Taiwan

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Taiwan's top diplomatic representative to Australia has declared that he's "quite confident" that Tuvalu won't follow Nauru's lead and switch diplomatic recognition to China, despite Beijing's attempts to "lure" politicians in the Pacific Island country.

A fortnight after Taiwan elected a pro-sovereignty president, it's military has been conducting drills to show it ill be on alert over the upcoming holidays.

It turns out the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan which had escaped and made its way to India.

Taiwan's foreign minister has rejected Beijing's warning that the election of Taiwanese President William Lai would jeopardise the status quo between China and Taiwan.

The Australian government says it "respects" the decision taken by Nauru to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognise China instead.

Setting aside climate change, there is an array of human security threats present which are trending towards even greater instability in the coming months. 2024 will be far from normal, writes Mick Ryan. 

Nauru announces it is severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan and will recognise China, becoming Taipei's first diplomatic ally to switch to Beijing following the weekend's presidential election.

Deakin University's Dr Lennon Chang says Taiwanese people voted for 'democracy' and' freedom', defying Beijing's intimidation.

Beijing had labelled the vote as a choice between war and peace and portrayed the president-elect as a 'dangerous separatist'.

Beijing despises the winner of Taiwan's election, Lai Ching-tei, calling him a separatist and a troublemaker. But it can't ignore the message voters are sending with his victory, writes Kathleen Calderwood. 

The island democracy of Taiwan has closed its polling booths at an election which will determine its future relationship with neighbouring China.

The island democracy has been under increasing pressure from China which has cut off official communication with the current government.

Taiwan is voting today to choose its next president. As the election result becomes clear, Canberra will have some delicate decisions to make.

Taiwan will go to the polls this weekend to elect a new government, and while the campaign has been fraught with chaos and Chinese influence, voters have other concerns on their minds. 

Voters in Taiwan head to the polls to elect their next president and parliament against the backdrop of increasing aggression from China, which claims the island as its own.

Taiwan's Chief Representative to Australia, Douglas Hsu says a disrupter's late entry has made for 'more interesting' election drama.

The Taiwanese defence ministry mistranslated an alert into English, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections.

With Taiwan’s military one tenth the size of China’s, an increasing number of people in Taiwan are turning to private academies offering civil defence training.

From learning combat basics to debunking disinformation in civil defence courses bankrolled by a tech billionaire, these ordinary Taiwanese citizens are preparing for war with China.

Organisers worldwide have readied for large-scale New Year's Eve celebrations, offering a hopeful start to 2024 even as the globe's ongoing conflicts raised concerns.

The Me Too movement is sweeping Taiwan, with some of the allegations resulting in apologies from the highest levels of the country's politics. 

Beijing is facing accusations of interference in Taiwan's upcoming election, with Chinese government-owned airlines offering heavily discounted flights to help people return to the island to vote.

The news sparked controversy in the island, with think tank Taiwan Economic Democracy Union warning authorities to investigate suspicions of election bribery and political interference.

In the mid 2000s, Tina Chou was a bubbly pop star on her way to the top. Almost two decades on, she has joined the growing chorus of women speaking up as the Me Too movement sweeps across Taiwan.