Taiwan’s voters rebuff China and give ruling party third presidential term
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on Saturday, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, as China said it would not give up on achieving “reunification”. Lai’s party, which champions Taiwan’s separate identity and rejects China’s territorial claims, was seeking a third successive four […]
Furious China fires missiles near Taiwan in drills after Pelosi visit
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island. China’s military confirmed multiple firings of conventional missiles in waters off Taiwan as […]
“Mostly verbal threats”: Taiwan residents shrug off China’s warnings on Pelosi visit
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Many in Taiwan have shrugged off China’s warnings about a possible trip to the democratic island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying they were accustomed to Beijing’s sabre-rattling and saw no cause for alarm. Such a trip would be the first by a House speaker to the island since 1997, and China, […]
Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan
Taipei/Hong KongReuters Hundreds of people gathered in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 33 years ago. Chinese-run Hong Kong deployed heavy security to prevent any sign of protest there. Taiwanese gather to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen crackdown in Taipei, Taiwan, on 4th June. […]
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest warrant for suspect in deadly train crash
Hualien, TaiwanReuters Taiwanese prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for a construction site manager whose truck is believed to have caused a train accident in which at least 50 people died. The crash, Taiwan’s worst rail accident in seven decades, occurred after an express train hit a truck that had slid down a bank next […]
SNAPSHOT: NINGXIA NIGHT MARKET, TAIWAN
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