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Taiwan's Tsai urges China to heal Tiananmen pain
Jun 04, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen urged China to give its people more rights and "heal past wounds and pain" on the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square c...
Taiwan drops 'China-centric' curriculum after protests
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's new government has repealed controversial changes to the high school curriculum that led to widespread protests last year over what critics said was "C...
Taiwan angry over 'emotional' female president comments
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
Outraged Taiwanese took to the Internet Thursday to slam sexist comments by a Chinese analyst who said the island's new president practises "emotional" politics...
Taiwan's new president 'emotional' single woman: China analyst
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen practises "emotional" and "extreme" politics because she is a single woman without children, a member of China's organisatio...
Taiwan's Tsai calls for 'positive dialogue' with Beijing
May 20, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen called for "positive dialogue" with China in her much-anticipated inauguration speech Friday, striking a conciliatory tone i...
Beijing issues warning to Taiwan's new president
May 20, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing warned Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen against seeking independence Friday, cautioning that peace would be "impossible" if she made any moves to for...
Beijing warns new Taiwan leader on independence
May 20, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing warned Taiwan's newly inaugurated leader against seeking independence Friday, saying peace would be "impossible" if the new government attempted to move...
Pro-China protests in Taiwan days before Tsai takes office
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
Hundreds of pro-China protesters led by gang leader turned politician "White Wolf" rallied in Taiwan's capital Wednesday, calling on new president Tsai Ing-wen ...
China holds landing drills ahead of Taiwan swearing-in
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
China's military has staged at least three landing exercises in the country's southeast this month, state-run media reported Wednesday ahead of the inauguration...
China threats, popular hopes pour pressure on Taiwan's Tsai
May 17, 2016 (AFP)
When Tsai Ing-wen takes office as Taiwan's president Friday she steps onto a tightrope between voter dreams of national pride and a Beijing that wants the islan...
China says Taiwan fraud suspects deported from Malaysia 'confess'
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
A group of Taiwanese fraud suspects deported from Malaysia to China have confessed and will be tried on the mainland, according to Chinese authorities, despite ...
Fallen hero: How the tide turned for Taiwan's Ma
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
He won Taiwan's largest ever landslide victory, a safe pair of hands promising prosperity and stability -- but president Ma Ying-jeou leaves office this month c...
Beijing 'tightens screws' on Taiwan's new president
May 06, 2016 (AFP)
When Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan's president later this month, she will end a period of unprecedented rapprochement with rival Beijing -- and China is already r...
Taiwan's president-elect says democracy at heart of China ties
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's president-elect said Wednesday that democracy would be at the heart of future relations with China after they hit bumps recently over sensitive issues ...
45 Taiwanese fraud suspects to be tried in China: state media
Apr 21, 2016 (AFP)
Dozens of Taiwanese deported from Kenya over allegations of fraud have admitted their guilt and will stand trial in China, state media reported on Friday. Kenya...
Taiwan protests after officials 'barred by China' at OECD meet
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan said Tuesday it would protest to Beijing and Belgium after its delegation was barred at a global industry conference in Brussels due to complaints from C...
Malaysia deports Taiwanese to Taiwan 'despite China request'
Apr 15, 2016 (AFP)
Malaysia Friday deported 20 Taiwanese implicated in fraud back to Taiwan despite Beijing seeking to have them sent to mainland China, Taipei said, in a new bout...
Taiwan accuses China of abducting Taiwanese from Kenya
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan accused China Monday of kidnapping eight Taiwanese who had been cleared of criminal charges by a court in Kenya, and angrily demanded their immediate ret...
Rare crane a boost to Taiwan's troubled wetlands
Apr 01, 2016 (AFP)
It has a Facebook page, two books and its own brand of rice. A Siberian crane that landed in Taiwan after getting lost on migration over a year ago even made in...
Taiwan arrests 41 Chinese poachers in South China Sea
Mar 28, 2016 (AFP)
The Taiwanese coastguard said Monday it had arrested 41 Chinese fisherman in possession of 15 tonnes of illicit coral reef and endangered turtles near a dispute...
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