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  Taiwan elects 'pro-China' opposition leader as parliament speaker, no party holds majority

  World | February 02, 2024 10:21 IST

  Han Kuo-yu, the former presidential candidate of the opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), was defeated in the elections by the ruling party's Tsai Ing-wen in 2020. Han visited China and supports the 'one China' policy, but denies being pro-Beijing.

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  Taiwan claims 6 Chinese balloons violate its airspace amid soaring tensions

  World | January 22, 2024 12:43 IST

  The Taiwan Defence Ministry noted the balloon sightings on a list of Chinese People's Liberation Army activity in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. One passed near the southern city of Pingtung, while the others flew just north of the port of Keelung, where Taiwan has an important naval base.

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  Voting underway in Taiwan's closely-watched elections as China ramps up pressure

  World | January 13, 2024 10:19 IST

  China has called the elections a choice between 'war and peace' and even threatened further aggression if Taiwan moves towards independence. China considers the self-governed island as part of its mainland and has vowed to reunify both countries by force if necessary.

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  Xi vows to prevent anyone trying to 'split' Taiwan from China as tensions flare ahead of elections

  World | December 30, 2023 17:00 IST

  China says that the Taiwan election is an 'internal Chinese affair' and the island's people face a choice between war and peace. Xi said that China must deepen integration between the two sides and promote the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait.

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  'Won't let war break out...': Taiwan's vice-presidential frontrunner blames China for tensions

  World | December 23, 2023 13:38 IST

  Taiwan's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on January 13 and China has stepped up its military incursions to assert its sovereignty claims. The Taiwanese claimed that multiple Chinese spy balloons were spotted near the island earlier this month.

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  Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan's first female President

  World | January 17, 2016 7:52 IST

  Taipei: Tsai Ing-wen, candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won Taiwan's leadership election on Saturday, according to the final result of ballot counting released by the island's election commission.In a speech at the Kuomintang