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 …
Opposition party that once dominated the self-ruled island aims to show it can work better with Beijing than ruling DPP. That’s clearly what they think will be the most effective pitch to voters and if Beijing helps them make that pitch that’s smart from Beijing’s perspective.” He described the recent trip as a “smart play by Beijing” to try and …
Russia's war in Ukraine has created ripples around the world, revealing an undercurrent of concern among the people of Taiwan that they, too, could be vulnerable to invasion. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has played down comparisons with Ukraine, using a speech last week to declare "fundamental differences", including the "natural barrier of the Taiwan Strait". "China's passive role in this …
