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China tests planned flight route near Taiwan
Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)
China on Sunday tested a proposed new flight route in the Taiwan Strait in a plan that had sparked a fierce backlash from the island over security concerns, off...
Taiwan to hold military parade marking WWII anniversary
Mar 09, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan announced Monday that it will hold a military parade marking the end of World War II this year for the first time, as it vies with China over the history...
Taiwan banishes Alibaba over investment violation
Mar 03, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan has demanded Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba withdraw from the island within six months for violating investment restrictions on mainland-controlled fir...
China postpones Taiwan flight routes after row: Taipei
Mar 02, 2015 (AFP)
China will postpone the launch of four new flight routes near Taiwan after a fierce backlash from the island's authorities over the plan, Taiwanese officials sa...
Chiang statue beheaded as Taiwan marks 'White Terror'
Mar 01, 2015 (AFP)
A statue of Taiwan's former leader Chiang Kai-shek was beheaded in another sign of growing fears over Chinese influence on the island as it marked the anniversa...
Taiwan names new China affairs chief after spy row
Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan on Monday named a new minister for China affairs in an attempt to reboot cross-strait relations after a row over espionage and growing anxiety about Beij...
Taiwan's China affairs minister quits over espionage row
Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan's China affairs minister Wang Yu-chi resigned Tuesday after prosecutors decided not to indict a former deputy whom he had accused of spying for Beijing. ...
Taipei's maverick mayor sparks backlash over China comments
Feb 01, 2015 (AFP)
Taipei's maverick mayor Ko Wen-je, one of Taiwan's most senior and popular politicians, sparked heavy criticism Sunday after saying China should recognise the i...
Chinese official to visit Taiwan amid flight routes row
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan will reiterate its opposition to Beijing's decision to open new flight routes near the island when a Chinese delegation visits for talks next month, a Ta...
Resurgent Taiwan opposition says China strategy must change
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan's Beijing-sceptic main opposition party, tipped to win elections next year, said Wednesday relations with China must be "examined and adjusted" to reflec...
Taiwan's embattled ruling party looks to new leader to turn tide
Jan 17, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan's Beijing-friendly ruling party appointed a new leader on Saturday in the hope of reversing its fortunes after its worst-ever local election setback refl...
Taiwan slams China flight routes plan
Jan 13, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan slammed a unilateral move by China to open four new flight routes over the Taiwan Strait as "unacceptable" Tuesday, saying it risked allowing planes to f...
Taiwan 'regrets' embarrassing Washington with flag-raising
Jan 07, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan on Wednesday expressed regret at embarrassing its chief ally the United States after a Taiwanese flag-raising ceremony in Washington sparked US criticism...
US anger at raising of Taiwan flag in Washington
Jan 06, 2015 (AFP)
The United States on Tuesday denounced a flag-raising ceremony at Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington, saying it violated a long-standing pact on US-Taiwan ...
Taiwan's ruling party bullish on China ties despite poll setback
Dec 21, 2014 (AFP)
The sole leadership candidate for Taiwan's ruling party said Sunday he would keep pushing for stronger ties with China even though its Beijing-friendly policy w...
Taiwan's ailing economy major challenge for leadership hopefuls
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
As baker Lin Hsiao-an sits hoping for more customers to save her beloved but shrinking business she rails against Taiwan's leaders for the slowing economy that ...
Alibaba boss taps up Taiwan youth amid protests
Dec 15, 2014 (AFP)
Anti-Beijing protesters chanted outside a high-level business meeting in Taiwan Monday where the founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba called on the islan...
Ties with Taiwan intact despite poll results: China envoy
Dec 10, 2014 (AFP)
A visiting Chinese envoy was quoted Wednesday as saying relations with Taiwan will not be damaged by the landslide defeat of the island's Beijing-friendly Kuomi...
China's envoy visits Taiwan amid protest
Dec 09, 2014 (AFP)
Dozens of demonstrators chanting anti-Beijing slogans protested Tuesday when a senior Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan, some of them scuffling with police and de...
China ex-general says force an option in 'Taiwan problem'
Dec 07, 2014 (AFP)
An army general has warned that China will not leave the Taiwan problem "unresolved for a long time", after the island's Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered ...
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