List of Taiwan articles
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Pro-Russian militiants attack a branch of Ukrainian bank Privatbank in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 28, 2014. Some 300 masked pro-Russian militants wielding baseball bats attacked a branch of the bank owned by an oligarch regional governor who has voiced criticism of Moscow. The gang attacked the Donetsk office of the powerful Private banking and metal industry holding belonging to Igor Kolomoisky, a billionaire who is also governor of the nearby region of Dnipropetrovsk. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY (Photo credit should read Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images) The Kremlin’s Newest Hybrid Warfare Asset: Gangsters
Russia and other states have taken to hiring street gangs and thugs to do the sort of dirty work that even spies don't want to touch.
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Same-sex activists hug outside the parliament in Taipei on May 24, 2017 as they celebrate the landmark decision paving the way for the island to become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage. Crowds of pro-gay marriage supporters in Taiwan on May 24 cheered, hugged and wept as a top court ruled in favour of same-sex unions. / AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) Taiwan’s High Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
If parliament codifies it in the next two years, Taiwan will be a trailblazer in Asia.
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j bishop crop Chinese Delegation Blows Up at Anti-Conflict Diamond Meeting to Sideline Taiwan
Sparking a diplomatic row with meeting host country Australia.
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US President Barack Obama (R) is awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review in his honor at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Virginia, January 4, 2017. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Ash Carter Won’t Leave Asia Quietly
A last ditch effort by Obama's Defense Secretary to soothe the nerves of Asian allies terrified by the next administration.
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taiwan-crop Caught Between Trump and China, Taiwan Takes Checkbook Diplomacy to Central America
President Tsai Ing-Wen traveled to Central America to loosen China's grip on Taiwan. But will it work?
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taiwan Ted Cruz Meets With, Texas Governor Gives Possibly Offensive Gift to, Taiwanese Leader
In meetings with the Taiwanese leader, Ted Cruz discussed diplomacy and Greg Abbott gave a taboo gift.
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BEIJING - FEBRUARY 1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon (L) toasts with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (R) during his trip to China in February 1972. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images) History Shows Beijing Won’t Budge an Inch on Taiwan
Trump might want to use the island as a bargaining chip - but for China, it's a matter of principle
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Pope Francis Ditching Taiwan For China?
The Vatican is one of Taipei's few remaining political allies, but the Holy Father's desire to deal with the mainland may end that.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Was China’s Latest U.N. Veto Payback for Trump Bluster on Taiwan, Trade?
Beijing had left daylight with Moscow on U.N. vote on Syria, but it suddenly shifted course and stymied U.S. goals after the president-elect’s weekend antics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rubio Calls for Sanctions on Beijing for South China Sea Antics
In dealing with Beijing, is this a brilliant bill or blunder and bluster?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taiwan’s President Says She Just Really Wanted to Congratulate Trump
Tsai Ing-wen says her unprecedented phone call doesn't signal a policy shift, but has she thought through all the risks?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Really Isn’t Joking About Taiwan
Beneath Beijing’s seemingly mild criticism of Trump’s phone call are currents of raw, public nationalism the government can’t control.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead: Italians Voted No. Plus, No Neo-Nazis for Austria, and Tweets for Trump.
Here's a quick rundown of top world news you may have missed over the weekend.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Bad Was Trump’s Taiwan Phone Call?
President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call to Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on December 2 rattled international audiences.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Will Asia Finally Have Same-Sex Marriage?
Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first Asian government to legalize marriage equality. But the public is deeply divided.
