China Times

Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

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Longest-serving Taiwanese top legislator on personal ‘pilgrimage’ to mainland China

Wang’s office said the trip was purely for “personal religious purposes” and had nothing to do with politics. Wang was joined at the temple on Sunday morning by Jiangsu’s Taiwan affairs chief Lian Yueqin. Taiwanese daily China Times reported on Sunday that Wang might pay a courtesy visit to the Taiwan Affairs Office, the mainland … Read more

Taiwan puts Quemoy live-fire drills on hold after Beijing warns against ‘targeted’ provocation

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Taiwan puts Quemoy live-fire drills on hold after Beijing warns against ‘targeted’ provocation

On Tuesday, citing bad weather, the Kinmen Defence Command, which had been set to stage the drills, put off the exercises, which include using land-based weapons to fire at sea. “We need to postpone the drills due to adverse weather conditions,” an officer at the Kinmen Defence Command said by phone. “Shooting training at land-based … Read more