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Chinese Regime Denounces US Arms Sales to Taiwan

THE CHINESE REGIME on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to cancel its plans to upgrade Taiwan's aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, warning that the decision will undermine U.S.-China relations and the two countries' military and security cooperation. A statement … Continue reading

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F-16 Fighter Planes Make U.S. Choose Sides

CHINESE REGIME OFFICIALS have rigged the strings this time—according to a Defense News report, Taiwan may not be getting those American F-16 C/D fighter planes they asked for. An anonymous Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) official told Defense News … Continue reading

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Weekend Insight: Mainlanders Explore Democracy in Taiwan, Protest Erupts Over Chemical Plant, 50 Million Farmers Have Lost Land

WEEKEND INSIGHT IS an Eye on China feature that aggregates the best of The Epoch Times' coverage on all that pertains to China. BUREAUCRACY Though Yo Fin Chou and his wife are originally from China, the regime’s draconian house registration system and … Continue reading

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Hacking Attempts Underline Possible Political Rivalry

RECENTLY THE TAIWANESE opposition Democratic Progressive Party has been bombarded by many virus-containing emails. In fact, it’s been going on for a long time, but has stepped up recently. For instance, deputy director of the party’s Policy Research Committee Alex … Continue reading

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Chinese Suspects Fake Identity to Enter Taiwanese Prisons

AUTHORITIES FROM CHINA, Taiwan, and four other Asian countries have recently nabbed 598 suspects of a multinational Internet and telephone fraud operation that swindled tens of thousands of people out of their money. Taiwanese police said the suspects include 410 … Continue reading

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