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Taiwan Pres Lai Ching-te orders DPP officials to report China visits amid
Updated : 11 months 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 : 11 months 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 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 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 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, 1 month 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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Disinformation attacks from China doubled last year: Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The NSB reported 2.159 million cases of controversial information in 2024, with Facebook being the most vulnerable platform, seeing a 40 per cent increase in disinformation compared to 2023. Other platforms also saw significant increases, including Video platforms: 151 per cent increase, and
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"Be rational, have self-constraint": Taiwan tells China to respect diploma
Updated : 1 year, 3 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, 3 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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Taiwan President William Lai's Pacific tour highlights efforts to counter
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during his first overseas trip to Taiwan's Pacific diplomatic allies highlight efforts by Taiwan and the US to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Taipei Times reported on Tuesday, citing a Taipei-based security e
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China may launch military drills amid President Lai's Pacific trip and US
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
China is expected to conduct military drills near Taiwan, using Taiwanese President William Lai's Pacific trip and rumoured US stopovers as a pretext. Lai's scheduled visit to three Pacific allies, which may include Hawaii and Guam, has drawn Beijing's ire. Chinese officials condemned Lai's
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Taiwan, Paraguay reaffirm strong diplomatic, economic ties during high-lev
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Paraguayan Senate President Basilio Gustavo Nunez Gimenez visited Taiwan to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen economic cooperation. President William Lai expressed gratitude for Paraguay's support on international platforms and highlighted achievements in education, healthcare, and i
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