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Since the U.S. switched relations from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, the sides have had only unofficial diplomatic dealings, although the U.S. remains a key ally of Taiwan and by law must ensure the island can maintain a credible defence. China, which split ... ( read original story ...)

“Last autumn I was invited to join the NSO on its four-city tour of China. As we flew from Taipei to Xiamen via Hong Kong, then Xiamen back to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Shanghai, train from there to Beijing, and then home to Taipei … The musicians ... ( read original story ...)

Last week, the US President-elect Donald Trump accepted a phone call from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and discussed common economic and security interests with Taipei. The phone call also offered Tsai an opportunity to congratulate Trump on his ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows (clockwise from top left): @The United Daily News: Save our poverty-stricken generation. @Apple Daily: Law amended to block Uber; firm could be shut down in worst ... ( read original story ...)

The heart of Taipei will soon beat a little faster with the upcoming opening of Aloft Taipei Beitou. The second Aloft hotel in Taiwan, Aloft Taipei Beitou will be Beitou’s newest hotspot. The 292-room Aloft Taipei Beitou hotel is just steps from ... ( read original story ...)

One of the greatest things to do in Taipei is to visit one of the many crazy night markets. Sure, there are night markets in other countries, but nothing comes close to the intensity of the Taiwanese night markets. It’s a phenomenon one has to experience ... ( read original story ...)

Saša Petricic is the CBC's Asia correspondent, based in Beijing. He previously covered the Middle East, from Jerusalem, through the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. He has filed stories from every continent for CBC News. Instagram: @sasapetricic The ... ( read original story ...)

Matt Kwong is a Washington-based correspondent for CBC News. He previously reported for CBC News as an online journalist in New York and Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter at: A phone call and a diplomatic reset? It's not ever quite that simple when it ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Despite stepping up marketing efforts to promote the games, Taipei Universiade organizers have faced criticism yet again over some questionable design choices. With nearly 200 days to go before next year's Summer Universiade kicks off ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)On the face of it, it's hard to believe that a simple phone call could cause such a furor. When US President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the conversation may have seemed routine, but it was a potentially devastating ... ( read original story ...)

The provocative call between Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan has raised hopes across Asia that the next leader of the United States will toss out decades of deference to Beijing and instead take a hard line with a nation often accused by its ... ( read original story ...)

Shaun Rein is the founder of the China Market Research Group (CMR) and author of "The End of Cheap China" and "The End of Copycat China." The views expressed here are his own. (CNN)Donald Trump's call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen upended 40 years of ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING – Donald Trump's unprecedented phone conversation with Taiwan's president and tweets criticizing China point to the possibility of major friction between the world's two largest economies. Trump's talk with Tsai Ing-wen diverged sharply from U.S ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump continued to use Twitter Sunday to defend his engagement with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol as the U.S. shifted recognition from Taiwan to China nearly 40 years ago. In a series of evening ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump’s motives for his unorthodox call with the leader of Taiwan remain mysterious, but some Republicans are hailing his improvisational diplomacy as a refreshing break with diplomatic rituals that date to the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI — What a difference a phone call makes. Ms. Tsai took office in May with a mandate to reduce Taiwan’s economic reliance and close political ties with Beijing. China claims Taiwan as its territory and threatens to use force if Taipei officially ... ( read original story ...)