Auspicious but unlucky: The perils of a lunar new year dragon baby boom | Arts and Culture News

Auspicious but unlucky: The perils of a lunar new year dragon baby boom | Arts and Culture News

Taipei, Taiwan – IHua Wu was born in 1976, the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. The only mythical animal in the zodiac, which includes a rabbit, a pig and a horse, the dragon is seen as particularly auspicious. Wu is unsure whether his parents planned for him…

Purges in China’s military allow Taiwan some respite – for now | Politics News

Purges in China’s military allow Taiwan some respite – for now | Politics News

Danny Jia was walking down a street outside Taiwan’s Taoyuan city in late December when he suddenly heard automatic gunfire. Not far from Jia’s location that morning, the 249th mechanised infantry brigade of the Taiwanese armed forces was conducting military drills at Guanyin beach on the island’s northwest coast. “I…

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s Tsai and Lai welcome US support as Beijing fumes over election | Elections News

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and President-elect William Lai Ching-te have hailed the support of the United States for the self-ruled island in meetings with an unofficial delegation from Washington amid anger in Beijing at overseas governments’ congratulations of Taiwan on its weekend election. The US delegation – including former US…

Who is Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te? | Elections News

Who is Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te? | Elections News

William Lai Ching-te from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who is seen as a “dangerous separatist” by China, has won Taiwan’s presidential election. Lai, the current vice president, who has asserted the self-ruled island’s sovereignty, beat his nearest rival Hou Yu-ih of the conservative Kuomintang (KMT) by more than…

World reacts to Taiwan election as China says reunification ‘inevitable’ | Elections News

World reacts to Taiwan election as China says reunification ‘inevitable’ | Elections News

China said “reunification” with Taiwan was still “inevitable” after president-elect William Lai Ching-te won Saturday’s pivotal election on the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. Lai, from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won despite warnings from China not to vote for him. He took 40.1 percent of…

Taiwan votes in closely watched presidential and parliamentary elections | Elections News

Taiwan votes in closely watched presidential and parliamentary elections | Elections News

William Lai Ching-te has won Taiwan’s presidential elections, despite China’s warnings not to vote for him. Lai, from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), took 40.2 percent of votes cast on Saturday, according to partial results from the Central Election Commission after 98 percent of polling stations closed. Lai promised…

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election | Elections News

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election | Elections News

Lai, the current vice president, faced repeated attacks from China, which called him a dangerous separatist. William Lai Ching-te from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan’s presidential election, despite warnings from China – which claims Taiwan as part of its territory – not to vote for him….

Taiwan elections 2024: Polls close as voters pick president, MPs | Elections News

Taiwan elections 2024: Polls close as voters pick president, MPs | Elections News

Taipei, Taiwan – Voters have cast their ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential and parliamentary elections, with initial results showing the candidate of the ruling party taking a commanding lead. The presidential vote is a surprising three-way race between incumbent Vice President William Lai Ching-te from the ruling Democratic Progressive…

China says will ‘crush’ Taiwan independence efforts before vote | Elections News

China says will ‘crush’ Taiwan independence efforts before vote | Elections News

The governing DPP, which champions Taiwan’s separate identity, will be seeking a third term in elections on Saturday. China’s military has promised to “crush” any efforts to promote Taiwan’s independence, a day before a crucial election on the self-ruled island which Beijing claims is part of its territory. Hundreds of…