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YI WEN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2019
China meddling allegations roil Taiwan election campaign
New allegations Beijing tried to infiltrate Taiwan's democracy roiled election campaigning on the island this weekend, with President Tsai Ing-wen's main opponent vowing to drop out if he had taken money from China's Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2019
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen chooses running mate whom Beijing loathes
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has named as her running mate for 2020 elections a former prime minister who last year angered Beijing so badly with his support for the island's formal independence that a major Chinese paper called for his arrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 15, 2019
As Taiwan's children of democracy come of age, vote will be about more than China
On Jan. 11, Taiwan will elect a new government, its seventh since 1996 when a constitutional amendment gave Taiwanese a say in who would represent them at the highest levels of island politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2019
In boost for Taiwan leader, China-friendly veteran James Soong set to run for Taiwan presidency
Tsai Ing-wen's chances of being re-elected as Taiwan's president received a boost as one of Taiwan's most senior China-friendly politicians appears set to enter the election, potentially sapping votes from the main opposition candidate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 26, 2019
Thousands gather on Taipei streets in East Asia's largest Pride march
More than 100,000 people thronged the streets of Taiwan's capital Taipei on Saturday for East Asia's largest Pride march, months after the self-ruled island began formally allowing same-sex marriage, the first place in Asia to do so.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2019
China says Vice President Wang Qishan and Abe discussed Taiwan
China said Thursday that Vice President Wang Qishan raised the politically sensitive Taiwan issue with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day, a detail that was missing from an earlier Japanese account of their discussion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2019
Solomon Islands minister signs pact to establish diplomatic ties with China
China and the Solomon Islands on Saturday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after the Pacific island nation ditched relations with Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a Chinese province and seeks to cut off from the international community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
Foxconn billionaire Terry Gou drops Taiwan presidential bid
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn Technology Group, pulled out of next year's presidential election in Taiwan, a move that may help unite the opposition Kuomintang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
Taiwan says China meddling with elections after Solomon Islands cuts ties with Taipei
Taiwan accused China on Monday of trying to influence its presidential and legislative elections after the Solomon Islands cut off ties with Taipei.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2019
Hong Kong unrest gives Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a timely boost
Heading into 2019, Tsai Ing-wen looked at risk of becoming Taiwan's first one-term president. Then came the unrest in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2019
Taiwan sharply boosts defense budget amid tension with China
Taiwan unveiled its largest defense spending increase in more than a decade on Thursday amid rising military tensions with its neighbor China, which considers the self-ruled island its own and has not renounced the use of force against it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2019
China-friendly Taipei mayor to form political party in challenge to Tsai Ing-wen
AFP-JIJI
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2019
Taiwan may give Hong Kong protesters asylum
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday that her government would consider providing political asylum to fleeing Hong Kong activists who were involved in protesting a controversial China extradition bill earlier this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2019
China holds military drills off southeastern coast in wake of U.S. approval of Taiwan arms deal
China's military carried out air and naval drills off its southeastern coast in "recent days," the Defense Ministry said in a brief statement Sunday, a move that comes less than a week after the U.S. approved a $2.2 billion arms deal for self-ruled Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 13, 2019
Taiwan president rejects Chinese threat of sanctions over U.S. arms sale
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday rejected a Chinese threat to impose sanctions on U.S. firms involved in sales of weapons to Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 11, 2019
Taiwan president leaves for Caribbean tour, warns of threat from 'overseas forces'
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Thursday on a trip that has angered Beijing, and, in a veiled reference to China, warned democracy must be defended and that the island faces threats from "overseas forces."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2019
$2.2 billion Taiwan-U.S. arms deal angers China, but sale more symbolic than signal of strength
The U.S. State Department's approval of a possible sale to Taiwan of "big ticket" weapons at an estimated value of $2.2 billion is likely to be seen as a symbolic move that makes sense for both Taipei and Washington as they grapple with an increasingly assertive China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2019
Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen to make stopovers in U.S. before and after Caribbean visit, riling China
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States in July while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, angering China, which urged Washington not to allow her to visit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2019
China's hard line in Hong Kong boosts Beijing critics in Taiwan
China's heavy-handed tactics in Hong Kong could be also hurting its cause in Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2019
U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in arms to Taiwan, testing China, say sources
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely to anger China as a trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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