Politics of the Republic of China

Taiwan's Lin Join-sane named as top negotiator with mainland

28 Sep 2012

Taiwan named Lin Join-sane as its top negotiator with China, replacing Chiang Pin-kung, who oversaw the signing of 18 agreements as cross-strait relations reached their warmest in more than six...

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Chinese officials board Taiwan frigate for the first time

31 Aug 2012

Mainland government officials yesterday boarded a Taiwanese coastguard frigate for the first time, in a rare joint search and rescue drill involving hundreds of crew members, Taiwan coast guards...

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Taiwanese opposition figures can visit mainland, but not in official capacity

24 Aug 2012

Members of Taiwan's main opposition group can visit the mainland, but not in an official capacity, and only in "appropriate circumstances", the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office under the mainland...

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Taiwanese legislators threaten to block cross-strait investment protection pact

13 Aug 2012

Taiwan's opposition parties have threatened to block a newly signed cross-strait investment protection pact, saying it fails to address people's needs and expectations.

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ATV documents can go to tycoon

30 Jun 2012

ATV's executive director yesterday lost an appeal to block another director from passing the broadcaster's financial and operations documents to a shareholder.

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Talking points

16 Jun 2012

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Dalai Lama visit triggers Chinese boycott threat

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Beijing backs Taiwan minister on cultural offices

Mainland officials have backed a Taiwanese minister's idea to establish cultural offices in each other's territory, giving warming cross-strait relations added impetus.

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Ma must set right pace for closer ties

Second terms are rarely easy for leaders of democracies. The one Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou has embarked on will be especially challenging, starting as it has with island-wide protests...

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Taiwan's economic standstill belies Ma's pledge of growth

Re-elected by a solid margin in January, Taiwan's president, Ma Ying-jeou, began his second term on Sunday with dismal approval ratings that may augur a difficult second term.

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Ma delivers no surprises with cross-strait policy

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou struck a cautious note yesterday in delivering his cross-strait policy that promises little change, as he began his second term amid protests across the island....

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US picks veteran to head de facto Taiwan embassy

The United States has named a career diplomat well versed in cross-strait and Hong Kong affairs to head its de facto embassy in Taiwan.

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Every which way but one

Pressure has been mounting on Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou since his emissary to Beijing proposed that relations with the mainland be redefined as 'one country, two areas'.

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