Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost its legislative majority in the country’s general election on Saturday, but its presidential candidate Lai Ching-te was elected with 40 percent of the vote. Chinese...
Panama has cut its diplomatic relations with Taiwan to establish ties with Beijing in...
The Chinese government announced over the weekend that it has suspended all diplomatic...
Beijing is ramping up pressure on Taiwan ahead of the May 20th inauguration of its first female...
At PC News, Stephanie Mlot reports that China Labor Watch and Green America, two US-based...
The New York Times’ Austin Ramzy reports that student protesters have promised to end their...
Ralph Jennings of the Los Angeles Times reports that riot police were summoned to clear protesters...
The Associated Press in Taiwan (via The Guardian) reports that “hundreds of protesters...
As students and activists begin their third day occupying Taiwan’s Legislative...
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of students and activists occupied the Legislative Yuan,...
The Christian Science Monitor reports on a historic new trade deal between the mainland and Taiwan: The deal, known as the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), will lower tariffs on two-way trade that’s now...
From Bloomberg: China and Taiwan said they reached a basic agreement on tariff reductions in a third round of talks to boost economic and trade relations. “We are still working on details, but the basic agreement has been...
From AFP: President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday Taiwan could sign an historic trade deal with China as early as June and that it would bring major benefits to the whole Asian region. In an interview with AFP, Ma said the...
From Bloomberg: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou says he’s only getting started in opening new economic links with China, after doing more than any of his predecessors to improve relations since the two sides split in 1949....
From AFP: Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday called for a trade pact with China but said he was not likely to meet his Chinese counterpart soon despite warming ties between the former bitter rivals. In an...
From Bloomberg: China Merchants Bank Co. is among at least five Chinese banks applying to open branches in Taiwan as relations between the two governments thaw, said Ma Weihua, chief executive officer of China’s fifth-biggest...
From AFP: Taiwan has benefited from its giant neighbour’s measures to stimulate its economy by offering subsidies to consumers, the island’s government said in a report. Taiwan exported 4.65 billion US dollars worth...
From Bloomberg: Taiwan will allow investment from mainland China in 100 industries and projects, helping the island’s economy to benefit from the warmest cross-strait relations in 60 years. Taiwan will open up 64 sectors in...
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