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China faces few good options in Taiwan electoral outcome
BEIJING - China isn't going to be happy with the likely victory for Taiwan's pro-independence opposition in this weekend's presidential election, but it has limited options to respond: Any angry...
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Taiwan presidential race showcases women's increasing role
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan appears all but certain to elect a female president on Saturday, underscoring the vast political gains women have made over the island's decades-long transition from...
View ArticleFlag-waiving teen pop star unites fractious Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese politicians came out in support Saturday of a teenage pop star who was forced to apologize for waving the island's national flag on a South Korean television program,...
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China, economy tests for Taiwan presidential winner Tsai
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's presidential election victor Tsai Ying-wen will enjoy a broad mandate from her commanding victory and her independence-leaning party's new legislative majority, but managing...
View ArticleChina's Taiwan office deputy head under investigation
BEIJING - A deputy head of the Chinese Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office has been placed under investigation for apparent corruption amid renewed scrutiny of Beijing's policies toward the island...
View ArticleChina publicizes landing drills near Taiwan after elections
BEIJING - Chinese forces recently held live-fire landing exercises along the coast opposite Taiwan, the military's official television channel said Thursday, days after the self-governing island...
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Chinese journalist who defected is missing from Thailand
BEIJING - A Chinese journalist who said he was fed up with a life as a government informant and fled China last year has been missing from Thailand since Jan. 11, his wife said Friday, raising concerns...
View ArticleUS criticizes planned island visit by Taiwan president
WASHINGTON - The State Department is criticizing plans by Taiwan's outgoing president to visit a Taiwanese-occupied islet in the disputed South China Sea.
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Sovereignty, legacy factors in Taiwan leader's island visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Seeking to assert Taiwan's sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to an even smaller island also claimed by China.
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The Latest: Delegates praise Chinese leaders' economic plans
BEIJING - China is kicking off its rubberstamp parliament session, the main event on its political calendar, on Saturday. The gathering of nearly 3,000 delegates in Beijing's Great Hall of the People...
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China's Xi: Contain moves toward formal Taiwan independence
BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to contain any moves by Taiwan toward formal independence in his first public remarks on the issue since the self-governing island democracy elected a...
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Taiwan, Korea challenges could push China's nationalism
BEIJING - The economy dominated the Chinese legislature's annual session, but other challenges cropped up too, including the potential for new instability on the Korean Peninsula, unrest in Hong Kong,...
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Pushing territorial claim, Taiwan says 'rock' is an island
TAIPING ISLAND - Taiwan flew international media to its largest island holding in the South China Sea in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims in the disputed and increasingly tense region.
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Taiwan's outgoing leader, successor pledge smooth transition
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's outgoing president and his successor on Wednesday emphasized the need for a smooth transition of power amid a slowdown in the island's high-tech economy and uncertainty over...
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Taiwan leader visits island, urges peace in contested waters
PENGJIA ISLET, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou called for peace in Asia's contested waters on Saturday as he visited a small island in the East China Sea, one of his last symbolic foreign...
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New Taiwan president omits one-China principle in speech
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's new independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen tread carefully around the thorny issue of relations with China in her inaugural address Friday, emphasizing the importance of...
View ArticleTaiwan minister hopes to work with China on health issues
GENEVA - Taiwan hopes to work with China to help improve the health of people "on both sides of the Taiwan Strait" and is engaging more with the world to fight viruses like Zika, MERS, Ebola and...
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New Taiwan president to visit allies Panama, Paraguay
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan says President Tsai Ing-wen will visit allies Panama and Paraguay next month on her first overseas trip since taking office, amid speculation over possible moves by China to...
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Picking sides: A world of opinions on South China Sea case
WASHINGTON - A case brought by U.S. ally the Philippines against China represents a diplomatic dilemma for far-flung nations as Washington and Beijing rally support for their respective positions on...
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Report: China cancels visit by kids who sang Taiwan anthem
BEIJING - Chinese organizers canceled an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir which performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of its new president, reports said...
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