The U.S. considers the Taiwan Strait to be international waters, not Chinese territory. The island of Taiwan is located approximately 100 miles off the east coast of China, across a body of water called the Taiwan Strait.* The Taiwan Strait is part of the South China Sea, and China has claimed the area as its […]
Taiwan is not, and has never been, a province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Referring to Taiwan as a “renegade province” or “breakaway province” insinuates that Taiwan is a province of China that suddenly decided to rebel and leave. This is incorrect. Taiwan was governed from China for a brief period (1887- 1895), […]
Scare quotes — aka sneer quotes or quibble marks — are quotation marks surrounding words of phrases to indicate non-standard word usage. Writers use the marks to signpost irony, doubt, skepticism, or disagreement. They allow writers to express distance between the word or phrase and the author of the text. Chinese media use scare quotes […]
Articles sometimes refer to the President as just the “leader” or “ruler” of Taiwan, rather than using their correct title. This minimizes the President’s role, and essentially demotes them to a provincial leader or regional administrator instead of a head of state. Chinese journalists are expressly prohibited from using “President (or Vice President) of the […]
USTBC Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sales of MK 75 Gun Mounts & Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) modernization to Taiwan
USTBC welcomes letter signed by 103 members of the U.S. House of Representatives that urges Congress to clear pending Taiwan-related tax legislation
USTBC welcomed two Foreign Military Sales of F-16 Aircraft and AESA spare parts and support along with IMSE/EXFOR support to Taiwan
USTBC President Rupert Hammond-Chambers was interviewed in The Diplomat on the economic underpinnings of Taiwan-US relations
The US-Taiwan Business Council welcomed the U.S. Department of the Treasury announcement of negotiations on a comprehensive agreement to address U.S.-Taiwan double taxation issues.
USTBC welcomed two Foreign Military Sales of NASAMS Medium-range Air Defense Solutions and AN/TPS-77 & AN/TPS-78 Radar Turnkey Systems to Taiwan at an estimated total cost of US$1.988 billion.