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Taiwan's Ma quits as ruling party head after vote defeat
Dec 03, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's Beijing-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou stepped down Wednesday as chairman of the ruling party, following a massive polls defeat for the government as ...
Tiananmen dissident to run in Taiwan parliamentary by-election
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
A leading dissident who fled China after pro-democracy protests were crushed in 1989 said Monday he would stand for Taiwan's parliament in hopes of dealing a "b...
China policy in question after Taiwan polls landslide
Nov 30, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's warmer relations with China were called into question Sunday after the island's Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered its worst-ever polls defeat in l...
Taiwan votes in key test for China-friendly government
Nov 29, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's Beijing-friendly ruling party was facing a rout Saturday as voters went to the polls for the island's biggest ever local elections, a key test ahead of...
China's Xi warns on Taiwan independence amid disputes
Nov 09, 2014 (AFP)
China's president on Sunday reminded a senior Taiwanese envoy of Beijing's opposition to independence for the island, state media reported, after several recent...
Taiwan envoy to APEC summit plays down disputes with China
Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's special envoy to the upcoming APEC summit in Beijing dismissed concerns on Monday about a recent series of disputes which has overshadowed improved tie...
Taiwan bans high-level officials from studying in China
Oct 29, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan has banned its senior officials from studying in China for "national security" reasons in the latest dispute overshadowing improved ties with China, an o...
Taiwan upholds jail term for retired major turned China spy
Oct 13, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's top court Monday upheld a High Court ruling that sentenced a retired army major to five years in prison after finding him guilty on charges of spying f...
Taiwan's Ma voices support for Hong Kong protesters
Oct 10, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday called on Beijing to "let some people go democratic first" as he expressed support for protesters who have paralysed p...
Little chance of Taiwan and China leaders meeting at APEC
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday named a former vice president to represent him at the upcoming APEC summit in Beijing, effectively ending hopes of ...
Thousands rally in Taiwan to support Hong Kong protesters
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of slogan-chanting Taiwan residents rallied late Wednesday to support the growing pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong, with one saying the city ...
Taiwan student hurls book at president in China protest
Sep 27, 2014 (AFP)
A college student threw a book at Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou as he left a Taipei hotel to protest increasingly cordial relations with China, his office con...
Jail term upheld for Taiwan ex-military intelligence chief
Sep 26, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's top court on Friday upheld a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed on a former military intelligence chief on corruption charges. The Supreme Cou...
Taiwan PM says hope fades of Ma-Xi meeting at APEC
Sep 23, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's premier Tuesday played down hopes of a meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC summit, descr...
Taiwan shows force in biggest naval exercise in 25 years
Sep 17, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's navy fired anti-submarine rockets and guns Wednesday simulating their response if China launched an invasion, as part of the island's biggest naval dri...
Fighter jets land on Taiwan highway in 'China attack' war games
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan displayed how its fighter jets and early warning aircraft could land, refuel and take off on a closed motorway on Tuesday, in a scenario simulating a Chi...
Taiwan, China reopen free trade talks amid protest
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan and China resumed talks Wednesday at an undisclosed location on a goods free trade agreement, sparking a protest against secrecy by demonstrators suspici...
Taiwan says spying allegations won't hurt China ties
Aug 28, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday ties with Beijing will not be affected by his government's probe into a former top negotiator on China policy accu...
Taiwan honours 56,000 WWII soldiers killed in Myanmar
Aug 27, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan on Wednesday honoured tens of thousands of Chinese Nationalist soldiers killed in World War II in Myanmar, many of whom came to the rescue of British tro...
Taiwan's ex-China affairs official denies spying claim
Aug 21, 2014 (AFP)
A former top Taiwanese negotiator on China policy on Thursday rejected allegations he was spying for China, after he was forced to step down over suspicions of ...
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