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WEBTaipei dengue case linked to New Taipei City cluster. POST-TYPHOON PRECAUTIONS: People are advised to wear protective clothing when cleaning up after floods, disinfect items and empty containers with standing water The first local case of dengue fever reported in Taipei on Thursday was linked to a cluster of cases in New Taipei City, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday as it ...
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WEB‘ANACONDA’: While Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua’s remarks to ‘The Economist’ were ‘factually correct,’ a victory for Beijing would be difficult, a defense expert said Taiwan and the US can use asymmetric weapons to counter a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) blockade, a defense analyst said yesterday.Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲), a research fellow at the state-run Institute ...
Peace treaty dangerous: legislator - Taipei Times
WEB11 hours ago · Signing a cross-strait “peace agreement” would be the most dangerous outcome, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) said on Friday in reaction to a think tank report on the potential economic and cyberwarfare tactics China might use on Taiwan. The Washington-based ...
Ministry says exercises to include nonstop training
WEB11 hours ago · SEMICONDUCTORS: TSMC is able to produce 2-nanometer chips and mass production is expected to be launched by next year, the company said In leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing China is behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) by at least 10 years as the Taiwanese chipmaker’s manufacturing process has progressed to 2 nanometers, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC ...
Taiwan’s history and status: Taiwan has never been a part of China
WEBNov 28, 2023 · To correct some popular misunderstandings and to more effectively counter the PRC’s disinformation on Taiwan’s history and status, this article argues that: (1) Historically speaking, Taiwan has never been a part of “China”; and (2) legally speaking, both the Republic of China (ROC; 1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC; 1949–present) have never acquired territorial ...
Lai’s address draws mixed reactions - Taipei Times
WEB11 hours ago · President William Lai’s (賴清德) “motherland” remarks at the Double Ten National Day gala on Saturday received mixed reaction, drawing applause from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers and criticism from Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers. Lai in his address at the gala said ...
US blasts China over threats to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBJun 26, 2024 · CIVILIAN SIGHTING: Fishers from Penghu County took a photograph of a Chinese guided-missile destroyer near the median line of the Taiwan Strait China sent 77 military aircraft around Taiwan over a two-day period ending yesterday morning, an uptick in its activity over the past few weeks. Forty-one Chinese military aircraft were detected in the vicinity of Taiwan in the 24-hour period that ...
US Senate approves bill mandating aid to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Tsai also thanked the delegation members for their roles in enhancing Taiwan-US collaboration. With this year marking 45 years since the US’ Taiwan Relations Act became law, Taiwan and the US should boost their collaborations to contribute to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, and to limit authoritarian expansion, she said.
Lai leads DPP to historic third term - Taipei Times
WEBJan 14, 2024 · DPP presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) received 5,586,019 votes, or 40.05 percent of the total, while Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate and New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) won 4,671,021 votes, or 33.49 percent of the total, Central Election Commission figures showed.
Prosperous Taiwan can bring progress in China: Lai
WEBJun 14, 2024 · A prosperous Taiwan can bring about progress in China, and Taipei seeks peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait, President William Lai (賴清德) told Time magazine in an exclusive interview published yesterday, his first since becoming president.. Taiwan wishes for a stable and prosperous China, as it would help maintain peace and stability in the region, he said.