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Taiwan accuses Chinese trolls of sowing virus panic
Feb 27, 2020 (AFP)
Police say they are investigating a surge of stories spreading online and through social media claiming President Tsai Ing-wen's government was trying to cover ...
China threatens Czech businesses over Taiwan trip
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
The letter, which is stamped by the Chinese embassy in Prague, also criticises the late Senate speaker, Jaroslav Kubera. A popular right-wing figure, Kubera had...
Taiwan hits out at China virus travel bans
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
Despite its cultural links and close proximity to China, Taiwan moved swiftly against the outbreak and currently has just 18 confirmed cases of the new virus. B...
Chinese military aircraft cross into Taiwan airspace: Taipei
Feb 10, 2020 (AFP)
Taiwan's defence ministry said Chinese H-6 bombers and accompanying aircraft briefly crossed over a "median line" in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's President Tsai ...
Pompeo urges US governors to resist China pressure on Taiwan
Feb 09, 2020 (AFP)
In an address to state leaders gathered in Washington, Pompeo said that President Donald Trump's administration would step up communication with state and local...
Virus exposes Beijing campaign to isolate Taiwan on global bodies
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
Modern Taiwan has been a de facto sovereign nation for the last seven decades and has emerged as one of Asia's most progressive democracies. But it is quarantin...
Taiwan 'already independent', Tsai warns China
Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)
Tsai won a second term over the weekend with a record 8.2 million votes, an outcome that was seen as a forceful rebuke of China's ongoing campaign to isolate th...
China says Taiwan separatists will 'stink for eternity'
Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)
Tsai, who has drawn the ire of Beijing for refusing to acknowledge that Taiwan is part of "one China", secured a record-breaking win in Saturday's vote. But Chi...
Shanghai cuts Prague ties after mayor announces Taipei twinning
Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)
The decision comes amid an ongoing dispute between Prague's city government and China that has soured Czech-Chinese relations despite a campaign by president Mi...
Prague, Taipei ink sister deal in snub to Beijing
Jan 13, 2020 (AFP)
The move is expected to revive an ongoing dispute between the Czech and Chinese capitals that has soured Czech-Chinese relations despite a campaign by Czech pre...
Chinese media blame 'dirty tactics' for Tsai's Taiwan poll win
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
Tsai, who has pitched herself as a defender of liberal democratic values against an increasingly authoritarian China, secured a record-breaking win in Saturday'...
Beijing loathe to ease pressure despite Taiwan election landslide
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
Tsai's re-election on Saturday with a record 8.2 million votes, or 57 percent, was a forceful rebuke of Chinese President Xi Jinping's push to heap economic and...
China slams US for congratulating Tsai on Taiwan poll win
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
Tsai, who had pitched herself as a defender of liberal democratic values against an increasingly authoritarian China, secured a record-breaking win in Saturday'...
The state of Taiwan: Five things to know
Jan 11, 2020 (AFP)
Here are some key facts about the self-ruled democratic island, which has its own currency, flag, military and government but is not recognised as an independen...
Taiwan rivals in final election push as China's shadow looms
Jan 10, 2020 (AFP)
Some 19 million people are eligible to vote on Saturday to choose between two leaders with very different visions for Taiwan's future -- in particular how close...
Taiwan election candidates mourn victims of chopper crash
Jan 04, 2020 (AFP)
President Tsai Ing-wen cancelled campaigning to visit a radar station that Shen Yi-ming and his entourage were bound for on Thursday when their chopper smashed ...
Taiwan's military chief killed in chopper crash
Jan 02, 2020 (AFP)
The chief of the general staff, Shen Yi-ming, was among eight senior officers -- including three major-generals -- who died when their Black Hawk helicopter sma...
Taiwan passes law against China influence ahead of vote
Dec 31, 2019 (AFP)
The "anti-infiltration bill" pushed by President Tsai Ing-wen's Beijing-sceptic ruling party became law despite strong opposition from the opposition Kuomintang...
Taiwan YouTuber loses China business over Tsai interview
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
The incident illustrates the precarious position many Taiwanese celebrities find themselves in if they stray into political topics that anger communist authorit...
Taiwan probes massive visa scams involving Chinese visitors
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
Taipei district prosecutors office said ten suspects were questioned and five locations raided on Wednesday on suspicion of falsifying identities for Chinese ci...
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