Day: January 22, 2024
Taiwan Export Orders Plunge 16% | RTTNews
(RTTNews) – Taiwan’s export orders declined at the steepest pace in sixteen months after recovering in the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Monday. RTTNews
Taiwan has never been part of mainland China | M. Pompeo, Wash. Times
OPINION: In the run-up to last week’s elections in Taiwan, Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping made repeated claims that the “reunification” of Taiwan with mainland China is a “historical inevitability.”
Mr. Xi would have the Taiwanese people believe that historical fact demands reunification and that its happening is inevitable. The truth is the exact opposite: “Reunification” is neither historical nor inevitable. Washington Times
China’s largest oil supplier in 2023… | Laura He, CNN
The world’s largest crude buyer imported a record amount of bargain-priced Russian oil last year, taking advantage of Moscow’s desperate search for new buyers amid Western sanctions following the Kremlin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. CNN
Donald Trump’s Taiwan Remarks Spark Fury | Thomas Kika, Newsweek
Former President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting the United States should not help Taiwan in the event of an invasion from China has sparked a new wave of anger and concern on social media. Newsweek
Economic Impact of China’s Declining Population | CNN
China’s population declines for a second straight year. The demographic crisis comes amid economic uncertainty and record-low birth rates. Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow for Victoria University’s Center of Policy Studies, joins CNN’s Paula Newton to discuss the issue. CNN
Why people in China Don’t want Children | CNN
China’s population has decreased for the second year in a row. CNN’s Marc Stewart breaks down the impact. CNN