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Taiwan's Ex-US Envoy, Despised By China, Named Vice President Candidate
Lai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan's presidency, named on Monday Taipei's former envoy to the United States as his running mate in January's election, a high-profile diplomat well known in Washington but who Beijing denounces as a separatist.
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Taiwan's Ruling Party Urges China To Respect Hong Kong's Democratic Aspirations
Taiwan's independence-leaning ruling party urged Beijing's leaders on Wednesday to listen to the democratic aspirations of people in Hong Kong and to respect the rights of pro-independence representatives.
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Taiwan Pins Same-Sex Marriage Hopes On Political Change
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Taiwan Opposition Leader Remains Election Frontrunner After Xi-Ma Summit: Polls
Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate retains a big lead ahead of upcoming elections, according to two opinion polls released today, despite a historic summit between President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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China Paper Denounces Taiwan Opposition Leader
A state-run mainland Chinese newspaper denounced Taiwan's opposition leader and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen as narrow-minded and selfish today as she criticised a historic meeting between the leaders of the two sides.
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Taiwan's Embattled Kuomintang Ousts Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) ousted its own presidential candidate today as the deeply divided party struggles for public support ahead of the vote.
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Wildcard Hung Takes Gamble on Taiwan Presidency for Ailing Kuomintang
Known as 'xiao-la-jiao' or 'little hot pepper' for her straight-talking style, unlikely presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu encapsulates the crisis facing Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the sharp divisions in the island's politics.
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Taiwan's Kuomintang Mimics Chiang Kai-shek's Fall From Pedestal
Dumped outside Chiang Kai-shek's mausoleum in Taiwan are nearly 200 unwanted statues of the Nationalist Party hero, a suggestion of the punishment his party faces in January elections for pushing the self-ruled island too close to political foe China.
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Enduring Impact of Taiwan's 'Sunflower Movement' One Year On
A year after students occupied Taiwan's parliament in an audacious protest against trade links with China, the island's political landscape has shifted dramatically, with the ruling party routed in local polls and new caution over warming mainland ties.
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Taiwan's Ex-US Envoy, Despised By China, Named Vice President Candidate
Lai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan's presidency, named on Monday Taipei's former envoy to the United States as his running mate in January's election, a high-profile diplomat well known in Washington but who Beijing denounces as a separatist.
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Taiwan's Ruling Party Urges China To Respect Hong Kong's Democratic Aspirations
Taiwan's independence-leaning ruling party urged Beijing's leaders on Wednesday to listen to the democratic aspirations of people in Hong Kong and to respect the rights of pro-independence representatives.
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Taiwan Pins Same-Sex Marriage Hopes On Political Change
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Taiwan Opposition Leader Remains Election Frontrunner After Xi-Ma Summit: Polls
Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate retains a big lead ahead of upcoming elections, according to two opinion polls released today, despite a historic summit between President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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China Paper Denounces Taiwan Opposition Leader
A state-run mainland Chinese newspaper denounced Taiwan's opposition leader and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen as narrow-minded and selfish today as she criticised a historic meeting between the leaders of the two sides.
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Taiwan's Embattled Kuomintang Ousts Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) ousted its own presidential candidate today as the deeply divided party struggles for public support ahead of the vote.
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Wildcard Hung Takes Gamble on Taiwan Presidency for Ailing Kuomintang
Known as 'xiao-la-jiao' or 'little hot pepper' for her straight-talking style, unlikely presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu encapsulates the crisis facing Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the sharp divisions in the island's politics.
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Taiwan's Kuomintang Mimics Chiang Kai-shek's Fall From Pedestal
Dumped outside Chiang Kai-shek's mausoleum in Taiwan are nearly 200 unwanted statues of the Nationalist Party hero, a suggestion of the punishment his party faces in January elections for pushing the self-ruled island too close to political foe China.
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Enduring Impact of Taiwan's 'Sunflower Movement' One Year On
A year after students occupied Taiwan's parliament in an audacious protest against trade links with China, the island's political landscape has shifted dramatically, with the ruling party routed in local polls and new caution over warming mainland ties.
