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TAIWAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2016
China, Taiwan add tourists to their squabbles
China and Taiwan have added tourism to their bones of contention since the pro-independence opposition swept to power in January elections, trading accusations about who is to blame for a decline in Chinese visitors to the self-ruled island.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2016
For Taiwan, the best defense is a good offense
Taipei needs to develop an approach aimed at deterring Beijing from initiating diplomatic offensives or, once they get under way, at least rolling them back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2016
Ahead of new president's inauguration, China says Taiwan will be to blame for any crisis
Taiwan's new government will be to blame for any crisis with China that erupts once it assumes office, Beijing said on Wednesday, heaping on the pressure ahead of the inauguration of a new president from a pro-independence party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2016
Taiwan group seeks to sway ruling after entering South China Sea case before U.N. court
A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines' international court case against China's claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei's position that Taiwan is entitled to a swath of the disputed waterway as an economic zone.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
China airs two more confessions by Taiwan fraud suspects
Confessions by two more Taiwanese telecoms fraud suspects, from among dozens deported from Kenya to China last month, were aired by Chinese state television on Monday, appearing to back China's contention that such crimes are lightly dealt with in Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 21, 2016
China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan ahead of Tsai inauguration
China is stepping up pressure on self-ruled Taiwan a month ahead of the inauguration of a president from a pro-independence party Beijing distrusts, signaling a rocky start for the leader of the island elected on a wave of anti-China sentiment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2016
Enthusiastic artist gets granular with Taiwan's president-elect
A Taiwan artist has refused to see the big picture and instead captured the likeness of president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, to celebrate her inauguration next month, on a single grain of rice.
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.

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