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Taiwan's KMT picks China-friendly leader after election loss
Mar 26, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party picked a China-friendly leader on Saturday as it struggles to regain public support after a crushing defeat in national ele...
No thanks for the memories: Taiwan confiscates tourists' pebbles
Mar 23, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan authorities are confiscating pebbles collected as mementos by tourists and returning the rocks to the island's picturesque beaches as they step up moves ...
'Traitor' Taiwan singer under fire for taxpayer-funded surgery
Mar 11, 2016 (AFP)
A China-based Taiwanese singer who has called for reunification with the mainland drew public ire after returning to his homeland for an operation that could co...
Taiwan defence minister apologises over illegal search claims
Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's defence minister apologised Monday after claims that military police illegally searched a private home sparked an outcry in the now-democratic island, ...
Beijing steps up warnings on Taiwan independence
Mar 05, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing stepped up its rhetoric against Taiwanese independence on Saturday, with Premier Li Keqiang warning against "separatist activities" on the island and pl...
Madonna embroiled in Taiwan-China row over flag
Feb 05, 2016 (AFP)
Pop diva Madonna has waded into the war of words over Taiwanese identity after draping herself in the island's flag, sparking ire in China, where any suggestion...
Taiwan leader defends disputed island visit after US criticism
Jan 28, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou defended his visit to a disputed island in the South China Sea Thursday despite criticism from the United States and protests fr...
US slams Taiwan's Ma over disputed island visit
Jan 27, 2016 (AFP)
The United States slammed Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou after he announced he would visit a disputed island in the South China Sea on Thursday, criticising th...
Taiwan military drills in face of China tension
Jan 27, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan carried out military drills Wednesday with naval chiefs assuring residents the island is safe, as concerns grow that tensions will escalate with China af...
Taiwan president's Facebook flooded with pro-Beijing posts
Jan 21, 2016 (AFP)
The Facebook page of Taiwan's newly elected president Tsai Ing-wen has been flooded with tens of thousands of hostile comments, many of them demanding reunifica...
Agency of flag row Taiwan K-pop star under cyber attack
Jan 19, 2016 (AFP)
A South Korean entertainment company, criticised for its handling of a row over a teenage Taiwanese K-pop star forced to apologise for waving the island's flag,...
Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen warns China after landslide victory
Jan 16, 2016 (AFP)
Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party sent a warning to China after a landslide victory to become the island's first female president Saturday, as vote...
Taiwan votes for president in battle for identity
Jan 14, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan is expected to turn its back on closer ties with China when it votes for a new president Saturday, in an election symbolising the island's battle for ide...
Taiwan-China ties at crossroads as vote looms
Jan 12, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's fraught relationship with China will be centre stage this weekend as frustrated voters head to the polls to elect a new Beijing-sceptic leader. The vot...
Taiwanese voters bank on new leader to spur economy
Jan 10, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwan's voters, angry at low salaries and unaffordable housing, are set to elect a new president -- but the island's flagging fortunes and a slowdown in China ...
Frustrated youth push for power in Taiwan elections
Jan 04, 2016 (AFP)
Young activists frustrated by Chinese interference and pessimistic about the future are standing for election in Taiwan this month, determined to shake up polit...
Statues defaced in anti-China attack at new Taiwan museum
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
Two statues donated by actor Jackie Chan to a newly opened museum in Taiwan were splashed with paint and daubed with anti-China slogans, reflecting growing tens...
Taiwan presidential candidates clash over China policy
Dec 27, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan's presidential candidates clashed over China policy during their first televised debate Sunday, ahead of elections in which relations with Beijing will b...
Taiwan presidential frontrunner vows to seek peaceful China ties
Dec 25, 2015 (AFP)
The frontrunner for Taiwan's 2016 presidential election, opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen, on Friday pledged that if elected she would seek peaceful ties with mai...
China summons US envoy over warship sales to Taiwan
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
China has summoned the US envoy to protest Washington's sale of warships to Taiwan, as part of a massive $1.8 billion arms package, Beijing said Thursday. Taipe...
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