused to rule out the use of force. Tensions between Beijing and Taipei are at the highest they’ve been in recent decades, with the Chinese military holding major military drills near the island. For decades, the median line had served as an informal demarcation line between the two, with military incursions across it being rare. The US provides Taiwan with defensive weapons, but has remained intentionally ambiguous on whether it would intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack.

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A Taiwan Coast Guard ship travels past the coast of China, in the waters off Nangan island of Matsu archipelago in Taiwan August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ann WangTAIPEI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A Chinese blockade of Taiwan or the seizure of an offshore island would be considered an act of war and Taiwan would not surrender, a senior Taiwanese security official told Reuters using unusually strong and direct language. Chinese military action might not be as straightforward as a full frontal assault on Taiwan: it could include actions like a blockade to try to force Taiwan to accept China's rule, strategists say. To show its anger, China mounted military exercises around Taiwan that included firing missiles and steps to mount a blockade. "A blockade is an act of war; seizing an offshore island is an act of war," the official said, adding Taipei believed Beijing was unlikely to take either of those actions at the moment.

☆ Even more aggressive rate hike by the Federal Reserve is needed
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEven more aggressive rate hike by the Federal Reserve is neededStephen Roach, Former Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman and a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Paul Tsai Center China Center, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss the Federal Reserve's third consecutive 75 basis point rate hike and his predictions for a potential recession in 2023.

☆ The U.S. and its allies are joining forces on chips. That could stop China reaching the next level
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Leading chipmaking nations including the U.S. are forming alliances, in part to secure their semiconductor supply chain and to stop China from reaching the cutting-edge of the industry, analysts told CNBC. But the semiconductor supply chain is complex — it includes areas ranging from design to packaging to manufacturing and the tools that are required to do that. "The other geopolitical significance is just related to Taiwan's central role in the semiconductor supply chain. Alliances being built that exclude ChinaBecause of the complexity of the chip supply chain, no country can go it alone. One is about bringing together countries, each with their "comparative advantages," to "string together alliances that can develop secure chips," Kotasthane said.

☆ China willing to make effort for peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Martin Quin Pollard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Ann Wang/File PhotoBEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) - China is willing to make the utmost effort to strive for a peaceful "reunification" with Taiwan, a Chinese government spokesperson said on Wednesday, following weeks of military manoeuvres and war games by Beijing near the island. China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory. Taiwan's government rejects China's sovereignty claims and says only the island's people can decide their future. China has been carrying out drills near Taiwan since early last month, after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei, including firing missiles into waters near the island. Taiwan's government says that as the island has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China, its sovereignty claims are void.

☆ Taiwan 'proud' of its efforts to help Ukraine, says President Tsai
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan is "proud" of its efforts to help Ukraine in the country's struggle to defend itself and those efforts must continue, President Tsai Ing-wen told a conference taking place in New York. We must continue with our efforts," Tsai said in remarks pre-recorded from her office and played at the Concordia Summit on Monday. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech at a navy base in Penghu Islands, Taiwan, August 30, 2022. Taiwan held China's United Nations seat under its formal name the Republic of China until 1971, when it was replaced by the People's Republic of China. The defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war to Mao Zedong's communists.

HUALIEN, Taiwan, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Taiwanese F-16 fighters roared into the night sky on Wednesday in a show of force in front of the media, demonstrating the military's determination to defend the democratically governed island in the face of days of Chinese war games. "The Republic of China's forces are confident, capable, and determined to defend the safety of the Republic of China," Sun added, using Taiwan's formal name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien's F-16s, have been repeatedly scrambling since early this month, the ministry has stressed Taiwan's "calm" response and there have been no clashes. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut out of the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at any one time sitting in their flight suits and able to be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-16V, Taiwan's most up-to-date combat jet.

☆ U.S. carries out missile test delayed over Chinese drills
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-16 | by ( Idrees Ali | Thomson Reuters | National Security Correspondent Focusing On The Pentagon In Washington D.C. Reports On U.S. Military Activity | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The test suggests that Washington is less worried about the situation escalating around Taiwan in the short-term at least. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017. The U.S. military also canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in April. The nuclear-capable Minuteman III, made by Boeing Co. (BA.N), is key to the U.S. military's strategic arsenal. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in February that his nation's nuclear forces should be put on high alert, raising fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to nuclear war.

☆ Preşedintele Taiwanului, Tsai Ing-wen, pregătit să înceapă negocieri substanţiale cu China
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Preşedintele Taiwanului, Tsai Ing-wen, a declarat vineri că ţara sa este pregătită să înceapă negocieri substanţiale cu China, dacă Beijingul acceptă să renunţe la confruntare. Taiwanul este supus la presiuni din ce în ce mai mari din partea Chinei, după ce preşedintele Tsai Ing-wen a preluat mandatul prezidenţial, în 2016. Înfuriată de sprijinul din ce în ce mai intens al Statelor Unite pentru Taiwan, China a tăiat dialogul cu Taipeiul şi şi-a intensificat activităţile militare în apropierea insulei Taiwanului. În discursul său de Anul Nou, Tsai Ing-wen a declarat că relaţiile dintre cele două ţări vecine se referă la stabilitate regională şi acestea au atras atenţia scenei internaţionale. Beijingul a criticat în mod frecvent liderul Taiwanului, afirmând că acesta trebuie să accepte mai întâi faptul că Taiwanul este parte a Chinei.

Persons: wen, taiwanez, Beijingul Locations: Taiwanului, China, Taiwanul, Chinei, Statelor Unite, Taiwan, Strâmtoarea Taiwan, SUA

Urmează să fie construite opt submarine, iar primul va intra în teste în 2025. În cadrul ceremoniei care a marcat începutul programului, președintele taiwanez Tsai Ing-wen a spus că acesta este un moment istoric și dovedește "voința puternică a Taiwanului în fața lumii". Beijing susține că are suveranitate asupra statului insular Taiwan - o democrație cu 24 de milioane de locuitori aflată la sud-est de China continentală, deși cele două părți sunt guvernate separat de mai bine de 70 de ani. Președintele chinez Xi Jinping a jurat că Beijingul nu va permite niciodata insulei să-și obțină independența și a refuzat să excludă folosirea forței în caz de necesitate. Noile unități urmează să înlocuiască actuala flota de patru submarine a Taiwanului, vechi de aproape 75 de ani.

Persons: wen, Președintele, Xi Jinping, Owen Cote, Mark 48 Organizations: Massachusetts Institute Locations: Kaohsiung, Taiwanului, Beijing, Taiwan, China continentală, Taipei, Massachusetts, MIT, Washington

☆ VIDEO // Un prim-ministru a fost atacat cu intestine de porc de parlamentarii opoziției
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Parlamentarii din partidul principal de opoziție din Taiwan, Kuomintang (KMT), au aruncat vineri cu găleți de intestine de porc către premierul Su Tseng-chang, pentru a-l împiedica să ia întrebări în Parlament. Dezbaterile au degenerat, iar unii parlamentari chiar s-au luat la bătaie. Partidul de guvernământ neagă acuzația și a cerut revenirea la o dezbatere rațională. Liderii puterii au condamnat protestul „dezgustător”, numindu-l o risipă de alimente, scrie digi24.ro. Washingtonul a salutat decizia din august a președintelui taiwanez Tsai Ing-wen de a relaxa importurile de carne de porc din SUA începând cu 1 ianuarie.

Persons: Su, . Washingtonul Organizations: Uniunea Europeană Locations: Taiwan, Kuomintang, Parliament, SUA

Maia Sandu este cea mai proaspătă președintă aleasăIeri, s-a desfășurat turul II al alegerilor prezidențiale în Republica Moldova, iar potrivit rezultatelor preliminare, Maia Sandu a câștigat alegerile. Iată cine sunt cele 11 doamne care își exercită funcția de președintă a țării, cu excepția Maiei Sandu care deocamdată nu a depus jurământul. Bidhya Devi Bhandari (59 de ani), NepalA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 29 octombrie 2015, iar mandatul ei durează cinci ani și 18 zile. Vjosa Osmani (38 de ani) KosovoA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 5 noiembrie 2020, iar mandatul ei durează 11 zile. Maia Sandu (48 de ani), Republica MoldovaA fost desemnată președinta țării pe 16 noiembrie 2020, dar încă nu a depus jurământul.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Ieri, Bidhya Devi, Kersti, Halimah, Paula, Mae Weekes, Salome, Zuzana, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Vjosa, Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu . Locations: Republica Moldova, Nepal, Taiwanului, China, Estonia, Singapore, Trinidad și Tobago, Etiopia, Georgia, Slovacia, Grecia, Kosovo, Republicii Moldova

☆ Fronturile noului război rece
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-24 | by ( Horia Blidaru | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +8 min

Anul trecut, Hong Kong a fost teatrul unor demonstraţii îndârjite pentru apărarea democraţiei. Europa - ”un pic naivă””Sistemul ONU e sub înaltă tensiune din cauza dezangajării americane, a ofensivei chineze şi a pasivităţii europene”, consideră directorul Institutului francez pentru relaţii internaţionale, Thomas Gomart. În mod curios, UE a urmat o tendinţă inversă. La începutul lunii, Josep Borrell a fost nevoit, de asemenea, să promită că UE nu va mai permite Chinei să cenzureze declaraţiile reprezentanţilor europeni. Spre exemplu, miercuri, o companie de stat chineză a devenit acţionar semnificativ al Norwegian Air, a treia companie aviatică low cost din Europa.

Persons: Preşedinta, wen, Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump, Thomas Gomart, Josep, Josep Borrell, Confucius, Manfred Weber, pandemia Organizations: OMS, Europa Centrală, Externe, Securitate, ONU, Legislativ, franceză, Afaceri, UE, Europeană, FBI, Air Locations: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ungaria, China, Budapesta, Belgrad, Europa, Greciei, Pireu, Externe chinez, Bosnia, Estonia, Beijing, american, Chinei, Kong, SUA, Geneva, America, rusă, UE, Europei, Bruxelles, ambasadei Maltei, Belgia, europeni, belgian, Securitate

☆ Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong: Remembering the glory days
▼ + stars: | 2013-06-12 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —“Goodbye, Kai Tak, and thank you.”It’s been 25 years since Richard Siegel, Hong Kong’s then-director of civil aviation, bid farewell and turned off the lights at Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport. The retired facility was rechristened as Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, the largest cruise terminal in town, in 2013. Daryl Chapman, a teacher and aviation photographer from Britain who has lived in Hong Kong since 1987, spent countless hours photographing the amazing scenes of large aircraft swooping in over the Hong Kong skyline. “Kai Tak was very different to most international airports because it was right in the city,” recalls Chapman. It served Hong Kong for 73 years and was something of a city symbol, known to travelers worldwide.

Persons: CNN —, Kai Tak, ” It’s, Richard Siegel, Hong Kong’s, Hong Kong Kai, – it’s, Skytrax’s, It’s, Russell Davie, Kowloon Tsai, Daryl Chapman, “ Kai Tak, ”, Chapman, ” Davie, Daryl Chapman Chapman, “ Organizations: CNN, Hong Kong Kai Tak International, Hong Kong International, Former Cathay Pacific Airways ’, CNN Travel, Cathay, Air, Hong Kong International Airport, Cathay Pacific Locations: Hong Kong, Lap, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Britain, Air France, Japan, Taiwan, Green, Central

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