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Taiwan elects first female president and rejects pro-China party

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Jan. 16, handing her pro-independence party its first majority in the national legislature and rejecting the China-friendly party that has led the self-governing island for eight years. The result should be deeply unsettling to […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese Cabinet, Democratic Progressive Party, East China Sea, Hsieh Lee-fung, John Kirby, Making Tsai, Nationalists Chu, Outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou, South China Sea, State Department, TAIPEI, Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Strait, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Willie Yao

Analysis: Historic meeting symbolic for Taiwan-China relations

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades — coming together as equals for talks. While it isn’t yet clear what the impact will […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Nathan, Asia Society, Associated Press, China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Chinese, Columbia University China, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, Singapore, Taiwan Strait, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Xi Jinping, attention

China to simplify entry rules for Taiwan visitors

June 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — China will make it easier for Taiwanese to visit, state media reported Monday, in the latest appeal to voters ahead of crucial presidential elections on the island in January. Rule changes will remove the need for Taiwanese visitors to apply for entry permits, the reports said, citing comments by […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, China, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Nationalist Party, Taiwan, Tsai Ying-wen, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, Yu Zhengsheng

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can’t ‘be bound’ to China

January 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Johnson Lai Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race said last Sunday that she would seek stable relations with mainland China, but did not rule out revisiting the island’s official stance on independence, leaving open questions about how China would respond to her probable victory in next month’s elections. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2016, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Democratic Progressive Party, Eric Chu, KMT, Last Sunday, Nationalist Party, President Ma Ying-jeou, TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

Tens of thousands protest Taiwan’s president

January 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, Jan. 13 to protest the policies of Taiwan’s China-friendly president, in the largest anti-government action since he was re-elected to a second four-year term a year ago.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Chinese, Democratic Progressive Party, Next Media, President Ma Ying-jeou, Prime Minister Sean Chen, TAIPEI, TV, Taiwan, Tiananmen Square, Tsai Eng-meng, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou to try for a second term

April 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president officially tossed his hat in the ring for a second four-year term Saturday, hoping a record of strong

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Beijing, China, Chinese, DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, Nationalist Party, TAIPEI, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6

Taiwan’s president greeted with love and hate in Seattle

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Cheers and jeers met Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeoh when he arrived in Seattle on Tuesday, June 2. More than 100 protesters stood outside the Seattle Sheraton Hotel including those from Portland and Vancouver. They shouted, “Ma Ying-jeoh must go. Taiwan doesn’t need you!” Inside the hotel, approximately 200 admirers […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: AIT, American Institute, Asian Pacific, Assunta Ng, Central America, China, Chinese, Democratic Progressive Party, Nationalist Party, Northwest Asian Weekly, Raymond Burghardt, Seattle Sheraton Hotel, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bui, Taiwan President Ma Ying Jeoh, United States, World Health Organization

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