Category: Taiwans

  • Taiwan’s China Airlines says no political pressure on new aircraft order By Reuters

    TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s China Airlines is not facing any political pressure over its decision whether to buy Boeing (NYSE:) or Airbus planes to modernize its long-haul fleet, the chairman of Taiwan’s China Airlines said on Saturday. Taiwan’s largest airline was weighing the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as…

  • China views Taiwan’s ‘elimination’ as national cause, Taiwan president says By Reuters

    Written by Ben Blanchard and Ann Wang KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday that China considers the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan its major national issue, telling students at the First Military Academy that they should know their enemy and not surrender to him. Defeatism.…