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Don't Call Us Pro-China, We Are Pro-US: Taiwan's Opposition Party
It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-US and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.
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Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament In Dispute Over US Pork Imports
Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, in a bitter dispute over easing U.S. pork imports.
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Taiwan's China-Friendly Nationalists Pick Former Vice President Wu Den-Yih As Party Chief
The Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang, once governed all of China, but fled to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated in a civil war with China's Communists.
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Deep Divisions In Taiwan Over Gay Marriage Reform
Watching her boisterous twin toddlers romp around the living room, Hope Chen worries what would happen to them if she ever fell seriously ill or had an accident.
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Taiwan Elects Its First Female President In Tsai Ing-Wen
Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the island's first female president after the ruling Kuomintang conceded defeat in polls today, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties.
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Taiwan Pins Same-Sex Marriage Hopes On Political Change
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Taiwan's President on Defensive After China Summit
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has hit back at opponents who have accused him of selling out by holding a historic summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Taiwan Opposition Leader Remains Election Frontrunner After Xi-Ma Summit: Polls
Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate retains a big lead ahead of upcoming elections, according to two opinion polls released today, despite a historic summit between President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Taiwan Says Meeting With China's Xi Jinping to Further Normalise Cross-Strait Ties
A weekend meeting between the leaders of Taiwan and China is aimed at further normalising relations between the two sides, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said today.
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Taiwan's Embattled Kuomintang Ousts Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) ousted its own presidential candidate today as the deeply divided party struggles for public support ahead of the vote.
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Hundreds Protest in Taipei After Student Suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early today calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island's "China-centric" school curriculum.
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Students Protest in Taiwan Over 'China-Centric' Education
Around 200 students protested outside Taiwan's education ministry today against what they say are "China-centric" changes to the school curriculum.
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Wildcard Hung Takes Gamble on Taiwan Presidency for Ailing Kuomintang
Known as 'xiao-la-jiao' or 'little hot pepper' for her straight-talking style, unlikely presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu encapsulates the crisis facing Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the sharp divisions in the island's politics.
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Taiwan's Kuomintang Mimics Chiang Kai-shek's Fall From Pedestal
Dumped outside Chiang Kai-shek's mausoleum in Taiwan are nearly 200 unwanted statues of the Nationalist Party hero, a suggestion of the punishment his party faces in January elections for pushing the self-ruled island too close to political foe China.
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Taiwan's Ruling Kuomintang Party Left Without a 2016 Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's embattled ruling party was struggling to find a high-profile presidential candidate for key 2016 elections after its chief vowed today to stand by his pledge not to run.
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Don't Call Us Pro-China, We Are Pro-US: Taiwan's Opposition Party
It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-US and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.
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Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament In Dispute Over US Pork Imports
Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on Friday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, in a bitter dispute over easing U.S. pork imports.
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Taiwan's China-Friendly Nationalists Pick Former Vice President Wu Den-Yih As Party Chief
The Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang, once governed all of China, but fled to Taiwan in 1949 after being defeated in a civil war with China's Communists.
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Deep Divisions In Taiwan Over Gay Marriage Reform
Watching her boisterous twin toddlers romp around the living room, Hope Chen worries what would happen to them if she ever fell seriously ill or had an accident.
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Taiwan Elects Its First Female President In Tsai Ing-Wen
Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the island's first female president after the ruling Kuomintang conceded defeat in polls today, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties.
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Taiwan Pins Same-Sex Marriage Hopes On Political Change
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Taiwan's President on Defensive After China Summit
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has hit back at opponents who have accused him of selling out by holding a historic summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Taiwan Opposition Leader Remains Election Frontrunner After Xi-Ma Summit: Polls
Taiwan's opposition presidential candidate retains a big lead ahead of upcoming elections, according to two opinion polls released today, despite a historic summit between President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Taiwan Says Meeting With China's Xi Jinping to Further Normalise Cross-Strait Ties
A weekend meeting between the leaders of Taiwan and China is aimed at further normalising relations between the two sides, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said today.
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Taiwan's Embattled Kuomintang Ousts Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) ousted its own presidential candidate today as the deeply divided party struggles for public support ahead of the vote.
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Hundreds Protest in Taipei After Student Suicide
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Taipei early today calling for the education minister to resign after a student committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island's "China-centric" school curriculum.
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Students Protest in Taiwan Over 'China-Centric' Education
Around 200 students protested outside Taiwan's education ministry today against what they say are "China-centric" changes to the school curriculum.
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Wildcard Hung Takes Gamble on Taiwan Presidency for Ailing Kuomintang
Known as 'xiao-la-jiao' or 'little hot pepper' for her straight-talking style, unlikely presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu encapsulates the crisis facing Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the sharp divisions in the island's politics.
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Taiwan's Kuomintang Mimics Chiang Kai-shek's Fall From Pedestal
Dumped outside Chiang Kai-shek's mausoleum in Taiwan are nearly 200 unwanted statues of the Nationalist Party hero, a suggestion of the punishment his party faces in January elections for pushing the self-ruled island too close to political foe China.
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Taiwan's Ruling Kuomintang Party Left Without a 2016 Presidential Candidate
Taiwan's embattled ruling party was struggling to find a high-profile presidential candidate for key 2016 elections after its chief vowed today to stand by his pledge not to run.
