Taiwan
When Lai Ching-te addressed reporters in the evening of January 13, minutes after his victory in Taiwan’s presidential election was announced, he struck what some analysts and media outlets called a “conciliatory” tone. The next time he steps onto an official stage – one that has been erected in front of the imposing Japanese colonial-era Presidential Office Building – will be to deliver his inaugural address as the island’s leader. Lai will succeed his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) predecessor Tsai Ing-wen on Monday. Listening carefully to his words will not only be officials in the audi...
Hong Kong Free Press
Hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on Sunday afternoon to urge incoming president Lai Ching-te to implement political reform and address rising house prices. The rally was organised by the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), relative newcomers to the democratic island’s political scene. During January’s presidential election, TPP candidate Ko Wen-je appealed to young Taiwanese voters, promising a “third way” between the DPP and traditional opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT). Despite losing to the DPP’s Lai Ching-te, ...
Hong Kong Free Press
By Sebastien RICCI avec Ludovic EHRET à Pingtan Kinmen (Taïwan) (AFP) - Des rivages de l'île taïwanaise de Kinmen, des touristes prennent en photo à l'horizon la mégapole chinoise de Xiamen, clairement visible de l'autre côté de l'étroit détroit qui les sépare. Pour avoir la meilleure vue sur les gratte-ciel qui étincèlent la nuit, les visiteurs se massent sur une plage d'où jaillissent des pics anti-débarquement rappelant l'époque où Kinmen constituait une ligne de front après la fuite en 1949 des nationalistes à Taïwan. Un territoire que Pékin considère toujours comme un des siens, 75 ans pl...
AFP (Français)
TAIPEI – The start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine was a wake-up call for Taiwan, with the island nation believed to be the next conflict zone in case of Kyiv’s defeat. Two years in, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu still believes that the island’s future is dependent on the war in Ukraine. Officials from across the aisle believe that Beijing will aim to “reunite” the two Chinas by force if Russia succeeds in Ukraine. Trying to avoid a war at all costs, Taipei is attempting to walk a fine line. It defends its sovereignty while attempting to not provoke Beijing – first and foremo...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
TAIPEI – The start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine was a wake-up call for Taiwan, with the island nation believed to be the next conflict zone in case of Kyiv’s defeat. Two years in, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu still believes that the island’s future is dependent on the war in Ukraine. Officials from across the aisle believe that Beijing will aim to “reunite” the two Chinas by force if Russia succeeds in Ukraine. Trying to avoid a war at all costs, Taipei is attempting to walk a fine line. It defends its sovereignty while attempting to not provoke Beijing – first and foremo...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
TAIPEI – The start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine was a wake-up call for Taiwan, with the island nation believed to be the next conflict zone in case of Kyiv’s defeat. Two years in, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu still believes that the island’s future is dependent on the war in Ukraine. Officials from across the aisle believe that Beijing will aim to “reunite” the two Chinas by force if Russia succeeds in Ukraine. Trying to avoid a war at all costs, Taipei is attempting to walk a fine line. It defends its sovereignty while attempting to not provoke Beijing – first and foremo...
Kyiv Independent
Four years after the outbreak, the world is finally recovering from COVID-19. The global community has learned many lessons to prepare for the next pandemic, yet others seem to remain unheeded. One of the profound lessons learned is that viruses respect no borders or boundaries made by man and that pandemics are truly a global threat in this interconnected world. The public health community also agrees that there will be more pandemics. Therefore, the key element of our preparation for the next global health crisis is a cooperation network built upon a “no-one-left-behind” approach. Unfortunat...
Euronews (English)
Hong Kong’s weightlifting and powerlifting body has apologised after its chair referred to competitor “countries” at an event that included Taiwan and Hong Kong. It comes after the government urged an in-depth investigation on Friday owing to the “suspected violation” of the one-China principle. Last Monday, the Hong Kong, China Weightlifting and Powerlifting Association chair Josephine Ip told crowds at the Asian Equipped Powerlifting Championship and Asian University Cup opening ceremony that “lifters and officials from 13 countries” were taking part. “The statement is grossly inconsistent w...
Hong Kong Free Press
The demonstration was against legislators extending the use of Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, also known as the “Third Nuclear Powerplant.” Protestors braved the rain dressed in coats and straw hats, as speakers played the nuclear leak alarm message. Taiwan currently has four nuclear power plants, with the first and second in the process of decommissioning, a third one still in use and a fourth whose construction was suspended in April 2014.
Euronews (English)
A once-thriving coal mining town in Taiwan has reinvented itself as a tourist attraction and home to over 100 feline residents. Houtong, in Ruifang – west of the capital Taipei – was originally called “monkey cave.” During the 20th century, the area led Taiwan’s coal production – with 220,000 tons clawed from the earth each year. It spurred a population boom peaking at around 6,000. But young residents emigrated as the industry faded in the 1990s, leaving fewer than 100 villagers as the job market dried up. That was until 2008, when a local resident and photographer – Peggy Chien – began to ta...
Hong Kong Free Press
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