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Russell Hsiao
1 month ago

Russell Hsiao

The Diplomat  

Taiwan has occasionally emerged as a talking point in the U.S. presidential campaign, from candidate comments on how far they would go to defend the island to discussions of Taiwan’s all-important semiconductor industry. Ultimately, Hsiao said, “The United States is inextricably linked with Taiwan’s domestic politics… both for historical reasons of the bilateral relationship and the vital role that the …

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The Ko Wen-je Case Points to Deeper Problems in Taiwan Politics
2 months ago

The Ko Wen-je Case Points to Deeper Problems in Taiwan Politics

The Diplomat  

Sitting in the cluttered office of his architectural practice in downtown Taipei, Lin Jou Min spoke in measured tones. At several interdepartmental meetings in 2018, Lee served as Ko’s representative and announced that he was there to “supervise the whole process,” said Lin. “I told him I’d never heard of such a thing.” Lee’s main objection, said Lin, related to …

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Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice-chairman
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice-chairman

China Daily  

NANCHANG -- Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met on Wednesday with a delegation led by Andrew Hsia, vice-chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, in Lushan, East China's Jiangxi province. In his remarks, Song pledged further efforts to improve relevant …

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Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice-chairman
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice-chairman

China Daily  

NANCHANG -- Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, met on Wednesday with a delegation led by Andrew Hsia, vice-chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, in Lushan, East China's Jiangxi province. In his remarks, Song pledged further efforts to improve relevant …

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Chinese Mainland, Taiwan's KMT to boost cross-strait exchanges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Mainland, Taiwan's KMT to boost cross-strait exchanges

China Daily  

The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese mainland will work with Taiwan's Kuomintang party to enhance cross-Strait exchanges and oppose foreign interference in Taiwan affairs, Song Tao, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said Wednesday. Song stated …

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Chinese Mainland, Taiwan's KMT to boost cross-strait exchanges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Mainland, Taiwan's KMT to boost cross-strait exchanges

China Daily  

The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese mainland will work with Taiwan's Kuomintang party to enhance cross-Strait exchanges and oppose foreign interference in Taiwan affairs, Song Tao, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said Wednesday. Song stated …

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China’s ‘grey-zone’ warfare tactics against Taiwan | Explained
6 months, 1 week ago

China’s ‘grey-zone’ warfare tactics against Taiwan | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since the new Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te has assumed office, all eyes have been on the rocky start to his tenure. While China’s belligerent response to Mr. Lai’s “pro-independence” and “secessionist” statements was striking, it has now resorted to a sophisticated ploy to respond to Mr. Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party. Lai’s Taiwan independence is a dead …

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Why have Taiwan's politicians been brawling in parliament?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why have Taiwan's politicians been brawling in parliament?

ABC  

Taiwan's parliament has been thrown into chaos in recent weeks, with controversial new parliamentary reforms leading to huge protests and brawling on the floor of the chamber. "I feel like I am in China's National People's Congress," said DPP MP Ker Chien-ming. It has accused the DPP of trying to "paint them red" — the colour of China's Communist Party …

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Taiwan passes law favouring China and limiting new president’s powers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan passes law favouring China and limiting new president’s powers

The Independent  

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Taiwan’s Legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president’s power
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan’s Legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president’s power

LA Times  

Supporters for both ruling and opposition parties demonstrate at the legislative chamber building in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday. Taiwan’s opposition-controlled Legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president, sparking protests by thousands of people. They took control of the Legislature with a single-seat majority after elections in January, while …

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China’s Military Drills In Taiwan: Why Cross-Strait Ties Are So Tense? Will There Be Another War?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s Military Drills In Taiwan: Why Cross-Strait Ties Are So Tense? Will There Be Another War?

News 18  

China had launched military drills around Taiwan last week, as “punishment” exercises in response to “separatist acts” by new Taiwanese President Lai Chang-te, who urged Beijing to stop its threats. In his 2019 speech, Xi Jinping reiterated China’s long-standing proposal for incorporating Taiwan into the mainland under the formula of “one country, two systems”. Under these, the US: • “acknowledges …

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Why are thousands of people protesting in Taiwan?
7 months ago

Why are thousands of people protesting in Taiwan?

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – Protests are expected to resume in Taiwan on Friday over a divisive bill that would greatly expand the investigative powers of parliament and has already drawn tens of thousands of people onto the streets. Civil society and many legal scholars also oppose the bill, but the Kuomintang, which is backing it, says the reforms are necessary to …

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Fistfighting lawmakers and protests mar start of Taiwan’s new administration
7 months ago

Fistfighting lawmakers and protests mar start of Taiwan’s new administration

LA Times  

Helicopters fly, one displaying the Taiwanese flag, during an inauguration celebration for President William Lai in Taipei this week. The democratic, self-ruled island, facing growing pressure from China, is roiling over a controversial bill that critics say could make it easier for Beijing to interfere with Taiwan’s domestic affairs. “This sets the tone for how Taiwan’s domestic politics are going …

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‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president
7 months ago

‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president

Al Jazeera  

Lai’s election victory gave an unprecedented third presidential term to the DPP, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited. “William Lai has spent the past two and half years trying to convince the world he is going to be a Tsai Ing-Wen 2.0 figure,” said Lev Nachman, a political scientist at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University. “There’s reason …

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KMT delegation holds talks with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople, youths on mainland
7 months, 3 weeks ago

KMT delegation holds talks with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople, youths on mainland

China Daily  

A visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi meets with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople and youths on the mainland in Beijing on April 28, 2024. BEIJING -- A visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi on Sunday met with representatives of Taiwan businesspeople and youths on the mainland in Beijing, discussing topics such as the peaceful …

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Chinese mainland announces cross-Strait tourism measures
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese mainland announces cross-Strait tourism measures

China Daily  

New measures regarding the resumption of cross-Strait tourism were announced by the Chinese mainland on Sunday, along with approval for shipments of Wendan pomelos from Taiwan to the mainland. Fu Kun-chi, who was leading a Chinese Kuomintang party delegation visiting the mainland, called on Sunday for the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan to meet the "common expectations of both …

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Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation

China Daily  

Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. Fu expressed hope for enhanced cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation on the basis of the common political foundation reached by the KMT and the CPC. The 25-member KMT delegation …

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Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation

China Daily  

Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. BEIJING -- Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, on Saturday met with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi. …

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Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation

China Daily  

Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2024. BEIJING -- Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, on Saturday met with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi. …

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Will the India-China rivalry ever end
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the India-China rivalry ever end

Hindustan Times  

Previously, mentioning India and China often evoked a sense of Asian solidarity, anti-colonialism, and rising economies. Besides territorial disputes, the two have a plethora of disputes in other realms ranging from the ever-increasing trade imbalance in China’s favour, lack of equal market access to Indian products, existence of several tariff and non-tariff barriers against Indian goods and services, weaponisation of …

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How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party

Al Jazeera  

Elections in Taiwan highlight dissatisfaction in China with a political system that Beijing says works best for Chinese people. Chen Binhua, spokesperson for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, reacted to the election results by saying that Lai’s 40 percent vote share and the DPP’s loss of its parliamentary majority revealed that the party “cannot represent mainstream public opinion on the island”, …

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Taiwan elects 'pro-China' opposition leader as parliament speaker, no party holds majority
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan elects 'pro-China' opposition leader as parliament speaker, no party holds majority

India TV News  

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Thursday elected a former presidential candidate from the opposition Kuomintang, viewed by the ruling party as pro-China, as its new speaker. The largest opposition party KMT won one more seat than the DPP, but the small Taiwan People's Party took eight seats, depriving the KMT of a majority in the 113-member house. Beijing wasted little time …

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Taiwan's challenges: Domestic and across the Strait
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan's challenges: Domestic and across the Strait

Hindustan Times  

In the recent presidential and legislative elections held in Taiwan on January 13, Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te clinched the presidency with 40% of the votes, while the opposition vote was split between the Kuomintang with 33.4% and the Taiwan People’s Party claiming 26.4% vote share. The lively election campaign, showcasing Taiwan's robust democratic character, centred on both livelihood issues …

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Opinion: Taiwan keeps choosing democracy — and rejecting China
11 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Taiwan keeps choosing democracy — and rejecting China

LA Times  

China has tried the velvet glove. The current president, Tsai Ing-wen, also of the DPP, has described Taiwan as “an independent country already” under the name “Republic of China.” Lai has vowed to stick to that formulation, which is consistent with the decades-old status quo, though he raised some eyebrows several years ago by referring to himself as a “pragmatic …

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