Taiwan
China to stage major drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit
Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after a less than 24-hour visit that defied a series of increasingly stark threats from Beijing, which views the island as its...
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W. House warns Beijing against turning Pelosi Taiwan visit into a 'crisis'
The White House on Monday warned China against overreacting to a trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, saying she would have every right to visit the self-ruled island despite Beijing viewing it as a highly provocative challenge.
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Biden vows military defence of Taiwan if China invades
Washington and allies like Japan have framed their tough response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a warning to others, particularly China, about the consequences of unilateral military action.
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China warns Taiwan firms against 'backing independence'
Beijing "would never allow people who support 'Taiwan independence' and damage cross-strait relations to make money on the mainland," the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) said in a statement issued late Monday.
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Biden clarifies remark about 'independent' Taiwan
Under the Taiwan Act, the United States does not recognise Taiwan's independence, yet commits to helping the island defend itself.
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Taiwan delegation irks China with eastern Europe tour
The European Union members have shown signs of wanting closer relations with the island, even if that angers China.
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Anguish and anger after Taiwan building blaze kills 46
The blaze is the latest tragedy to highlight concerns over lax safety standards in Taiwan and has exposed the poor living conditions of many elderly in a society that is rapidly ageing.
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Taiwan building inferno kills 46, dozens injured
The blaze broke out in the 13-storey, mixed-use building in the small hours of Thursday morning, according to officials, raging through multiple floors before firefighters finally got it under control.
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China sends 56 jets into Taiwan defence zone in another record incursion
China's foreign ministry on Monday accused Washington of sending out "an extremely wrong and irresponsible signal" with "provocative" actions such as selling arms to Taipei and sending its warships to the Taiwan Strait.
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China's Xi warns of 'grim' situation with Taiwan
China views self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and vows to retake it one day, by force if necessary.
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Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade deal days after China
Signed by 11 Asia-Pacific countries in 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is the region's biggest free-trade pact and accounts for around 13.5% of the global economy.
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Taiwan: Haiti police arrested 11 assassination suspects on its embassy grounds
Joanne Ou, a spokesperson for Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the embassy was closed "for safety reasons" after the brazen murder of President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday.
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Taiwan boy thrown 27 times in judo class dies
The boy, who was only identified by his family name Huang, was rushed to Feng Yuan Hospital in central Taichung city on April 21 after he was reportedly thrown 27 times by his judo coach.
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China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan
Chinese social media erupted with fury at the weekend over a visit by US senators to Taipei where they announced that Washington would donate 750,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to the island.
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Japan donates more than 1 million AstraZeneca jabs to Taiwan
Taiwan has pre-order deals for around 30 million vaccine shots, but has so far received just 726,600 AstraZeneca doses and 150,000 Moderna shots for its population of 23.5 million.
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Fast & Furious star Cena apologises for calling Taiwan a country
Beijing sees democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory which is to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and rages at any diplomatic attempts to recognise the island as an independent nation.
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Taiwan mourns after deadliest train disaster in decades
Officials said Friday's devastating collision, which killed at least 51 people and injured nearly 190, was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks.
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Taiwan mourns after deadliest train disaster in decades
Officials said Friday's devastating collision was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks.
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UPDATE: At least 51 dead as Taiwan train derails in tunnel
Officials said the accident could have been caused by a maintenance vehicle sliding down an embankment and striking the train before it entered the tunnel near the coastal city of Hualien.
