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Taiwan: KMT Chair says legislature to push for Lai recall after May 20
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu announced that Taiwan's legislature would move to initiate a recall of Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te after May 20, accusing him of polarising society and undermining democratic principles, Taipei Times reported.
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Taiwan President Lai says opposition rally shows strength of Taiwan's demo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai said that the opposition's protest highlights Taiwan's democratic strength, but urged political parties to focus their fight against dictatorship where it belongs -- against China's authoritarian regime, not Taiwan's judiciary or democracy.
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Taiwan: Lai pledges support for agriculture, fisheries amid US tariff talk
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te assured farmers and fishers that Taiwan's tariff talks with the US would not sacrifice the interests of its agriculture and aquaculture sectors, amid concerns over new US duties prompted by trade tensions with China.
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US senator reiterates support for Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Republican Party Senator Pete Ricketts of the US told Taiwanese President William Lai that the US would continue to assist Taiwan with its self-defence and also wants to see peace across the Taiwan Strait without coercion or the threat of force, as reported by the Taipei Times.
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Taiwan Pres Lai Ching-te orders DPP officials to report China visits amid
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has mandated that all DPP officials report visits to China, Hong Kong, or Macau, as Taiwan heightens efforts to counter suspected Chinese infiltration. Lai emphasised party discipline, national security, and legal accountability for any members collab
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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 President Lai Ching-te warns universities of risks in engaging with
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te cautioned universities about the risks of engaging with China, emphasizing the need to protect Taiwan's democracy and academic independence. His remarks came as officials blacklisted two Chinese universities and warned of CCP influence on Taiwanese st
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te vows to increase its investment in US
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai has announced plans to increase the country's investment in the US and continue to collaborate with friends and allies to build global democratic supply chains, the Taipei Times reported.
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te increases defence budget spending to 3 per c
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan plans to raise its defence spending to at least 3 per cent of GDP this year, President William Lai announced, emphasising the need to strengthen national security. The proposed increase comes amid growing regional tensions and US President Donald Trump's renewed push for tariffs on Ta
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President Lai warns against China's escalating "United Front" tactics
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te urged the public to stay alert to China's growing "united front" strategies, which have intensified recently, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues its relentless pursuit of Taiwan's annexation
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"Be rational, have self-constraint": Taiwan tells China to respect diploma
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises China's interference in the diplomatic relations of other democratic countries, calling it "regrettable" that Beijing fails to understand normal diplomatic behaviours between democratic countries and thus frequently takes "provocative actions,
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Chinese overreaction to President Lai's US stopover risks regional peace
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) warned on Sunday that any overreaction from China to President William Lai Ching-te's stopover in Hawaii, during his visit to Taiwan's Pacific allies, would harm regional stability and draw international condemnation.
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