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In December, Guo Zhiyong, a 35 year-old man from Xinjiang, was so excited by Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election that he decided to travel to the island to see the contest up close. Guo then spent seven hours paddling out from the mainland ...
It was an unusual statement for a leader of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to make. But Tsai Ing-wen struck an unexpected tone in Washington last week, on a visit to drum up support for her presidential campaign. Asked about ...
Looking for a painting with plenty of political symbolism? In the Chinese context, it would be hard to better Huang Gong-wang’s Dwelling in the Fu Chun Mountains. Ranked among the 10 greatest Chinese paintings, the masterpiece was ...
Cross-straits relations are blossoming, if tourist numbers are anything to go by. Before the launch of regular direct flights between mainland China and Taiwan in 2008, there were just 100,000 mainland tourists visiting Taiwan each year, ...
There’s a Chinese proverb: “Sickness goes in through the mouth and trouble comes out of the mouth.” Something that Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou may well be reminded of, after finding himself in trouble at home after an interview with ...
If you are looking for an illustration of the complexity of China’s relations with Taiwan, the air route between Xiamen and Taipei is a good place to start. It should be the quickest way to cross the Taiwan Strait and China’s aviation ...
The opening of a tourism office is rarely considered headline news. But that was not the case last Friday, when Beijing’s National Tourism Authority opened for business in Taipei. Significantly it was the first time an agency from the ...
