China Launches Three-Day Military Drills Around Taiwan On Saturday, China's Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army announced that it had launched combat readiness patrols and military drills around Taiwan. The exercises — codenamed United Sharp Sword — are scheduled to last until Monday.... Taiwan
Foxconn Founder Terry Gou to Run for Taiwan Presidency Again On Wednesday, Terry Gou, founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced he will run to be nominated by Taiwan's traditionally more pro-China and main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT) in the island's 2024 presidential election.... Artificial Intelligence
US House Speaker Meets With Taiwan's President On Wednesday, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other Republican and Democratic lawmakers met with Taiwanese Pres. Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. McCarthy, the third-highest ranking US leader, became the most senior US figure to meet with a lead... Politics
Taiwan Pres. Tsai Ing-wen Visits New York During a stop on her way to Central America, Taiwanese Pres. Tsai Ing-wen visited New York City. At a closed-door speech on Wednesday night, she reportedly said US-Taipei relations were 'closer than ever' and touted 'significant progress' in economic and security cooperation.... Taiwan
Two Pakistani Citizens Released from Guantanamo After 20 Years US officials returned two Pakistani brothers to Pakistan on Thursday after detaining them at the Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades without charging them.... Pakistan
Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier turned US government witness, has been transferred from the US-run detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Belize, nearly a year after he finished his sentence Military bases & personnel
Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier turned US government witness, has been transferred from the US-run detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Belize, nearly a year after he finished his sentence. Cuba
