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Taiwan elections 2020

China’s ban on Taiwanese pineapples sours sentiment towards Beijing

Big corporations put in big orders for the fruit as public urged to support growers.

2 Mar 2021 - 11:36AMvideocam

Taiwan’s opposition KMT seeks foothold in US, but is it too Beijing-friendly?

13 Feb 2021 - 9:55PMvideocam

‘Taiwan needs a strong leader’: talk show host Jaw Shaw-kong returns to politics

8 Feb 2021 - 11:29AMvideocam

Beijing says country must use strengths to fight Taiwan independence

Wang Yang, a member of the top leadership body, says containing separatism and promoting integration are key priorities for the Communist Party’s centenary.

19 Jan 2021 - 11:25PMvideocam

Beijing is unsure what Joe Biden’s approach to Taiwan will be. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | Beijing, KMT piling on pressure to undermine Tsai Ing-wen

Beijing aims to discredit Tsai, erode Taiwan’s institutions and aggravate a polarised society with a view to aiding its local partners. Other attacks are being waged by local politicians who will use anything to hurt Tsai’s administration and lift their standing.

6 Jan 2021 - 8:48AMvideocam

China accuses US of jeopardising peace by sending warship through Taiwan Strait

Passage of missile destroyer USS Mustin ‘deliberately raised the heat of the Taiwan issue … [and] sent flirtatious glances to Taiwan’s independence forces’, Chinese military spokesman says.

20 Dec 2020 - 4:00PMvideocam

Taiwan counts rising human and military costs amid tension with mainland

Black Hawk helicopter crash which claimed high-profile Taiwan military officer was the first of five fatal military incidents.

20 Dec 2020 - 10:47PMvideocam

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Eight people died when a Taiwanese military Black Hawk helicopter crashed on January 2. Photo: Reuters

China puts tanks to the test in a mock street battle for Taiwan

CCTV footage highlights the PLA’s understanding that urban combat would be inevitable after landing on the island.

17 Dec 2020 - 9:25AMvideocam

Taiwanese pro-Beijing television news channel taken off air

CTiTV’s channel 52 says it will continue broadcasting on digital platforms after being refused a new licence.

12 Dec 2020 - 12:49PM

First of four accused Taiwanese spies sentenced to prison in China

Retired professor Shih Cheng-ping given four-year term after ‘TV confession’ in October.

25 Nov 2020 - 11:01PMvideocam

Shih Cheng-ping, a retired National Taiwan Normal University professor, during his “confession” broadcast on Chinese state television. Photo: CCTV

Why are Taipei-Beijing tensions rising?

19 Mar 2021 - 3:08PM

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Taiwan’s Tsai is watching US election, not making strategy for a Biden win

President’s office says Taiwan will respect the outcome of the American election and does not take sides or comment on nations’ internal politics.

6 Nov 2020 - 12:11AMvideocam

Taiwan channel accused of pro-Beijing ‘fake news’ awaits licence verdict

There have been calls to take CTi off the air because of its unverified reports and attacks on the government, but critics say that would be a blow for press freedom.

31 Oct 2020 - 10:56PMvideocam

Taiwan coastguard ‘drives away’ Chinese vessels including sand dredger

It says nearly 100 boats were seen in waters close to the Matsu archipelago, which is controlled by Taipei but located close to the mainland.

26 Oct 2020 - 10:47PMvideocam

The coastguard sent patrol ships to disperse four sand carriers and one dredger that had crossed into Taiwanese waters. Photo: Coast Guard Administration

Retired Taiwanese officers in probe over alleged spying activities

Two former colonels and a former major general are suspected of handing confidential documents to mainland officials.

20 Oct 2020 - 11:13PM

Three retired military officers have been questioned over “suspected violations of the national security and intelligence laws” in Taiwan. Photo: EPA-EFE

Beijing promises crackdown over Taiwan’s ‘crazy yet futile’ spy attempts

Taiwanese encouraged to visit the mainland and experience its ‘prosperity and development’.

15 Oct 2020 - 11:45PMvideocam

Another Taiwanese ‘spy’ appears on Chinese state TV after Taipei warning

Cheng Yu-chin, who previously taught at Charles University in Prague, shown addressing allegations he engaged in independence activities and espionage.

13 Oct 2020 - 11:24PMvideocam

Taiwan hits back at ‘malicious’ Beijing over spy claims

Island’s Mainland Affairs Council says Beijing is manufacturing crimes and entrapping people after broadcasting Lee Meng-chu’s admissions on state television.

12 Oct 2020 - 10:53PMvideocam

Lee Meng-chu was detained in the mainland city of Shenzhen last year. Photo: AP

Taiwan scrambles fighter jets after PLA spy plane enters air defence zone

Taipei issues warnings as Chinese military surveillance aircraft is spotted close to Pratas Islands in southwest sector of its ADIZ.

2 Oct 2020 - 9:37PMvideocam

US, Taiwan look to reduce dependence on China with new cooperation deal

Agreement will focus on infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia and Latin America to ‘help secure supply chains of the future’, US’s de facto embassy in Taipei says.

2 Oct 2020 - 12:11AMvideocam

Taiwan’s KMT turns to comic actor to tackle election tragedy

Stanley Fung tells public ‘democracy salon’ that the party needs to get back on its feet to save the Republic of China.

30 Sep 2020 - 9:40PMvideocam

Comic actor Stanley Fung Shui-fan says he is disillusioned with the KMT but still a supporter. Photo: CNA

Tensions rise across the Taiwan Strait as Taipei test-fires missiles

Test programme follows multiple PLA Air Force flights near self-ruled island over past nine days.

25 Sep 2020 - 10:01PMvideocam

A Taiwanese missile is test-fired on Thursday night as part of a two-day programme. Photo: CNA

US diplomat meets Taiwanese leaders but dialogue still being planned

Undersecretary of state exchanged views with the island’s officials on economic ties and the new trade talks during visit, amid rising tensions with Beijing.

19 Sep 2020 - 3:38AMvideocam

China protests after US envoy to UN meets Taiwanese official in New York

Kelly Craft and James Lee, who heads Taiwan’s de facto consulate in the city, discussed ways to boost the island’s engagement with the United Nations.

19 Sep 2020 - 12:35AMvideocam

Czech politician’s about-face: ‘I never called Taiwan independent state’

Taiwanese netizens question Covid-19 donations to Czech Republic and medal awarded to Milos Vystrcil.

12 Sep 2020 - 10:30PMvideocam

The Czech senate president Milos Vystrcil delivers a speech at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, on September 1, 2020. Photo: AP

Taiwanese KMT delegates headed for cross-strait forum risk spying charges

Kuomintang says delegation to forum is needed to convey cross-strait concerns of Taiwanese people to the mainland but government sees forum as a Beijing ploy.

9 Sep 2020 - 9:00AMvideocam

Taiwan’s former legislature speaker Wang Jin-pyng. Photo: AFP

US presidential election: Will strategic ambiguity on Taiwan be restored?

Trump administration’s close links with Taipei have encouraged anti-mainland sentiment and thoughts of independence.

10 Sep 2020 - 11:57AMvideocam

Czech President slams Taiwan visit as ‘boyish provocation’

Country’s leader says he will stop inviting senate president Milos Vystrcil to foreign policy briefings following the trip.

8 Sep 2020 - 8:21AMvideocam

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Taiwan elections 2020

Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected as president of Taiwan on January 11, 2020. Tsai, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), captured more than 8 million votes, trumping her major challenger, Han Kuo-yu, from the mainland-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) by close to 3 million votes. People First Party chairman James Soong garnered less than 600,000 votes. The Taiwan poll also covered the 113 seats in the 10th Legislative Yuan.

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9 September, 2024