Search For "democratic progressive party"
Taiwan's DPP lawmaker seeks penalties for collaborating with Chinese polit
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A Taiwanese lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has proposed an amendment to penalise individuals collaborating with Chinese political groups to undermine Taiwan's sovereignty. The amendment seeks to impose fines and specify prohibited actions, reinforcing Taiwan's stance ag
Read More
Taiwan: Ruling DPP warns people against China's meddling to sabotage recal
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members have warned Taiwanese people to be on the lookout for attempts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to sabotage the recall effort against Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers.
Read More
Taiwan faces almost 1 million monthly cyber attacks from China
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Chinese hackers launch an average of 900,000 attacks on Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) each month, according to the legislature's information technology (IT) department.
Read More
Taiwan's former speaker proposes new Cross-Strait narrative: "Separate gov
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Former Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng of Taiwan's Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has proposed a new cross-strait narrative, advocating for "separate governance without division." His suggestion emphasises sovereignty shared between Taiwan and China while encouraging peaceful relations. T
Read More
Taiwan denounces China's "economic oppression" amid trade tensions
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
This statement came after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's announcement that it was considering potential countermeasures due to Taiwan's failure to eliminate trade barriers affecting Chinese goods, Focus Taiwan reported.
Read More
China initiates trade barrier investigation against Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Saturday that it may take additional measures against Taiwan following an investigation revealing Taiwan's trade-restrictive measures against the nation violate fair trade practices, according to a report by Xinhua.
Read More
"Taiwan's sovereignty is inviolable": Secy Gen of Democratic Progressive P
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At a recent event in San Francisco, Lin Yu-Chang, secretary-general of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), emphasised that "Taiwan's sovereignty is inviolable," according to Focus Taiwan.
Read More
Taiwan lawmaker denounces Chinese fishing vessel intrusions
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Taiwanese aversion to China has heightened following the sinking of the Chinese fishing vessel Minlongyu 60877 near Kinmen on August 17, which collided with another ship, leaving three crew members missing. While search and rescue operations are ongoing, Chinese Coast Guard vessels briefly c
Read More
"Alliance between BJP and NDPP strong," says Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday clarified that the alliance between the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP is strong.
Read More
Taiwan to receive 1,700 TOW 2B anti-tank missiles from US by year-end
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The timeline update came during a legislative session in response to queries from ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Wang Ting-yu about the delivery schedule.
Read More
Taiwanese parliament passes controversial bills expanding legislative over
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Despite days of widespread protests since May 17, which attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) used their combined majority to pass the bills on Tuesday.
Read More
Taiwan: Young protesters rally against tighter scrutiny by pro-China lawma
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The protests signal a tumultuous beginning to the presidency of Lai Ching-te, who assumed office on Monday after securing a historic third consecutive term for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), known for advocating Taiwan's sovereignty and drawing Beijing's ire.
Read More