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Taiwan Earthquake: Eyewitness Indian national in Taiwan narrates horrific incident: ‘Today’s earthquake was very…’ – The Economic Times Video

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As many as seven persons lost their lives after earthquake of magnitude 7.2 jolted Taiwan on April 03. Quoting Taiwan’s state media, Reuters has reported that it was the strongest earthquake in the last 25 years. Fellow at Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Sana Hashmi recalled the traumatic situation during the quake. In an exclusive interview with … Read more

Taiwan: mainland China sends coastguard ships from contested Diaoyu Islands to patrol near Quemoy

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Large vessels that mainland China’s coastguard uses to sail around the contested Diaoyu Islands were sent on Sunday on a law-enforcement patrol near Quemoy, where two mainland fishermen died this month fleeing Taiwan’s coastguard. The deployment, which signalled Beijing was stepping up pressure on Taipei, was intended to confront Taipei with an overwhelming presence, according … Read more

Cross-strait tensions no hurdle for Taiwanese shoppers – if the price is right

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Taiwanese consumers like Hsu often buy gear from mainland China when prices are low and device efficacy is sufficient to satisfy their needs, a quality widely described as cost-performance value, or just “CP value”. If not, politics may intrude. “Even though there are some geopolitical tensions, consumers in Taiwan still buy made-in-China products as long … Read more