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Security law police arrest 11 people suspected of aiding ‘Hong Kong 12’ speedboat escape bid

Security law police officers have arrested eight men and three women on suspicion of aiding 12 Hongkongers in their bid to escape to Taiwan last August, according to NowTV and CitizenNews. Those arrested on Thursday were between the ages of 18 to 72. Among those rounded up was District Councillor Daniel Wong Kwok-tung. Officers arrived […]

by Hong Kong Free Press 16:55, 14 January 202118:03, 14 January 2021

Taiwan expresses ‘understanding and respect’ after US envoy visit cancelled amid threats from Beijing

by Hong Kong Free Press 11:31, 13 January 202111:32, 13 January 2021

Pompeo and US UN envoy scrap trips to Europe, Taiwan, citing need to ensure ‘smooth and orderly’ transition to Biden administration

07:13, 13 January 202110:15, 13 January 2021

Despite a strong performance in 2020, Taiwan faces a challenging new year

10:00, 10 January 202116:11, 5 January 2021

US ends curbs on official American contacts with Taiwan

08:04, 10 January 202118:08, 10 January 2021

Beijing says Washington to pay ‘heavy price’ if UN ambassador goes to Taiwan

07:55, 8 January 202115:48, 8 January 2021

Hong Kong quarantine wristband washes ashore on Taiwan beach

08:00, 6 January 202114:44, 6 January 2021

Hong Kong 12 trial: Beijing delegate insists representatives ‘must have’ attended closed-door hearing in China

14:35, 31 December 202019:08, 31 December 2020

Pilot blamed for first Taiwan virus transmission since April

10:20, 22 December 202023:21, 22 December 2020

How Hong Kong is targeting the moderates to quell all forms of protest

11:00, 20 December 202012:36, 15 December 2020

How Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam may have triggered the Sino-US Cold War

11:00, 19 December 202012:31, 15 December 2020

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US envoy chides China in virtual talk with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen

07:43, 15 January 202119:10, 15 January 2021

Security law: Hong Kong justice dept. ‘appalled’ by foreign officials demanding release of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

10:03, 14 December 202011:44, 14 December 2020

Vince Cable: A Liberal Democrat in thrall to Beijing’s illiberal dictatorship

11:00, 28 November 202017:28, 24 November 2020

Pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament protest

11:40, 27 November 202017:58, 27 November 2020

‘I need asylum’: Chinese political dissidents left in limbo in Taiwan

10:00, 6 December 202015:53, 27 November 2020

Abuse of foreign workforce tarnishes Taiwan’s rights reputation

11:00, 28 November 202011:02, 26 November 2020

Twelve Hong Kong fugitives to face prosecution in China after three months in detention

18:10, 27 November 202018:11, 27 November 2020

Beijing sentences Taiwanese professor to four years in jail

07:56, 25 November 202016:57, 25 November 2020

Taiwan expanding submarine fleet as threat from Beijing grows

07:43, 24 November 202016:45, 24 November 2020

Relatives release balloon messages for 12 Hongkongers held in mainland China

16:00, 21 November 202018:52, 21 November 2020

Trump plans to send another top US official to Taiwan this year, premier says

07:38, 20 November 202019:40, 20 November 2020

‘Poisoning bilateral relations’: China lists 14 grievances with Australia including Hong Kong ‘interference’ and ‘unfriendly’ media

14:01, 19 November 202015:01, 19 November 2020

Taiwan grounds all F16 jets after one goes missing

07:33, 18 November 202015:34, 18 November 2020

Taiwan pulls plug on China-friendly news channel CTi

07:10, 18 November 202023:11, 18 November 2020

Social media trolls get creative after WHO censors Taiwan

08:00, 14 November 202017:06, 13 November 2020

Donald Trump’s US election loss robs Taiwan of a powerful, belligerent friend

07:13, 12 November 202015:17, 12 November 2020

President Biden will stand with Hong Kong – more effectively than Trump ever did

12:43, 10 November 202012:43, 10 November 2020

iPhone contractor in China admits student labour law contraventions

07:16, 10 November 202000:13, 12 November 2020

Taiwan says not invited to WHO meeting after Chinese ‘obstruction’

18:43, 9 November 202018:44, 9 November 2020

World Health Organization urged to invite Taiwan to key meeting

08:21, 6 November 202017:22, 6 November 2020

106 European lawmakers petition for Taiwan participation at World Health Org

21:16, 3 November 202021:48, 3 November 2020

Taiwan blacksmith turns Chinese artillery shells into knives

08:00, 1 November 202015:52, 30 October 2020

Crowds celebrate Pride in virus-free Taiwan

07:29, 1 November 202019:31, 1 November 2020

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Taiwan anxiety grows over Beijing sabre-rattling

08:00, 31 October 202015:58, 30 October 2020

Same-sex couples tie the knot in Taiwan military mass wedding

07:50, 30 October 202016:50, 30 October 2020

Taiwan fighter jet crashes into sea during routine training, killing pilot

13:10, 29 October 202014:51, 29 October 2020

US announces US$2.4 bn sale of coastal defence systems to Taiwan

11:15, 27 October 202017:27, 27 October 2020

Hong Kong murder suspect can’t get visa to return to Taiwan to face justice, says priest

18:00, 23 October 202018:00, 23 October 2020

Washington sells air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan

10:30, 22 October 202010:30, 23 October 2020

Why intimidation is a piece of cake for Beijing’s wolf-warrior envoys

09:00, 21 October 202016:51, 20 October 2020

Hounding teachers in the national security law era is one thing Hong Kong doesn’t need

15:30, 19 October 202011:07, 20 October 2020

Taiwan and Chinese officials come to physical blows in Fiji

13:15, 19 October 202016:46, 19 October 2020

Taipei restaurant supporting Hong Kong protesters trashed

16:54, 16 October 202017:51, 16 October 2020

US destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait, prompting angry riposte from Beijing

11:29, 15 October 202017:30, 15 October 2020

Hong Kong activists shine lasers from mountaintop for fugitives detained in mainland China

14:00, 13 October 202022:07, 15 October 2020

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