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US calls on China not to interfere in Taiwan election
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
David Stilwell, the top US diplomat for Asia, said that tensions between Beijing and Taipei have historically risen whenever Taiwan goes to the polls. "They sho...
Taiwan charges ex-officer, father with spying for China
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
The men are accused of threatening national security by sharing information and recruiting others in exchange for gifts, the Tainan district prosecutor's office...
Protests send Hong Kongers to Taiwan in search of new lives
Dec 02, 2019 (AFP)
Taiwan has long attracted Hong Kongers seeking an alternative to their city's frenetic pace and sky-high rents. But the number granted short-term and permanent ...
Two held at Taipei airport over China 'spy' defector claims
Nov 25, 2019 (AFP)
Wang "William" Liqiang gave interviews to Australian media last week alleging he had given up Chinese spy secrets to Canberra's counter-espionage service. Among...
Taiwan family drama win Chinese 'Oscars' amid Beijing snub
Nov 23, 2019 (AFP)
Dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars," Golden Horse got into trouble with Beijing after a Taiwanese director called for the island's independence in an acceptanc...
First China-made carrier sails through Taiwan Strait
Nov 17, 2019 (AFP)
China, which sees self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, has stepped up military drills around the island since Beijing-sceptic President Tsai I...
Taiwan presidential candidates welcome Google campaign advert ban
Nov 14, 2019 (AFP)
The island will elect a new president and parliament on January 11, and authorities say they are facing growing interference from China. Beijing has ramped up T...
China holding third Taiwanese man on security grounds: state media
Nov 13, 2019 (AFP)
Shih Cheng-ping, a retired professor at the National Taiwan Normal University and chief economist for Chinese conglomerate Huaxia Group, disappeared after enter...
Taiwan ready to buy A1M2T Abrams tanks from U.S.
Oct 30, 2019 (UPI)
At a question-and-answer session this week before the national legislature's foreign affairs and defense committee, Lt. Gen. Yang Hai-ming confirmed that Taiwan...
Murder suspect whose case was catalyst for Hong Kong protests released
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
Months of increasingly violent pro-democracy demonstrations in the financial hub were sparked by protests against a now-cancelled extradition law which would ha...
Beijing says no one can stop Taiwan 'reunification'
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
Self-ruled Taiwan is viewed by China as a renegade province which will eventually be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary, after the two sides split...
Murderer who triggered Hong Kong protests will go to Taiwan: pastor
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
Chan Tong-kai, 20, is wanted in Taiwan for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend during a holiday the two Hong Kongers took there in February last year. He fled...
Dior apologises for China map excluding Taiwan
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
The French luxury brand found itself in hot water after using a map of China which didn't include Taiwan -- a self-ruled island which Beijing views as part of i...
Cities of Prague and Beijing sever deal over Taiwan row
Oct 10, 2019 (AFP)
Prague said Beijing demanded it respect the policy on Taiwan as a precondition for lending a panda to Prague zoo. The panda never arrived. Signed in 2016 ahead ...
Taiwan expels Chinese tourist for damaging 'Lennon Wall'
Oct 09, 2019 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have put up Lennon Walls, covered with colourful sticky notes, posters and slogans, across the city, and they have been set up...
Taiwan warns Chinese could be barred entry over anti-HK violence
Oct 03, 2019 (AFP)
The walls plastered in colourful sticky-notes, posters and slogans that have sprung up across Hong Kong have also been set up in Taiwan, mostly in university ca...
Taiwan shrugs as communist China hails 70th anniversary
Sep 30, 2019 (AFP)
After the People's Republic of China was declared on 1 October 1949, its rival, the Republic of China, set up in Taiwan -- the island Chiang Kai-shek's defeated...
Taiwan's remaining Pacific allies pledge allegiance
Sep 26, 2019 (AFP)
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea, who won office late last month, said his country "has enjoyed a close relationship with Taiwan for almost four decades and he l...
China investigates Taiwanese man on security grounds
Sep 25, 2019 (AFP)
Tsai Chin-shu, head of an association that promotes relations between Beijing and Taipei, disappeared in July 2018 after travelling to the east coast city of Xi...
Taiwan dismayed as another Pacific nation switches to Beijing
Sep 20, 2019 (AFP)
The move is another coup for Beijing just weeks before it celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It comes four days ...
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