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Taiwan: Opposition demands probe into alleged China spies in DPP
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan's opposition parties have called on prosecutors to reveal Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members allegedly colluding with the Chinese Communist Party, following the detention of Ho Jen-chieh in an espionage case. The Taiwan People's Party and the KMT have criticised the DPP, urgin
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Taiwan: DPP Legislator accuses opposition of colluding with Pro-China grou
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
DPP legislator Puma Shen accused opposition parties, including the KMT and TPP, of working with pro-China groups to obstruct US arms deals and undermine Taiwan's civil defence efforts. He also rejected allegations that he was secretly funded by the US or seeking to profit from Chinese missil
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Taiwan: Ruling DPP warns people against China's meddling to sabotage recal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months 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.
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Taiwan: KMT Legislator claims Premier Cho orchestrated attack videos again
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's KMT Legislator Wang Hung-wei accuses Premier Cho Jung-tai of orchestrating attack videos against opposition parties, a claim that Cho's office denies. The controversy arises amid budget audits, with the government facing criticism over budget cuts and misinformation allegations.
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Taiwan finalises delegation members for Trump's Presidential inauguration
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The group includes DPP lawmakers Wang Ting-yu and Chen Kuan-ting; KMT lawmakers Lee Yen-hsiu and Ke Ruchun; and TPP Legislator Chen Gau-tzu.
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Taiwan's former speaker proposes new Cross-Strait narrative: "Separate gov
Updated : 1 year, 5 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
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Taiwanese parliament passes controversial bills expanding legislative over
Updated : 1 year, 11 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.
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Taiwan: Young protesters rally against tighter scrutiny by pro-China lawma
Updated : 2 years 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.
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Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan President
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The newly-elected president of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was sworn in as the fifth popularly elected president of Taiwan on Monday, reported Focus Taiwan.
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Taiwan parliament chaos: Ruling, opposition lawmakers engage in physical s
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Tensions peaked in the morning when TPP caucus whip Huang Kuo-chang engaged in a heated confrontation with DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming and DPP lawmaker Kuo Kuo-wen, accusing them of queue-jumping. Tempers flared as Kuo allegedly pushed Huang's face away in response to the accusations, pro
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China to allow tourists from Fujian province to visit Taiwan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, Vice Minister Rao Quan announced the eased restrictions to a visiting delegation from Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), which seeks closer ties with China.
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Pro-China Opposition politician elected Speaker in Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A few weeks after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won an unprecedented third term in office, Taiwan's legislature elected Han Kuo-yu, a politician from the China-friendly opposition Kuomintang (KMT) as its new speaker on Thursday, Voice of America reported.
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