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Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model'

Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: US keeps world guessing on Taiwan stance

President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States has a “commitment” to help Taiwan militarily if China invades

The Independent UK

Forbidden love: Taiwan's gay couples seek foreign marriage equality

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's LGBTQ community celebrated the third year of gay marriage being legal this week, but for Vincent Chuang it was a bittersweet reminder that he still cannot wed because he fell in love with a foreigner.

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California shooting highlights growing tensions between Taiwan and China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The man accused of opening fire inside a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday is believed to have been driven by hatred for Taiwanese people and the political belief that Taiwan is a part of China, highlighting the increasingly fraught geopolitical situation in the Taiwan…

Los Angeles Times

Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church

Suspected gunman David Chou was born in martial-law era Taiwan but identified as Chinese.

Al Jazeera

Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi's bid to stay in power

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Xi Jinping strode into the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in the winter, waving and bundled in a black jacket and mask, hundreds of Chinese spectators and performers cheered in what was meant to be the start of a victorious year for their nation's president.

Los Angeles Times

Taiwan's Foxconn says impact from Chinese lockdowns limited

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn on Thursday said the impact on production from Covid lockdowns in China was "limited" and most of its facilities in the country were operating normally.

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Freed Taiwan activist recounts 'fascist circus' of Chinese court

Taipei (AFP) - A Taiwanese democracy activist, jailed in China for five years, on Tuesday described the court proceedings as a "fascist circus" and said he was told he might be released if he admitted to being a spy.

AFP

Offshore earthquake shakes Taiwan; no danger of tsunami

A strong earthquake has struck off the east coast of Taiwan, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei

The Independent UK

Offshore Earthquake Shakes Taiwan; No Danger of Tsunami

A strong earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Monday, shaking buildings in the capital, Taipei. No serious damage or injuries were reported, and authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered 27 kilometers (17 miles) deep and about 90 kilometers…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no damage reported

Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no reports of damage.

Reuters

Earthquake strikes near Taiwan shaking buildings in the capital Taipei

An earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s eastern coast.

Evening Standard

Once a zero-Covid poster child, Taiwan learns to live with the virus

By rejecting super-strict lockdowns, the island is pioneering a new and ‘very successful’ approach at odds with China and Hong Kong

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan says hopes world would sanction China if it invades

Taiwan hopes that the world would sanction China like it is sanctioning Russia for its war on Ukraine if Beijing invaded the island, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Saturday.

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Can China preserve both its economy and its zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy?

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China's zero-COVID strategy is starting to derail another major item on the government's agenda: economic stability.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan Jets Scramble as China Air Force Enters Air Defense Zone

Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan's defense ministry said, part of what is a regular pattern of incursions that has angered the government in Taipei. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated…

AFP

Taiwan scraps deal to buy US anti-submarine helicopters

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan has opted out of purchasing anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, its defence minister said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan cracks down on China poaching tech talent

Taipei is ramping up efforts to stem brain drain in semiconductor industry as officials warn of a ‘red supply chain’.

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Taiwan launches Asian Pride Games despite spike in Covid cases

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan on Friday opened the inaugural Asian Pride Games with a colourful ceremony drawing hundreds of athletes and spectators, as the island shifts away from a zero-Covid policy despite a surge in infections.

AFP

Taiwan says to keep Ukraine lessons in mind during annual wargame

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's military on Wednesday said it was learning lessons from Russia's war against Ukraine as it unveiled plans for its annual military exercise that simulates defending the island from Chinese attacks.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine and Taiwan: looking for lessons

Editorial: The Russian invasion – and resistance to it – are prompting reassessment in Beijing and Washington as well as in Taipei

AFP

Taiwan TV station apologises over false Chinese war blunder

Taipei (AFP) - A Taiwanese television station apologised Wednesday for "causing public panic" after erroneously running a series of alerts saying China had launched attacks on the island.

Reuters

Taiwan TV station apologises after mistakenly reporting Chinese attack

A Taiwan government-backed television station apologised and urged people not to panic on Wednesday after mistakenly reporting a Chinese attack in Taipei, amid rising military tensions with Beijing.

Reuters

Taiwan says China's threats will only increase support for island

China's military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies, the foreign ministry said after China conducted drills nearby as U.S. lawmakers visited Taipei.

Al Jazeera

China holds military exercises as US legislators visit Taiwan

Amid ongoing tensions with Washington, Beijing criticises US legislators’ visit to Taipei as ‘deliberately provocative’.

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