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Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in national election
(FILES) Tuvalu's Finance Minister Seve Paeniu speaks to intervene during an informal stocktaking session at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021. Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano has lost his parliamentary seat, according to election results released on January 27, 2024, fuelling speculation the micronation may be poised to switch diplomatic recognition to Beijing. Natano's finance minister, Seve Paeniu, has floated the idea of reviewing ties and won his election race uncontested. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taiwan’s president-elect should drop his party’s independence plank
Frank Ching
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China slams U.S. ‘provocation’ in Taiwan Strait, pledges further military drills
FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, on Sept. 9, 2023. China accused the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western Pacific, one day after an American naval destroyer sailed through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
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Taiwan says it spots six more Chinese balloons, one crossed island
A man looks out over stormy seas in the Taiwan Strait, from Pingtan Island, the closest point in China to Taiwan's main island, in China's southeast Fujian province on January 15, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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After Taiwan’s election, its new envoy to the U.S. offers assurances to Washington and Beijing
FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) gestures as he attends a rally following the victory in the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
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Taiwan reports first major post-election Chinese military activity
The Taiwanese flag waves on the tower of the Presidential Office Building, originally built in 1919 as the office of the Governor-General of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period, in Taipei on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taiwan’s election results don’t ease the sense of looming tragedy
Charles Burton
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In Taiwan’s election, voters refused to give in to Beijing’s relentless pressure
J. Michael Cole
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Morning update: Fierce fighting in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war hits 100 days
Smoke rises over Gaza during Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 14, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Taiwan ally Nauru breaks off ties, but U.S. delegation touts ‘rock solid’ support
From left, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan Sandra Oudkirk, Chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Laura Rosenberger, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and former U.S. National security advisor Stephen Hadley meet at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (ADen Hsu/Pool Photo via AP)
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China ‘opposed’ to Canada congratulating Taiwan on its elections
Local newspapers with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) victory in the presidential election on the front pages remain on the counter at the reception of an office building in Taipei on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taiwan’s president-elect faces a hostile China – and a divided people
Supporters of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party celebrate at an election day rally in Taipei. The party's candidate, Lai Ching-te, won the presidency with around 40 per cent of the vote.
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U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching Te addresses supporters during a rally in Zhunan Township, Taiwan on Jan. 10, 2024. The stakes of the country’s upcoming presidential and legislative elections are enormous, for President Biden has repeatedly said that the United States would defend Taiwan from a military assault by China, and the policies of the new government may shape the risk of such a confrontation, as Nicholas Kristof writes. (An Rong Xu/The New York Times)
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Taiwan’s ruling party secures historic third term as tensions with China loomed over election
Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate walks at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Tainan, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang

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Voters in Taiwan voters choosing next president, weighing China’s threat and island’s stability
A person casts a ballot at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Taipei, Taiwan January 13, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
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Taiwan youth favour changes ahead of election
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Taiwan’s third party sees potential breakthrough moment as young voters look for change
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen raises the arm of her vice president, Lai Ching-te, at a rally in Taipei on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Mr. Lai is running to succeed Ms. Tsai in Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday.
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Taiwan’s election fills tiny Kinmen island with questions and anxiety about future ties with China
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