‘We are a country’: Taiwanese embrace distinct identity
Ken Young and Kylie Wang, hosts of a popular daily news podcast, say they feel Taiwanese and not Chinese — a belief shared by many young people on the self-ruled island.
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Beijing seals off mall, housing compounds over virus outbreak
Beijing authorities have sealed off a mall and locked down several residential compounds over a Covid flare-up, as the latest outbreak spread to the Chinese capital’s central districts.
Top Chinese Communist Party meeting set to seal Xi’s legacy
Top Communist Party leaders will wrap up a key meeting in Beijing on Thursday that is expected to cement President Xi Jinping’s legacy in Chinese history books.
China vows no mercy for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’
China vowed Friday to punish “diehard” Taiwan politicians, saying it would ban several from visiting the mainland, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei spiked to their highest level in years.
China hits back after Biden criticises Xi’s COP26 no-show
China hit back Wednesday against criticism by US President Joe Biden, who had accused Beijing of not showing leadership after President Xi Jinping skipped the make-or-break COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow.
China rejects ‘political, false’ US report on Covid origins
Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, calling it “political and false” while urging Washington to “stop attacking” China.
US favorable to Taiwan trade bid, urges Beijing to cease pressure
The United States on Friday praised Taiwan’s record as a candidate to join a trans-Pacific trade deal and criticized Beijing for stepping up jet incursions near the island.
Australia shrugs off China anger on nuclear subs
Australia on Friday shrugged off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines, while vowing to defend the rule of law in airspace and waters where Beijing has staked hotly contested claims.
WATCH | Duterte vows to expose self-righteous Dick’s deepest secrets
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to be the country’s biggest chismoso just to let the public know the real person behind Senator Dick Gordon, the 17-year chairman of the Philippine Red Cross.
First time in 20 years: Germany dispatches frigate to South China Sea
Germany dispatched a frigate to the Indo-Pacific region Monday for the first time in almost 20 years, a move that could put strain on Berlin’s delicate relationship with Beijing.
