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China has raised its pressure on Taiwan, using harsh rhetoric and flexing military muscle around what it sees as a breakaway province. ( read original story ...)

New design aims to avoid confusion with mainland, says government, though opposition criticises ‘ideological move’ ... ( read original story ...)

China's "vulgar threats" over a visit by the Czech Republic's senate speaker to Taiwan are like a cold, unwelcome winter wind and contrast with the courteous words the speaker offered while in Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)

A 2018 poll revealed nearly two-thirds of Taiwanese believe their military is not capable of preventing an invasion by China's armed forces. Only 27 percent of those polled were confident Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

The Czech Senate president met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday morning during a rare trip by a foreign dignitary to the self-ruled democratic island that ... ( read original story ...)

When a United States guided missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, it marked the second such transit in less than two weeks -- and among the clearest signals yet of Washington's ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is planning on issuing new passports highlighting the country's independence from China. On Wednesday, the Taiwanese foreign ministry released images of the new identification document that ... ( read original story ...)

China’s foreign minister sought to counter U.S. calls for Western solidarity against Beijing. He faced an unusually tough audience. ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese officials have announced changes to the passport design, making the word "Taiwan" larger and shrinking the words "Republic of China". Authorities said the redesign was to stop confusion ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan plans to issue new passports emphasizing its independent identity and downgrading connections with China. The foreign ministry on Wednesday released images ... ( read original story ...)

Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing's stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its passport to give greater ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of Taiwanese have been invited to vote in the "We are Taiwan" Passport Cover Design Competition. The winners have been decided -- and bubble tea fans won't be impressed. ( read original story ...)

Thousands of Taiwanese have been invited to vote in the government-initiated "We are Taiwan" Passport Cover Design Competition. The winner has been decided -- and bubble tea fans won't be impressed. ( read original story ...)

The controversial visit of @Vystrcil_Milos to #Taiwan has exposed #Czech divisions over which way the country should look: to Russia and China or to the West. ( read original story ...)

Foreign minister Wang Yi, himself on a visit to Berlin, said the Czech senator’s arrival in Taiwan “crossed a red line” for which there would be a “ heavy price ”. But the US and European allies are ... ( read original story ...)

The president of the Czech Senate declared himself to be a Taiwanese as he addressed Taiwan’s parliament on Tuesday, in a pointed reference to John F Kennedy’s Ich bin ein Berliner speech in Germany ... ( read original story ...)