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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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December 22, 2024

China objects to US military aid to Taiwan

December 13, 2024

China breaks silence on large military drills around Taiwan

December 11, 2024

China expands major military drills around Taiwan

December 10, 2024

Taiwan says China deploying largest naval fleet in decades

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Lai Ching-te greeted with flags and flowers upon arriving in Honolulu

Taiwan: How is China reacting to Lai's 'transit diplomacy?'

Taiwan: How is China reacting to Lai's 'transit diplomacy?'

Taiwanese President Lai's first visit to US soil was heavy on symbolism but has not crossed any of China's red lines.
ConflictsDecember 3, 2024
Skyline of Taiwan's capital, Taipei

Taiwan's tech boom triggers property prices surge

Taiwan's tech boom triggers property prices surge

Taiwan's successful semiconductor industry is driving up property prices and putting pressure on the housing market.
BusinessNovember 28, 202403:26 min
A Taiwanese naval officer looks though binoculars at a distant Chinese ship

US's East Asia allies brace for Trump presidency

US's East Asia allies brace for Trump presidency

Trump's "America First" approach could spark a trade war with China and leave allies like Taiwan to fend for themselves.
PoliticsNovember 11, 202402:09 min
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
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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
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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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