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Taiwan parliament adopts measures deemed to favour China
Taiwan's government changed some rules to give more power to China and make the president less powerful. This made a lot of people unhappy,...
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China begins conducting military exercises near Taiwan
China started practicing military exercises near Taiwan at the same time the island's new president took office. The new president asked China to stop threatening Taiwan politically and militarily in his first speech.The eastern part of China's military is having war games with the air force, navy, and infantry until Friday. China's state media said the military drills were meant to...
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Accept our independence and stock threatening us – New Taiwan president to China
Taiwan's newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy.He urged Beijing...
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Almost 600 individuals still missing in wake of earthquake in Taiwan
Over 600 people are stuck in different places, including around 450 people at a hotel in Taroko national park, because of rockslides and other...
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One Canadian missing following earthquake in Taiwan – Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada and Taiwan's top representative in Ottawa say a Canadian person is missing in Taiwan after the strong earthquake there this week....
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9 people killed and buildings damaged in Taiwan’s largest earthquake
Taiwan had a really big earthquake for the first time in 25 years. It happened during the morning rush hour on Wednesday. The earthquake...
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Taiwan shaken by powerful earthquake, causes building damage and tsunami
A big earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday and caused buildings to fall down in a city in the south. It also made a big...
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US Senate approves a $95 billion aid package for US, Israel, and Ukraine
The US Senate has finally agreed to give $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan after arguing about it for a long...
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Nauru severs relations with Taiwan in favour of China
One of the few countries that still supported Taiwan has decided to be friends with China instead, after Taiwan elected a new president. Nauru,...
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William Lai elected president of Taiwan in historic poll
Taiwanese people voted for William Lai to be their president in a very important election. This shows that Taiwan is going in a different...