Time for rapprochement in the Taiwan Strait? Taiwan has been considered one of the most successful countries in dealing with COVID-19. However, over the past two months, the island has seen a sudden rise in domestic cases prompting the authorities to heighten restrictions to the third level for the first time since the pandemic has… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan
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Chinese media see the U.S. pressure and alleged ‘flaws’ of the democratic system as the driving forces behind Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan. Czech Senate President Vystrčil’s delegation to Taiwan was so far the highest-ranking official visit ever from the Czech Republic to the self-governing island in the Asia Pacific. The 89-member delegation… Continue reading Chinese Media Watch: Paying the heavy price? Vystrčil’s visit to Taiwan in mainland Chinese media
The visit met with harsh rhetoric from Chinese officials. Beijing’s responses to European countries in previous cases offer possible scenarios for how China might react. When the president of the Czech Senate, Milos Vystrcil, led a delegation of senators and businesspeople to Taiwan for meetings with the top echelons of Taiwanese politics, his action was… Continue reading How Will China Respond to the Czech Senate President’s Visit to Taiwan?
Koncom januára Svetová zdravotnícka organizácia (WHO) vyhlásila núdzový stav medzinárodného rozsahu v súvislosti s koronavírusom pochádzajúcim z čínskeho mesta Wu-chan. Súčasne zvolala stretnutie, na ktorom sa rokovalo o spôsoboch, ako zabrániť ďalšiemu šíreniu epidémie s oficiálnym názvom COVID-19. V Číne doteraz zabil vyše 2 660 ľudí a zaznamenali tam takmer 78-tisíc prípadov ochorenia. V ďalších štátoch registrujú stovky nakazených.… Continue reading Taiwan: Boj s koronavírusom aj o WHO
