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Taiwan election 2024

Taiwan election 2024
Taiwan went to the polls in a critical presidential election on January 13, 2024.
Deputies from the Taiwan delegation of the NPC have urged young people in Taiwan to seize opportunities in mainland China. Photo: Xinhua
Two Sessions 2025

‘Thrive here’: NPC deputies urge Taiwanese to invest, live in mainland China

In integration push, National People’s Congress told that island’s youth, business leaders should visit the mainland to ‘break information barriers’.

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Taiwan’s feuding political parties raise the stakes with rival recall bids

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Opinion | Taiwan’s latest legislative punch-ups suggest democracy is in retreat

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Xi calls on US to show ‘extreme caution’ on Taiwan matters, South China Sea

‘Support China’s peaceful reunification’, avoid provocation in South China Sea, President Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden in Lima.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping with his US counterpart Joe Biden in Lima, Peru on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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Beijing could elaborate law for ‘non-peaceful’ Taiwan reunification

Cautionary remarks by former US envoy, Taipei lawmaker come after PLA unleashes blockade drills over speech by island’s ‘separatist’ leader.

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US urges restraint from mainland China, Taiwan ahead of island leader’s speech

Concern swirls that William Lai Ching-te’s remarks at annual celebration could prompt Beijing to justify taking cross-strait military action.

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Taiwan sets war readiness goals at meeting of new defence resilience committee

Whole-of-Society Defence Resilience Committee aims to mobilise around 400,000 people, security official says.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai (in dark suit), pictured with troops at a naval base in Penghu County, has outlined the tasks of a new defence committee for “a more resilient Taiwan”. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Taiwan delays trips by mainland scholars in new setback for cross-strait visits

Exchanges between the island and mainland China remain far below pre-Covid levels amid tensions and travel restrictions.

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Taiwan politician Ko Wen-je and his party face ‘crisis of trust’ after arrest

Former presidential candidate has been detained as part of a corruption probe into a property development when he was Taipei mayor.

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No 2 Taiwan official visiting US for 2 weeks seeks ‘better understanding’

Speculation about how much Washington trusts island’s new leader looms over tour by Democratic Progressive Party’s secretary general.

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Lin Yu-chang, the No 2 official in Taipei’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party led by William Lai Ching-te, speaks at the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP
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100 days: Taiwan’s new leader is cutting mainland ties by reframing history

William Lai Ching-te has used key speeches to showcase his fiery stance on cross-strait relations and minimise mainland links, analysts say.

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Unlike his predecessor, the more assertive William Lai has taken a clear and decisive stance on mainland ties. Photo: AFP
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Taiwan hosts international anti-Chinese Communist Party coalition conference

Beijing tried to ‘intimidate and dissuade’ some of the 48 Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China lawmakers from attending, IPAC says.

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William Lai pushes Taiwan identity to counter Beijing. But how far will he go?

Island’s leader wants to rename local dialect and boost cultural pride, but analysts say he is unlikely to officially declare independence.

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Ex-Taiwanese vice-premier turned senior official steps down amid bribery probe

Cheng Wen-tsan resigned from Straits Exchange Foundation, a post he had for just a month, over allegations from his tenure as Taoyuan mayor.

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Cheng Wen-tsan, who has been charged with corruption, leaves court in Taipei on July 6. On Monday, Taiwan’s High Court overruled a bail decision and asked for a review of the detention case. Photo: CNA
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China Coast Guard detains Taiwanese fishing boat and 5 crew members near Quemoy

The incident is the latest in a string of confrontations in waters off the coast of the outpost also known as Kinmen.

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Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration says the fishing boat Da Jin Man 88 was stopped by two mainland coastguard vessels late on Tuesday while operating in waters 23.7 nautical miles off Quemoy. Photo: Handout
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Taiwan leader accused of lying in row over oversight law

Opposition politician Ko Wen-je says Lai had promised to answer questions from lawmakers and asks ‘do pre-election promises not count’?

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US, Taiwan seek to expand island’s ‘meaningful participation’ in international community

At a meeting in Taipei, US officials reaffirm support for Taiwan’s ‘valuable expertise’ in addressing ‘urgent challenges’, as China sends 66 warplanes into the airspace around island.

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China’s reunification is ‘unstoppable’, says Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs

Speaking at cross-strait forum, Wang Huning says Beijing has ‘firm determination’ and ‘strong capability’ to destroy Taiwanese separatism.

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Wang Huning, mainland China’s top political adviser and No. 4 official, addresses the 16th Straits Forum in Xiamen on Saturday. Photo: Xinhua
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Mainland Chinese man arrested after breaching Taiwan defences in speedboat

‘The coastguard and the first-line security reporting mechanisms were not effectively managed,’ New Taipei City mayor says.

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Taiwan’s opposition gives William Lai and his DPP minority government a headache

Legislative clashes over opposition’s accountability bills are likely to add to Lai’s challenges in his first term, analysts said.

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Divided legislature and mainland Chinese forces ruin honeymoon for Taiwan’s Lai

Early opposition successes point to potential trouble for DPP administration, from cross-strait policy and military budgets to falling popularity.

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KMT lawmakers gather around the speaker during a protest by their DPP counterparts in the Taiwanese legislature on Tuesday, the day after William Lai’s inauguration. Photo: Bloomberg
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US, EU and other democracies slam mainland China for Taiwan military drills

Call for preserving status quo goes out after Beijing launches exercises surrounding self-governed island following William Lai’s inauguration speech.

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A large outdoor television screen in Beijing broadcasts news of mainland China’s military drills conducted around Taiwan on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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‘We need to be very careful’: Lai will test Beijing on Taiwan, experts say

Many cross-strait assumptions ‘should be thrown out of the window’ as things change at ‘surprising speed’, former KMT lawmaker tells virtual seminar, attended also by mainland and overseas academics.

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‘Empty talk’: Beijing rebuffs Taiwan leader’s bid to revive tourism, exchanges

Taiwan Affairs Office releases another strongly worded statement following William Lai’s inauguration on Monday.

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William Lai’s critics cry foul over ‘tougher than expected’ inauguration speech

Opposition groups in Taiwan cry foul over new president’s unexpectedly assertive rhetoric on cross-strait ties, while international community largely praises his swearing-in ceremony.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te (centre) is joined by his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (right) and outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen (left) during his inauguration in Taipei on Monday. Photo: AFP
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Taiwan’s new leader William Lai takes the helm, and a tougher line

Taiwanese leader made no mention of the ‘one China’ consensus in his inauguration speech, but spoke of the island as a ‘nation’, drawing a swift rebuke from Beijing.

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Taiwan’s new leader William Lai (right) and former president Tsai Ing-wen wave during the inauguration ceremony in Taipei on Monday. Photo: AP
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Taiwan’s cabinet sworn in as new leader William Lai aims for continuity

Former DPP chairman Cho Jung-tai is chief of the 34-member cabinet, with familiar faces in key roles.

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Taiwanese leader Lai sends ‘dangerous signals’ with pro-independence speech: Beijing

Taiwan Affairs Office says the address stubbornly adhered to an independence stance, which will ‘never be tolerated’.

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