2016年CRI Trump using Taiwan as bargaining tool: expert

James Peck, Professor of History at New York University, says Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the presidential election last month has brought a major change to the American political landscape. He is not really either a classic dove or a classi

大家说英语 第480期:回家过节(2)

It's our last day of work before the holidays! 今天是我们假期前的最后一个工作日！ Yes, I'm excited for tomorrow. Are you ready for your road trip? 是的，我对明天感到很兴奋。你准备好你的公路之旅了吗？ I am, a

Taiwan Orders More Vaccine after Rabies Outbreak

Authorities on Taiwan have ordered tens of thousands of doses of the rabies vaccine. The move comes amid the first rabies outbreak on the island in more than 50 years. Health officials have been struggling to contain the outbreak since July 17th afte

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Chinese in U.S. Divided by Taiwan

And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, originally a two-part series lasting four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minu

Taiwan appeals for foreign help

Taiwan has appealed for international technical assistance to help rescue more than 2,000 people stranded after Typhoon Morakot caused major mudslides. The Taiwanese authorities say they need giant cargo aircraft able to drop large earth diggers and

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-01-22 World Bank: Developed Economies Gain Strength in 2014 世界银行称2014年全球经济增长将有所改善

AS IT IS 2014-01-22 World Bank: Developed Economies Gain Strength in 2014 世界银行称2014年全球经济增长将有所改善 Welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. The World Bank has released its report on the world econ

China Protests Against US Arms Sale to Taiwan

China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

U.S. Urged to Revoke Arms Sales to Taiwan

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has become the latest high-ranking Chinese official to take issue with the United States over its latest announced arms sale to Taiwan. CRI's Su Yi has more. Yang Jiechi has joined a chorus of other Chinese officials, cal

2015年CRI Mainland, Taiwan Negotiators Review Their Achievements

Negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have met in Taipei to review achievements in their talks since 2008. The Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, or ARATS, and its Taiwan counterpart the Straits Exchange Foundation, looked

2015年CRI Taiwan Business Hopes to Benefit from New Plan

As part of the new 5-year plan, the mainland leadership is promising more is going to be done to allow average people from Taiwan benefit from more cross-straits cooperation. Zhong Shuling with the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Taipe

【大家说英语】 第387期:庆祝父亲节

Hi, Alex, what are you doing? 嗨，阿莱克斯，你在做什么？ I'm sending my dad a card. 我在给我爸爸寄张卡片。 Is today his birthday? 今天是他的生日吗？ No. Today is Father's Day. 不是。今天是父亲节。 No, it's n

台湾第一银行多台ATM机遭欧洲黑客攻击

Three foreign suspects have been arrested in Taiwan in connection with the theft of $2.5m (1.9m pound) from cash machines around the cities. 日前，3名外籍犯罪嫌疑人于台湾被抓获，他们涉嫌从台湾各市的ATM机中偷取250万美元

支付宝将登陆台湾

TAIPEI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mainland tourists in Taiwan will soon be able to buy from thousands of vendors using a mobile app from Alipay, the mainland's leading electronic payment platform. Although currently only a few chain stores in Taiwan offer

Typhoon Saola leaves 5 dead, 2 missing in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Inclement weather brought by Typhoon Saola since Wednesday has left five people dead, two missing and 16 more injured in Taiwan, the island's emergency operation center announced Thursday evening. Saola, which started headi

Mainland, Taiwan expect deeper economic cooperation

TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Peiyan, chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges, and Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, expressed expectations Thursday for deepened cross-strait economic cooperat

Former Taiwan leader sentenced to more jail time

592910978TAIPEI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian on Thursday was sentenced to 10 years in prison in another graft case. He will face a combined sentence of 20 years in prison. Taiwan's supreme court on Thursday published its v

Typhoon Saola is approaching eastern Taiwan

BEIJING, July?30 (Xinhuanet) -- At 6:00 a.m. today, typhoon Saola was centered about 410 km southeast of Hualian, Taiwan province with maximum wind force up to scale 12 near its center. Saola is forecasted to move north by west at speed of 5-10 km pe

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi: Policy towards Taiwan will not change

While meeting with Shanghai lawmakers on Saturday, President Xi Jinping also talked about cross-Strait relations. President Xi Jinping said the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties is the common wish and firm will of all Chinese people. He said

2016年CRI Xi's Speech on Taiwan Well Received

Speaking to a group of lawmakers from Shanghai on Saturday, Xi Jinping says any suggestion of 'Taiwan independence' will be contained resolutely. In making the statement, he says the mainland's policy toward Taiwan is not going to change, regardless