Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years, killing 9: What we know | News

Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 years, killing 9: What we know | News

Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least nine people, injures nearly 900, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings. Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 7 earthquake on Wednesday, the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. It has so far killed nine people, injured about 900 others and prompted…

Japan, Taiwan, Philippines issue tsunami alerts after major earthquake | Weather News

Japan, Taiwan, Philippines issue tsunami alerts after major earthquake | Weather News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Japan Meteorological Agency warns of 3 metre waves (9.8 ft)after 7.7-magnitude quake. Taiwan has been jolted by its biggest earthquake in a quarter-century, triggering tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island, Japan and the Philippines. The earthquake on Wednesday shook buildings off their foundations and led to a…

Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change | Politics News

Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change | Politics News

Taipei, Taiwan – Eleven years ago, Rex How, writer, publisher, translator, editor, and then-cultural adviser to the Kuomintang (KMT) government of President Ma Ying-jeou, made a decision that would change the direction of his own life, and the future of Taiwan. On June 20, 2013, How posted a letter on…

For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification | Conflict News

For many Chinese, there are ‘more important things’ than Taiwan unification | Conflict News

“It is difficult to imagine that this used to be a warzone,” 23-year-old *Shao Hongtian told Al Jazeera as he wandered along a beach near the city of Xiamen on China’s southeast coast. Halting by the water’s edge where gentle waves lapped against the sand, Shao gestured beyond the shallows…

Tuvalu reaffirms Taiwan ties, plans to revise Australia security pact | Politics News

Tuvalu reaffirms Taiwan ties, plans to revise Australia security pact | Politics News

New government pledges to keep up ‘special’ relationship with Taiwan, ending speculation it may switch diplomatic recognition to China. Tuvalu’s new government has committed to continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan instead of switching to China, and said it plans to revise a defence and migration agreement struck with Australia. Prime…

Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister | Politics News

Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister | Politics News

Former attorney general is named new prime minister after a general election that ousted the island’s pro-Taiwan leader. Lawmakers in Tuvalu have named former Attorney General Feleti Teo as the Pacific Island nation’s new prime minister, weeks after a general election that put the country’s ties with Taiwan in the…

Chinese Coast Guard boards Taiwan tourist boat, triggers panic | News

Chinese Coast Guard boards Taiwan tourist boat, triggers panic | News

Incident comes as Beijing announces stepped up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands following the death of two Chinese fishermen in the area. Chinese Coast Guard officials briefly boarded a Taiwanese cruise ship on Monday in an incident the government in Taipei said triggered panic among the people of the self-ruled…

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party | Elections News

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party | Elections News

If free and fair national elections are considered the hallmark of a democratic state, Taiwan has much to boast about. In January, the self-ruled island held its eighth presidential election concurrently with a parliamentary vote. Just 160km (100 miles) away on the other side of the narrow Taiwan Strait, the…