Taiwan

Asia Pacific

Taiwan Vows Right to Engage with the World After Eswatini Visit

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te stated that the island has a 'right to engage with the world' following a controversial visit to Eswatini, its only African ally. The trip was contested by China, which accused Taipei of violating regional stability.

WH News 3 months

Asia Pacific

Taiwan President Visits Eswatini Amid China Diplomatic Pressure

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has arrived in Eswatini, days after his government said a trip had been cancelled due to China pressuring African countries to stop him flying over their territories, according to BBC.

WH News 3 months

Diplomatie & Handel

Zambia storniert weltgrößten Menschenrechts-Gipfel kurz vor Beginn

Zambia hat den weltgrößten Gipfel zu Menschenrechten und Technologie, RightsCon 2026, kurz vor Beginn abgesagt, wie The Guardian berichtet.

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Diplomacia y Comercio

Zambia cancela cumbre de derechos humanos y tecnología más grande del mundo

Zambia canceló el mayor evento mundial sobre derechos humanos y tecnología, RightsCon 2026, días antes de su inicio, según The Guardian.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Zambia Cancels World’s Largest Human Rights Summit Days Before Start

Zambia has cancelled the world’s largest human rights and technology summit, RightsCon 2026, just days before it was due to begin, according to The Guardian.

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Kunst

Künstler Kang Mingyi gewinnt UN-SDG-Gold

Der chinesische Künstler Kang Mingi gewinnt Gold bei einer UN-Ausstellung zur Nachhaltigkeit.

World Headlines 3 months

Art

Chinese Artist Kang Mingyi Wins UN SDG Gold Award

Chinese artist Kang Mingyi has won a gold award at an international exhibition focused on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the event's official website.

World Headlines 3 months

África

Presidente de Taiwán cancela viaje tras revocación de permisos aéreos

El presidente taiwanés Lai Ching-te canceló un viaje a Eswatini tras Seychelles, Mauricio y Madagascar retiraran permisos aéreos, citando 'presión intensa' de China, según un funcionario taiwanés.

WH News 4 months

Afrika

Taiwanischer Präsident storniert Afrika-Reise nach Flugverboten

Taiwanischer Präsident Lai Ching-te storniert geplante Reise nach Eswatini nach Flugverboten durch Seychellen, Mauritius und Madagaskar.

WH News 4 months

Africa

Taiwan President Cancels Trip Amid China’s Alleged Pressure on Africa

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has cancelled a planned trip to Eswatini after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar revoked flight permits, citing 'intense pressure' from China, according to a Taiwan official.

WH News 4 months

Asia Pacific

Taiwan President Blames China for Eswatini Trip Cancellation

Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has canceled his planned trip to Eswatini, the island’s only diplomatic ally in Africa, due to revoked overflight permits linked to Chinese pressure, according to a statement from his office.

WH News 4 months

Asien-Pazifik

Japan lockert Waffenexporte: Abweichung von Nachkriegspazifismus

Japan hat alte Waffenexportbeschränkungen gelockert und darf nun Waffen an 17 Länder verkaufen, was einen bedeutenden Bruch mit seiner Nachkriegspazifismuspolitik darstellt, berichtete die BBC.

WH News 4 months

Asia Pacífico

Xi se reúne con líder opositor taiwanés en medio de tensiones

El presidente chino Xi Jinping se reunió con el líder de la oposición taiwanesa, la primera vez en más de una década, a pesar de la creciente presión militar de Pekín.

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Asien-Pazifik

Chinas Xi trifft taiwanesischen Oppositionsführer

Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping traf sich mit dem Führer der taiwanesischen Opposition, ein erster solcher Kontakt seit über zehn Jahren, während militärischer Druck aus Peking zunimmt.

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Asia Pacific

China’s Xi Meets Taiwan Opposition Leader Amid Rising Tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leader of Taiwan's opposition party, marking the first such encounter in a decade, even as military pressure from Beijing intensifies.

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