Chinese pressure on Taiwan

China Seeks to Pressure Taiwan With Unilateral Announcement of Flight Route Yet Again

Brian Hioe
Attempts by the Chinese government to constrain Taiwan’s international space using flight routes continue. The latest such case is with regard to the Chinese government unilaterally announcing the W121 flight route, which extends the M503 flight route that was previously an object of contention by linking it to Dongshan in Zhejiang. The W121 flight route is a west-to-east route, and it will now be linked to the M503 flight route, which is a north-to-south route...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 20255 min read

Chinese Efforts to Intimidate Taiwan Continue During Hsiao Bikhim’s Trip to Europe

Brian Hioe
An incident involving the following of Taiwanese Vice President-elect Hsiao Bikhim’s motorcade by a vehicle driven by a Chinese military attache in Prague last week proves revealing. The Chinese military attache was following Hsiao in a vehicle, as a means of harassment, and was stopped by Czech police due to his following Hsiao’s motorcade...
April 2024Cross StraitEnglishInternationalRegional Tensions5 min read

Chinese Pressure Leads To University Of Salamanca To Cancel Taiwan Days Event

Brian Hioe
News that China applied pressure to cause the cancellation of a series of Taiwan-themed events at the University of Salamanca in October 2017 may not be too surprising in consideration of increasing Chinese pressure on Taiwan globally. Nevertheless, the incident sets a highly negative precedent for Chinese pressure on Taiwan in academic contexts, whether in Europe or in the world...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20185 min read