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This was originally published as the Next China newsletter. Sign up here to get it first in your inbox each week. Trade and technology have been the most-watched aspects of China’s increasingly ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s export orders likely declined for an eighth straight month in June, a Reuters poll showed, as soft global electronic demand continued to hurt the export-reliant island’s ... ( read original story ...)

"We should emphasize the differences" between China and Taiwan, says Taiwanese pro-Beijing politician Chou Hsi-wei. "Go there … and change them." But is he selling a fantasy to voters? He talks to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s administration has backed down over the controversial extradition bill, but the canary in the coalmine of China’s tacit acceptance of democracy is already dead. Under China’s “one country, ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan moved thousands of people to safety on Wednesday as the island braced for its first typhoon this year, as airlines canceled domestic flights and authorities issued warnings ... ( read original story ...)

(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — Taiwan’s main opposition party picked a pro-China populist mayor Monday as its candidate for the 2020 presidential race against an incumbent who often bashes Beijing. ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A populist mayor in Taiwan who favors closer ties with China won the opposition party’s nomination to run against President Tsai Ing-wen, who has been sharply critical of Beijing’s ... ( read original story ...)

Billionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou never considered an independent run for Taiwan’s presidency, a spokeswoman for the electronics tycoon said, after Gou lost the nomination to lead the island’s ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan on Monday won the opposition party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election, beating Foxconn founder Terry Gou and issuing a direct challenge ... ( read original story ...)

A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan on Monday won the opposition party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, beating Foxconn founder Terry Gou and issuing a direct challenge to President Tsai ... ( read original story ...)

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to give details of the sanctions in a move ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The populist pro-China mayor of the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung won the opposition party’s nomination to run against President Tsai Ing-wen, who has been sharply critical of ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to give details of the ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese state media raised the specter of backlash against U.S. companies including General Dynamics Corp. and Honeywell International Inc, as the foreign ministry warned firms would be sanctioned if ... ( read original story ...)

Drama film, “Dad’s Suit” was named the best narrative feature at the Taipei Film Awards. “Last Year When the Train Passed,” directed by Huang Pang-Chuan, was the winner of the overall ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s main opposition party snubbed billionaire Foxconn owner Terry Gou and chose a political outsider as its best hope of returning to power in next year’s presidential election. Han Kuo-yu, the ... ( read original story ...)