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Taiwan election 2024

Taiwan election 2024
Taiwan went to the polls in a critical presidential election on January 13, 2024.
Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen travelled to Japan this month. Her office said the trip was focused on tourism and did not involve any official business but Beijing has criticised Japan for allowing it to take place. Photo: Elson Li
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Beijing accuses Japan of allowing ‘Taiwan independence’ platform with Tsai trip

Former Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen visited Japan as a tourist this month, representative says, but Beijing urges ‘utmost caution’.

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China tracks US, British warships on Taiwan Strait transit

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Mainland China says Taiwan recall vote shows how ‘political manipulation’ failed

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Beijing scholars map out Taiwan’s post-reunification governance, including force

Survey of academic papers points to a noticeable increase since 2019 in consideration of a ‘one country, two systems’ framework for the island.

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How Taipei-controlled island close to mainland coast shows limits of both sides

Quemoy is administered by Taipei but has a front-row seat to Beijing’s cross-strait integration charm offensives.

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‘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

Both the government and opposition are trying to unseat rival lawmakers in a battle that threatens to deepen the island’s internal divisions.

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Taiwan’s leader William Lai Ching-te has called for political harmony as his party and political opponents launch recall campaigns. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Opinion | Taiwan’s latest legislative punch-ups suggest democracy is in retreat

While scuffles in the legislature are practically a tradition going back decades, this year’s clashes have been more violent and disruptive.

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US-China relations

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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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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Taiwanese soldiers display the self-governed island’s national flag during Taiwan’s National Day celebration in Taipei on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te waves during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei on May 20. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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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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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Taiwan People’s Party leader Ko Wen-je has denied any wrongdoing in the case. Photo: CNA
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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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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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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te stands in front of a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China, during a graduation ceremony of military academies in Taipei on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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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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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 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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William Lai Ching-te has asked Taiwan’s constitutional court to rule on the legislation. Photo: CNA
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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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The election of William Lai as Taiwan’s president, the third consecutive presidential term for the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, has increased tension between Taipei and Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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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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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Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan celebrate inside the legislature after passing controversial bills to oversee the power of the executive branch on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
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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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Military drills around Taiwan, ‘lethal aid’ and more

Mainland China kicked off two days of military exercises around Taiwan, as it vowed to punish “separatists” after Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president lauded democracy and urged Beijing to stop political and military “intimidation” of Taiwan. Also in the news this week: the UK said China is making available “lethal aid” to Russia and more.

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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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