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China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president
Taiwan’s military says its forces are on alert as China carries out mock strikes with jets carrying live missi…
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Lai Ching-te’s first day as Taiwan president marked by protests
Thousands protest against bill which would give parliamentarians special powers to question anyoneLai Ching-te…
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Cash is king — for now: China signals it will slow transition to cashless society
With tourists struggling to access the two primary digital payment apps, Alipay and WeChat pay, Beijing has pu…
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Mental health leave offered to Taiwanese students as youth suicides double
Scheme allows three days off each term as high school stress and depression rates soarTaiwanese high schools w…
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The Taiwanese grandmothers who went from feeling ‘old and useless’ to an Oscar nomination
The daily lives of Chang Li hua, 86, and Yi Yan Fuei, 97, were filmed by their grandson. The result is Nǎi Nai…
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‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies
As Beijing has increased its efforts to recruit Taiwanese people, the number of spying cases has risenIn Novem…
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Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’
Dissidents face an uncertain future in Taiwan and South Korea after fleeing When Li Cheng En pushed his standu…
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Taiwan presidential election: opposition in chaos as China looms in background
Voters are faced with a choice of continuity with the ruling DPP or change, with an opposition that favours cl…
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Secret escape slide for Taiwan’s former leader draws in the crowds – just don’t ask for a go
Passageways built under Taipei’s famous Grand Hotel during the Chiang Kai-shek era are attracting tourists kee…
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Collapsing buildings, incoming missiles: Taiwan rehearses a Chinese assault on its cities
Annual emergency drills have for the first time included a military strike on Taipei, a sign of worsening cros…
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Fears grow for Taiwan book publisher believed held in China
Reported detention of Li Yanhe has echoes of 2015 disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellersConcerns are mou…
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China warns of retaliation if Taiwan’s president meets US House speaker
Beijing has urged the US not to allow Tsai Ing-wen to transit through the US, saying it would be a ‘provocatio…
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British MPs call for ‘as much help as possible’ for Taiwan to defend against China
Delegation of British lawmakers met Taiwan’s president during visit to the island this week amid a deteriorati…
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How a rabbit god became an icon for Taiwan’s gay community
Temple in Taipei is believed to be the only Taoist site set up to revere rabbit god Tu’er Shen, a significant …
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Classical trash: how Taiwan’s musical bin lorries transformed ‘garbage island’
Army of yellow garbage trucks blasting out classical jingles brings out a Pavlovian response to take out binsT…