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August 10, 2020
Taiwan’s leader reelected as voters back tough China stance
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has been reelected in a landslide victory, signaling strong support for her tough stance against China in a setback for Beijing.
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January 11, 2020
HK activists refused travel to Macao on day of Xi visit
A ferry company has barred a group of Hong Kong protesters, including a well-known pro-democracy activist, from boarding a boat to Macao, where Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived for a much-trumpeted visit.
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December 18, 2019
Protests squeezing Hong Kong economy, tourism, leader says
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam says the city’s economy is languishing after months of increasingly violent protests. Lam, the Beijing-backed chief executive, told reporters Tuesday that tourism arrivals were down by half.
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October 8, 2019
Foxconn chairman stepping down amid talks of political bid
The chairman of Foxconn, the world’s largest contract assembler of consumer electronics for companies such as Apple, is stepping down amid speculation he could be planning a presidential run in Taiwan next year.
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June 21, 2019
Taiwan lands aircraft on highway as part of military drills
Taiwan has landed war planes on a normally busy highway to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on its airfields.
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May 28, 2019
Statelessness a hurdle for some boys rescued from Thai cave
The 12 boys and coach of the Wild Boars soccer team rescued from a Thai cave last week share a characteristic with many of the professional European clubs its youthful members idolize: They are a multiethnic, cross-border crew.
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July 17, 2018
After Taiwan stop, fugitive Red Bull heir’s path a mystery
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September 1, 2017
China urges N. Korea to stop missile tests, resume talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yion is urging his North Korean counterpart to abide by U.N. resolutions and stop provoking “the international community’s goodwill” with missile launches and nuclear tests.
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August 6, 2017
Foxconn founder: US expansion might top $10 billion
The chairman of Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn says it may spend more than $10 billion to set up manufacturing in the United States, and will announce investment plans by early August for at least three states.
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June 22, 2017