Taiwan has rejected Chinese pressure over its participation in the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung saying there was no reason to give in to Beijing’s objections and
Taiwan is set to hold a landmark recall election on Saturday, with voters deciding whether to remove up to 24 lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, potentially altering the balance of
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Before dawn on Monday, military police carrying Javelin anti-tank missiles emerged from a Taipei metro station, swiftly advancing past shuttered storefronts before establishing defensive positions in the urban core. In a nearby
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China’s military has rapidly enhanced its ability to mount a sudden attack on Taiwan, shifting closer to a state where it can move from peacetime to war operations with minimal warning, according
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A new Taiwanese television drama imagining a full-scale Chinese military invasion of the island is sparking urgent conversations about Taiwan’s readiness to face potential conflict, as its creators warn that the population’s
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A fossilized jawbone dredged from the seabed near Taiwan more than two decades ago has now been confirmed to belong to the elusive Denisovan species of archaic humans, marking a significant expansion
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In a bid to simplify travel and residency processes, China’s central government has announced two new measures aimed at residents from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. These new policies, which went into
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Taiwan has identified 2027 as a critical year for a potential full-scale invasion by China, as escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait continue to raise alarms. The warning was issued during Taiwan’s
More Washington’s Asian allies are increasingly alarmed over the possibility that the United States may not back Taiwan in the event of a military conflict with China. As the Trump administration recalibrates its
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The Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, Robert Hsieh Bor-Huei, issued a strong rebuttal to China’s ‘One China Policy’ during his address at The Siang Dialogue 2.0
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It is almost unanimous, then. Most Western media have given us the lowdown. The people of Taiwan have “rebuffed” (Reuters), “dismissed” (CNN) and “defied” (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, France 24, NBC)
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