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There is growing evidence China is attempting to influence the election through disinformation campaigns, putting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy to the test.
Be prepared: Taiwan’s defence strategy is a mix of conventional and asymmetric warfare.
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Taipei’s military strategists plan to use ‘asymmetrical warfare’ in the hope of imposing crippling casualties and costs on any attacker.
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Germany, New Zealand and Taiwan share a common trait beyond having women in the top job.
Members of the Indigenous Amis tribe in traditional costumes participate in the yearly harvest festival in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in September 2018.
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For Indigenous voters in Taiwan, the current system prevents many of them from having an impact on the election of representatives where they live.
Tsai Ing-wen won a resounding victory in Taiwain’s January 11 election.
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Tsai Ing-wen’s victory in Taiwan is more than just a rebuke to Beijing.
Opposition candidate for the Kuomintang, Han Kuo-yu, at a rally in Keelung city.
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President Tsai Ing-wen is being challenged by populist mayor of Kaohsiung City, Han Kuo-yu, in Taiwan’s January 11 elections.
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
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The Trump Administration is likely to be more aggressive about resisting China in the South China Sea and more forceful about preventing the erosion of America’s position in the western Pacific.