List of Taiwan articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the White House Rose Garden on April 15. Will Trump’s Decision to Cut WHO Funding Accomplish Anything?
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening international institutions, the European Union, and military readiness while shattering economic policy orthodoxies.
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Chen Chin-fang, the plant manager of Taiwan's Universal Incorporation, one of the country's biggest mask-makers, inspects mask materials at a factory in Tainan on March 6. ‘Mask Diplomacy’ a Boost for Taiwan
With U.S.-China relations showing scant improvement, Taiwan may bolster its global standing.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (center) is seen wearing a face mask alongside officials and military personnel during a visit to a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on April 9. Taiwan Is Exporting Its Coronavirus Successes to the World
Despite being shut out of WHO, Taiwan has largely succeeded in containing the coronavirus. Even as it faces a second wave of infections, it is helping other countries—and bolstering its soft power in the process.
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Soldiers take part in a drill organized by the New Taipei City government to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Fear of China Made Taiwan a Coronavirus Success Story
Taiwan has 10 million masks a day, widespread tracking, and just 1 death despite being close to the outbreak.
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Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang Taiwan’s Opposition Struggles to Shake Pro-China Image
The Kuomintang is rethinking how it tackles relations—but Beijing will limit any real change.
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A man points to a webpage promoting prevention of the deadly coronavirus from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Facebook account in Taipei on Feb. 14. Taiwan Wants to Help Fight the Coronavirus. WHO Won’t Let It.
Amid a global health threat, international organizations shouldn’t be playing Beijing’s political games.
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Taiwanese soldiers run through colored smoke during an exercise at a military base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, on Jan. 15. Taiwan’s Military Is a Hollow Shell
The end of conscription has left the army critically undermanned.
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Security personnel check the temperature of passengers at the wharf on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 22. As Wuhan Virus Spreads, Taiwan Has No Say at WHO
Chinese pressure keeps Taipei out of international organizations—putting everyone at more risk.
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Taiwanese navy personnel salute during a drill near the Suao naval harbor in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, on April 13, 2018. Taiwan Needs More Than Election Victories to Fend Off China
The growing threat from the mainland can only be deterred by a public willing to make sacrifices.
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Supporters celebrate the victory of Tsai Ing-wen Taiwan Deserves to Be a Normal Country
It’s time to stop playing games about the nation’s status.
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Han Kuo-yu joins his supporters after losing the presidential election in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. Taiwan’s Voters Show How to Beat Populism
Mobilization and national identity proved key to Han Kuo-yu’s defeat.
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Protesters in Taiwan Taiwan’s War on Fake News Is Hitting the Wrong Targets
The fight on Chinese disinformation has become dangerously partisan.
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A U.S.-made helicopter takes off from a frigate. Taiwan Needs a Maoist Military
Beijing can always outspend Taipei. It’s time to think small and mean.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting in Beijing on Aug. 29. The Chinese Communist Party Wants It All
China's use of sharp power could shatter East Asia.
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A soldier launches a Javelin missile during a military drill in southern Taiwan's Pingtung county on May 30, 2019. Beijing’s South China Sea Aggression Is a Warning to Taiwan
China’s salami-slicing tactics can be countered—if Taipei stays smart.
