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President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan's self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly-veiled reference to China's claim over the island, Lai said he would "uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty."

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te called on Beijing to contribute to global efforts to maintain peace in his first National Day speech on Thursday © Ritchie B Tongo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Taiwan’s preside

Taiwan celebrated its National Day holiday against the background of threats from China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory.

China has no right to represent Taiwan, but the island is willing to work with Beijing to combat global challenges such as climate change, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, striking both a firm and a conciliatory tone.

Taipei and Washington say there is no justification for China launching a new round of ‘punishment’ military drills after Taiwan’s national day celebrations.

As dusk falls, a small sign lights up at the entrance of a narrow front yard in Taipei's old town, where passersby usually pause to make out the ink-brushed calligraphy reading "Yin Lu" — or "Hidden ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te asserted on Saturday that it is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to be Taiwan's motherland, citing the island's government as older. Lai, who assumed office in May,

Beijing is acting militarily, economically, diplomatically and psychologically to convince Taipei that resistance is futile -- and reunification, inevitable.

Hello, it's day five in Taipei and today we have a friend who just came in, so we're going to go hang out with him and walk around, see some sights and shop. None on the way to mobile paradise. OK, so it's a Wednesday night and Sogo has a huge sale apparently,