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Taiwan

Taiwan is a self-governed island off China's coast. Beijing sees the territory as a Chinese province, but many Taiwanese want to be recognized as an independent nation.

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November 1, 2024

Typhoon Kong-rey moves from Taiwan to Chinese coast

October 31, 2024

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Kong-rey hits land

October 27, 2024

China vows countermeasures after US arms sale to Taiwan

October 25, 2024

Taiwan: President Lai defiant on anniversary of China battle

October 18, 2024

South Africa asks Taiwan to move embassy out of capital

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Typhoon Kong-rey brought strong winds and flash floods, leaving over 500 people injured two dead.

Cleanup underway after Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan

Cleanup underway after Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan

Typhoon Kong-rey brought strong winds and flash floods, leaving over 500 people injured two dead.
CatastropheNovember 1, 202401:10 min
Two men pose with a Pride flag on 2023 Pride day in Taiwan

How China-Taiwan same-sex marriages get caught in politics

How China-Taiwan same-sex marriages get caught in politics

Taiwan's first cross-strait, same-sex married couple celebrated their vows at the annual Pride event.
SocietyOctober 28, 2024
View of a Chinese serviceman using binoculars on a Chinese vessel during the "Joint Sword-2024B" military drills conducted by China around Taiwan

China holds new round of war games around Taiwan

China holds new round of war games around Taiwan

China has ended a day of military drills around Taiwan — as a warning to the island's "separatist" forces.
PoliticsOctober 14, 202402:13 min
A Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet lands at the Hsinchu Air Base

China military drills ramp up pressure on Taiwan

China military drills ramp up pressure on Taiwan

China has said its latest round of military drills surrounding Taiwan was a warning to "separatists."
ConflictsOctober 14, 2024
An image of where the Chinese military is conducting exercises around Taiwan

China makes major show of force with war games near Taiwan

China makes major show of force with war games near Taiwan

China is sending planes and ships for military exercises around Taiwan. The self-ruled island condemned the drills.
ConflictsOctober 14, 2024
President Lai Ching-te waves to the crowd on national day to mark the 113th birthday of Taiwan

Taiwan celebrates national day amid threat from China

Taiwan celebrates national day amid threat from China

Beijing has no right to represent Taipei, Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te said, vowing to preserve democracy.
ConflictsOctober 10, 202401:50 min
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With spades in front of a sandbox, left to right: Maarten Dirkzwager of NXP Semiconductors, Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), TSMC's C.C. Wei, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), ESMC President Christian Koitzsch, Infineon Chief Jochen Hanebeck and Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert (FDP)

Taiwan's TSMC starts building new German computer chip plant

The world's largest chipmaker, Taiwan's TSMC, has broken ground on its new semiconductor plant in Dresden.
BusinessAugust 21, 202403:00 min
Taiwanese citizens

Taiwanese react to Trump's security comments

Taiwanese citizens are angry about comments by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
PoliticsJuly 18, 202401:34 min
Jessy Szu and Tina Wang - Taiwan's first same-sex married couple

Do Taiwan's same-sex couples really enjoy equal rights?

Five years after Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, DW asks the first married couple if it changed their lives.
SocietyMay 28, 202401:59 min
Two ropes hang from a gallows in an execution room

Taiwan's death penalty and debate over constitutional rights

Given strong public support for the death penalty, Taiwan may face staunch opposition to abolishing capital punishment.
Human RightsApril 24, 2024
A tilted building in Taiwan

How prepared is Taiwan for earthquakes?

Taiwan sits at a boundary of tectonic plates and has a long history of catastrophic quakes.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 4, 2024
Hong Kong skyline at night

China's crackdown is damaging Hong Kong's economy

The Chinese city has widened a Beijing-imposed security law that could cause more multinationals to flee.
TradeMarch 20, 2024
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