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Taiwan President William Lai assures public of strengthening defence secto
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, aka William Lai, on Sunday (local time) assured the public that the government would strengthen national defence and advance economic development, Taipei Times reported.
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European lawmakers urge Taiwan to boost defence, unity amid rising China t
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Taiwan should prioritise reinforcing its own national defence to deter any possible invasion by China as cross-strait tensions continue to escalate, several European lawmakers said on Friday, according to a report by the Taipei Times.
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Taiwan to restrict six Chinese apps on campus networks over security conce
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Campus internet networks will restrict access to six Chinese applications classified as security threats by the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Education said, according to a Taipei Times report.
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China escalates pressure with drone intrusion near Taiwan-held Pratas Isla
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
An incursion by a Chinese military drone near Taiwan-controlled islands has raised renewed concerns over China's expanding pressure campaign in the South China Sea, with Taiwan warning that such actions threaten regional peace and stability. According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence
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Taiwan's President responds to China's sanctions, citing clear divide betw
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to The Taipei Times, speaking at the graduation of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau's 62nd investigation training programme, Lai responded to China's announcement naming Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang and Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao as alleged "separatists" and a
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China's digital intimidation exposed as China targets Taiwanese lawmaker
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan has sharply condemned China for what it described as blatant transnational repression after Chinese state-linked media and social media accounts circulated private details of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Puma Shen, including satellite images identifying his home and w
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China's disinformation offensive intensifies as military drills encircle T
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's defence authorities have warned of an escalating wave of Chinese disinformation campaigns accompanying China's ongoing large-scale military drills around the island, cautioning the public against falling prey to fabricated narratives designed to erode morale and sow confusion. Accor
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Taiwan cabinet approves bill requiring lawmakers to seek approval before C
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Executive Yuan has approved modifications to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, which mandates that legislators seek prior authorisation before travelling to China, as reported by the Taipei Times.
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China sending officials abroad to intimidate harass Taiwanese, says Taiwan
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China has assigned two to four individuals specialising in Taiwan issues to its embassies in various democratic nations to observe and intimidate Taiwanese, actions that the host countries are unlikely to accept, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen stated, as repor
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China's online censorship faces growing public pushback
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In its latest Quarterly Report on the Situation in China, the council said that China's "digital authoritarian model" has reached a breaking point and is now caught in a self-perpetuating loop of suppression and speculation, as reported by The Taipei Times.
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China twists WWII history to justify expansionism and intimidate Taiwan, M
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The statement came a day after a phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, during which Xi allegedly linked Taiwan's "return to China" to the postwar international order, as reported by The Taipei Times.
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Global liberal alliance unanimously denounces China's transnational repres
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A resolution proposed by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Fan Yun to denounce China's transnational repression against Taiwanese individuals was unanimously adopted by the Liberal International, a worldwide coalition of liberal and progressive democratic political parties, as re
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