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China Warns That Donald Trump’s One China Comments Could Affect Taiwan Peace

China has warned the incoming Trump administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could affect peace in…

8 years ago

Donald Trump Questions Whether US Should Continue One China Policy

Donald Trump has questioned whether the United States should continue its "One China" policy. The 1979 policy has respected China's…

8 years ago

Super Typhoon Meranti Hits Mainland China

Super typhoon Meranti has hit mainland China after battering Taiwan with its strongest storm in 21 years. The super typhoon,…

8 years ago

China Summons US Charge D’Affaires over Taiwan Warship Deal

China’s foreign ministry has summoned the US charge d’affaires Kaye Lee in protest after Washington announced it would sell two…

9 years ago

McDonald’s China Opens Outlet in Ex-Taiwan President’s Residence

McDonald’s China has sparked controversy after the opening of a outlet in the home of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Ching-kuo…

9 years ago

Typhoon Soudelor Makes Landfall in China

Typhoon Soudelor has hit south-eastern China prompting the evacuation of thousands of people and leaving millions of homes without power.…

9 years ago

Typhoon Soudelor Hits Taiwan Leaving at Least 4 People Dead

Typhoon Soudelor has hit Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead. The powerful typhoon…

9 years ago

Taiwan: 519 People Injured in Formosa Water Park Explosion

Hundreds of people were injured when fire ripped through crowds at a party at Formosa Water Park outside Taiwan's capital…

9 years ago

China and Taiwan Hold First High-Level Talks in 6 Years

China’s President Xi Jinping and the leader of Taiwan's ruling party, Eric Chu, have held the highest level talks between…

10 years ago

TransAsia plane crash: Both engines lost power two minutes after take-off

According to black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan, power was cut to both…

10 years ago

TransAsia plane crash: 31 confirmed dead as rescue teams continue search for 12 missing people

Taiwanese rescue teams are continuing to search for the 12 people who remain unaccounted for after a plane crashed in…

10 years ago

TransAsia GE235 crash UPDATE: At least 23 people killed in Taiwan plane crash

TransAsia Airways flight GE235 carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into Taiwan’s Keelung River, killing at least 23 people. Dramatic…

10 years ago

TransAsia plane crashes into Taiwan river killing at least 12 people

A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 people onboard clipped a bridge and crashed into Taiwan’s Keelung River near the capital…

10 years ago

Taiwan gas explosions: Petrochemical company LCY blamed for deadly blast

Taiwanese petrochemical company LCY has been blamed for a series of deadly explosions that killed 28 people on July 31…

10 years ago

Taiwan gas explosions kill 25 people in Kaohsiung

Several gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others, officials say.…

10 years ago

Taiwan gas explosions kill at least 5 people in Kaohsiung

Multiple gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed at least five people and injured hundreds of…

10 years ago

Taiwan plane crash: Death toll hits 48 as 10 people on board survive

At least 48 people died after a passenger plane crashed in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago, amid stormy weather in the area.…

10 years ago

Taiwan: TransAsia Airways plane crashes near Magong airport killing more than 40 people

A TransAsia Airways passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local…

10 years ago

Vietnam: Chinese worker killed in Taiwan mill protest amid anti-China tensions

One Chinese worker is dead and at least 90 other people injured after protesters attacked a steel mill in Vietnam,…

11 years ago

Taiwan: Hundreds of students occupy government headquarters over China trade deal

Hundreds of Taiwanese students have occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China. Police used water cannon…

11 years ago

Taiwan and China hold historic talks in Nanjing

Taiwan and China have begun the highest-level talks since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Wang Yu-chi…

11 years ago

Taiwan giant yellow rubber duck explodes before New Year

A giant yellow rubber duck on display in Taiwanese port of Keelung has burst in unexplained circumstances. The 50-foot- inflatable…

11 years ago

Gambia cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Gambia has announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan. President Yahya Jammeh's office said the move was for…

11 years ago

Luc Besson blasts Taiwanese paparazzi for interfering in Lucy shoot

Luc Besson has slammed Taiwanese paparazzi for disrupting the shooting of his latest film Lucy by taking photographs of leading…

11 years ago

Typhoon Soulik hits Taiwan killing one person and leaving 21 injured

Typhoon Soulik has hit Taiwan, bringing strong winds and torrential rain to the island. So far one person is reported…

11 years ago