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TAIWAN

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2016
China steps up war of words with Taiwan over fraud suspects
China on Monday stepped up its war of words with Taiwan after Taipei freed 20 suspects in a telecom fraud case linked to China, with state media accusing Taiwan of tolerating crime and being taken hostage by anti-Chinese forces.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 13, 2016
Japan’s Taiwanese residents thrive in a state of ‘hidden inbetweenness’
Ethnic minority exists under the radar yet civic groups have top-level political pull in both Japan and Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2016
U.S. Navy signals intelligence officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan
A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 4, 2016
Aspiring females aim sights at solving pilot crisis dogging Asian airlines
Sophia Kuo says she still hears the whispers as she walks through international airports in her EVA Airways Corp. pilot’s uniform: “ ’Wow, we have female pilots.’ ‘How does she fly an airplane?’ ‘She must be really smart!’ ”
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 4, 2016
Okinawan’s Taiwan redress ruling reignites calls for ‘comfort women’ compensation
A recent Taiwanese court ruling that found a Japanese man was entitled to compensation over his father’s presumed death during the so-called 228 Incident has reignited calls for Japan to redress the former colony’s few remaining “comfort women.”
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2016
China plays the Gambia gambit
Japan and other countries in the region need to begin planning now for how they will address the rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2016
Taiwan key to China’s defense, regional ambitions
China views control of Taiwan as key to advancing its regional ambitions and defending its eastern coast.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2016
Foxconn expected to delay finalizing Sharp deal in order to scrutinize performance
Foxconn Technology Group is delaying finalization of its deal for Sharp Corp. to get a clear understanding of the Japanese company’s performance in the current quarter, increasing the chances an agreement won’t be reached this month, according to sources.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2016
New Taiwan president’s dilemma: whether to host the Dalai Lama
Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen’s diplomatic honeymoon with China could be short-lived if she allows the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled democratic island that Beijing claims as its own, two senior political sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2016
2014 Sony Pictures hackers linked to assaults elsewhere, investigators say
The perpetrators of the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment were not activists or disgruntled employees, and likely had attacked other targets in China, India, Japan and Taiwan, according to a coalition of security companies that jointly investigated the Sony case for more than a year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2016
China defense spending rise ‘in the cards’
China will likely announce another large rise in defense spending next month, as the ruling Communist Party seeks to assuage the military’s unhappiness at sweeping reforms and as worries over the South China Sea and Taiwan weigh on Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2016
Taiwan quake survivors rescued but death toll ‘likely to top 100’
Rescuers pulled two survivors from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block Monday, more than 48 hours after it was toppled by an earthquake, but the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the death toll was likely to exceed 100.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2016
Loan rejection may have been early warning of Taiwan building’s collapse
Before their apartment tower collapsed in a Taiwan earthquake over the weekend, a young couple living on the 14th floor had already been given a clue that the building was unsafe.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2016
Taiwan’s balancer-in-chief
Tsai’s election demonstrates that, while many Taiwanese want good relations with China, they are opposed to Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2016
Vietnam official opposes planned visit by Taiwan’s Ma to disputed island
Vietnam “resolutely opposes” Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou’s plan to visit the disputed island of Itu Aba, its most senior official in Taiwan said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2016
The people of Taiwan have spoken clearly
Japan, the U.S. and other democracies should support President-elect Tsai Ing-wen in her endeavor to maintain pragmatic relations with China while advancing Taiwan’s thriving democracy.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2016
Challenges for Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwan’s new DPP-led government and China should strive to keep cross-strait relations on an even keel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2016
K-pop agency says did not force Taiwan star to apologize over flag incident
A South Korean entertainment agency behind a 16-year-old singer who triggered a fresh rift between China and Taiwan by holding a Taiwan flag said Monday it did not force her to apologize.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016
Taiwan’s election poses a challenge for China
Beijing realizes that Tsai Ing-wen’s presidential victory in Taiwan is not just a rejection of the KTM but of China as well.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2016
South China Sea? For Beijing, Taiwan is the No. 1 security issue
For China, whose President Xi Jinping is already taking an increasingly muscular approach to claims in the East and South China seas, the question of Taiwan trumps any other of its territorial assertions in terms of sensitivity and importance.

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