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Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections that concluded last weekend have several repercussions. First, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te or William Lai won the vote for the presidency with about 40% vote share. This means DPP has now won three presidential elections on the trot. However, the party lost its majority in Taiwan’s
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Taiwan goes to polls tomorrow. But just days ahead of elections, a major controversy broke out over a mangled air raid alert earlier this week. The nationwide alert was issued by Taiwan’s ministry of national defence after a Chinese satellite launch, whose trajectory took the airborne craft over Taiwan. However, the alert in Mandarin clearly
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Interesting things are happening in Taiwan as that nation prepares for presidential elections next January. Needless to say, Cross-Strait China-Taiwan relations are at the heart of the campaigning. While the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is predictably banking on Taiwanese ethno-nationalism and the current government’s track record in standing up to China’s bullying tactics, the
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In a move with significant strategic-security consequences, Taiwan this week unveiled its first domestically-produced submarine. Christened Hai Kun or Narwhal, the submarine is expected to be inducted into the Taiwanese navy by 2025. Taiwan also has plans to build another submarine by 2027. That would take the total number of subs with the island nation
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