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Taiwan

July 2024

  • A child looks towards China's Xiamen city from the coast in Kinmen with fortifications along the beach

    Taiwan demands China returns fishing boat seized by coastguard

    Maritime authorities say they called off pursuit of commandeered vessel to avoid inflaming conflict

June 2024

  • Chinese soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing

    China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’

    Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated
  • Chung Hsing private high school in Taipei, Taiwan, which closed in 2019 due to low enrolment. Dozens of schools, colleges and universities are closing their doors due to population decline.

    Empty classrooms, silent halls: Taiwan’s declining birthrate forces schools to close

    Authorities fear looming economic crises caused by an expanding elderly population without enough workers to support them

    • From beef noodles to bots: Taiwan’s factcheckers on fighting Chinese disinformation and ‘unstoppable’ AI

    • AI hardware firm Nvidia unveils next-gen products at Taiwan tech expo

    • China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence

29 May 2024

  • Crowd of people from above

    Taiwan passes controversial reform bill after violence and protests

    Reforms will expand parliamentarians’ powers to question officials and citizens

24 May 2024

  • Taiwan deploys jets to monitor Chinese drills around island – video

  • A man in orange hi-vis clothing peers through binoculars through the window of the vessel he is on at a boat in the distance

    China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan

23 May 2024

  • Lai Ching-te speaking into a microphone while visiting a military base

    How significant are China’s military drills around Taiwan?

    China has launched two days of exercises after island swore in new president. How do they compare with previous ones?
  • Chinese military helicopters fly over Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan's main island, in Fujian province on 19 May.

    China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president

    Taiwan’s military says its forces are on alert as China carries out mock strikes with jets carrying live missiles

  • China launches drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president – video

    China has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan as 'punishment' for what it called 'separatist acts'

22 May 2024

  • Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan. On Tuesday China responded to the speech, warning of undefined reprisals

    China warns of reprisals against Taiwan after president’s inauguration speech

    Lai Ching-te’s inauguration speech has been panned by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which labelled the new president a “dangerous separatist”.

21 May 2024

  • People protest outside the parliament in Taipei.

    Lai Ching-te’s first day as Taiwan president marked by protests

    Thousands protest against bill which would give parliamentarians special powers to question anyone

20 May 2024

  • A man embracing another person while gazing upwards

    Mongrel review – Zen-like tale of compassion and suffering among migrant care workers

  • Taiwan's former President Tsai Ing-wen, new President Lai Ching-te and new Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim wave during the inauguration ceremony outside the Presidential office building in Taipei, Taiwan

    Taiwan’s new president takes office and calls on China to cease hostile actions

  • In his first address as president, Lai Ching-te said the future of the Taiwan strait was important to the whole world

    2:23

    Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop making threats – video

  • Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, a role that puts him at the helm of the self-ruled island as China ramps up military and political pressure on Taipei

    0:58

    Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president in swearing-in ceremony – video

  • ‘China’s threats to annex Taiwan will not simply disappear,’ says Taiwan’s new president – as it happened

  • Tsai Ing-wen, the leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out

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