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Publishing house apologizes after map lists Taiwan as country

The incident sparked widespread debate online, with many netizens calling for greater scrutiny and accountability from education authorities.

  • Published: September 27, 20234:16 pm
  • Author Zhang Yi
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Japan PM Kishida leans closer to Taiwan with hawkish Cabinet picks

Tokyo has also reportedly elevated security ties with Taipei by appointing an active government official – instead of a retired officer as per tradition – as its de facto…

  • Published: September 25, 20232:48 pm
  • Author Walter Sim
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Taiwan’s former top cop wants China talks if voted president

66-year-old Hou Yu-ih’s decades-long career, which saw him work his way up from a police officer to become Taiwan’s top law enforcement official, is a core part of the image…

  • Published: September 22, 20238:30 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Japan, US commanders stress readiness for Taiwan

Vice Adm. Akira Saito, commander in chief of the Self-Defence Fleet, and Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the US 7th Fleet, expressed concern over the Chinese military, which…

  • Published: September 22, 20238:13 am
  • Author Ryoji Fukazawa and Yutaka Mitsuo
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Cross-Strait marriages see sharp increase amid deepening integration: Report

In the first half of the year, 3,532 cross-Strait marriages were recorded, up 185 percent year-on-year, the report said.

  • Published: September 20, 202312:58 pm
  • Author Zhang Yi and Hu Meidong
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US plans to expand scale of training of Taiwan military

According to sources close to US-Taiwan relations, it would be the first time for a Taiwan battalion, with a strength of 600 to 800 troops, to be trained by the US.

  • Published: September 18, 20231:45 pm
  • Author Yuko Mukai and Masatsugu Sonoda
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Taiwan has detected at least 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels near its borders

Taipei had already said some of those planes and warships were heading to an unspecified area of the Western Pacific to “conduct joint sea and air training” with China’s…

  • Published: September 15, 20234:48 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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China woos Taiwanese to live in Fujian, but not all are convinced amid military threats

From equal treatment for Taiwanese students to enrol in public schools to help with accessing welfare services, Fujian will be a model zone for “integration” with the island,…

  • Published: September 15, 20234:47 pm
  • Author Yip Wai Yee
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Military collusion with US worsens situation for Taiwan: Spokesman

Taiwan's defence budget for 2024 has touched a record high of NT$606.8 billion, and was also the largest buyer of US weapons from 2020 to 2022, according to a Chinese spokesman.

  • Published: September 14, 20232:47 pm
  • Author Zhang Yi
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China to make Fujian a demonstration zone for integrated development across Taiwan Strait

The move is aimed at deepening cross-Strait integrated development in all fields

  • Published: September 13, 20234:12 pm
  • Author Zhang Yi

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