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China, Taiwan hold historic talks to forge closer ties
Feb 10, 2014 (AFP)
China and Taiwan on Tuesday will hold their highest-level talks since their acrimonious split 65 years ago -- a symbolic yet historic move that marks the first ...
Historic China-Taiwan talks start long road to closer ties
Feb 09, 2014 (AFP)
China and Taiwan are gearing up for their first government-to-government meeting in more than six decades Tuesday -- but analysts say renewed political ties bet...
Taiwan says Ma would like to meet Xi at APEC
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's minister in charge of China affairs Wednesday said he would support a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Yin...
Taiwan says China ties have halved fraud cases
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's fraud cases have fallen more than 50 percent in the four years since the island teamed up with China to fight growing Internet and telephone scams, the...
China woos Taiwan with offshore 'common homeland'
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
A few kilometres off the Chinese coast, Beijing has appointed a Taiwanese citizen as deputy chief of an experimental "common homeland" that is an unusually forw...
Taiwan minister set for historic visit to China
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's minister in charge of China affairs said Tuesday he plans to visit the mainland next month in a landmark trip that marks the first official contact bet...
Taiwan leader visits allies to safeguard ties after Gambia blow
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's president on Thursday began a three-country tour as part of a bid to safeguard ties with Taipei's dwindling diplomatic base after the recent loss of lo...
Taiwan to slash armed forces by up to 20 percent
Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan has said it plans to slash its armed forces by up to 20 percent from 215,000 over the next five years, in the latest sign of warming ties with former riv...
UK deports Taiwanese intelligence agent: government
Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)
A young Taiwanese military intelligence officer who had been on the country's 'wanted' list after failing to return from an overseas trip has been deported by t...
Taiwan ex-colonel gets life term for spying for China
Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)
A former Taiwanese air force officer was sentenced to life in prison for spying for China, a court said Friday, adding to a string of spying scandals in recent ...
Taiwan gets US submarine-launched missiles: report
Jan 08, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan has received the first shipment of anti-ship missiles which it ordered from the United States for its submarines, strengthening their attack capability, ...
Taiwan's HTC designer indicted for leaks to China
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday indicted a chief designer and five employees at leading smartphone maker HTC for allegedly leaking crucial trade secrets to Chin...
Taiwan soldiers get pay raises amid recruitment woes
Dec 26, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan on Thursday announced pay rises for its professional soldiers to try to boost recruitment as it moves towards ending conscription. From January 1, volunt...
Taiwan seeks to bring back missing agent from UK
Dec 19, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan plans to bring home from Britain a young military intelligence officer after she failed to return to the island last year, officials and media said Thurs...
Taiwan ex-captain gets life term for spying for China
Dec 11, 2013 (AFP)
A former Taiwanese air force captain was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for leaking military secrets to China, in the latest spying scandal to hit the...
Taiwan seeking release of two spies detained in China
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan has been striving to free two senior intelligence agents kidnapped by China and held for seven years, the island's spy chief confirmed Wednesday. Chu Kun...
Taiwan allows more solo China tourists to offset tour fall
Nov 29, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan will allow more solo Chinese tourists to offset a fall in group arrivals after Beijing outlawed forced shopping trips, which resulted in operators raisin...
China envoy visits Taiwan amid protests
Nov 26, 2013 (AFP)
China's top negotiator with Taiwan began a visit Tuesday as activists protested against what they described as Beijing's attempt to annex the island by offering...
Snubbed Taiwan breaks off ties with Gambia
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan said Monday it had terminated diplomatic relations with Gambia, after the West African nation's move to cut ties shocked Taipei and left it with a dwindl...
Taiwan singer forced to cancel China concert over flag row
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwanese singer Deserts Chang has been forced to cancel a performance in China amid controversy about her display of a Taiwanese flag at an overseas concert, i...
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