Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping are shown meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

Biden and China's Xi will meet next week. Don't expect it to be a game changer

8:00am November 10, 2023

The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year

President Biden addresses the nation on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday.

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Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel in rare Oval Office address

10:19pm October 19, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House.

A man takes pictures of huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.

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Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island

2:16pm September 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The storm is expected to continue toward China after crossing over Taiwan. Authorities in the Chinese city of Shantou in Guangdong province are advising residents to take precautions.

Po Sheng Lai, the founder of Shern Yeong Precise Optical, a company in the northern Taiwanese city of Yilan that makes high-end glass is pivoting to making defense products.

Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons

9:45am August 18, 2023

by Emily Feng

As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Beijing American Center of the US Embassy in Beijing on June 19.

"Profound differences" remain between U.S. and China, Secretary Blinken tells NPR

5:37pm June 19, 2023

by Ally Schweitzer

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences.

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FILE - Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Castro has flown to China on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, to meet with President Xi Jinping.

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Honduras has opened an embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

2:07am June 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to form diplomatic ties with China.

A megaphone facing the Chinese mainland marks the tourist location of the Beishan Broadcasting Wall, which Taiwan used for broadcasting propaganda to mainland China, is seen on April 8, in Kinmen, Taiwan.

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How Taiwan used women's voices to send secret messages into China and woo defectors

8:01pm May 29, 2023

by Emily Feng

Decades ago, Taiwan set up propaganda broadcast stations on islands right off the coast of mainland China. One of its key tools: women's voices.

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People wave rainbow flags during a mass wedding banquet for gay couples in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei in 2019. Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

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Same-sex couples will now have full adoption rights in Taiwan

3:10pm May 16, 2023

by Emily Feng

Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019, becoming the only place in Asia that allows it. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

Zhang Meixue, head of a farmer's association in southern Tainan county, walks through one of her former rice paddies. Before the drought, the paddy would normally be filled with enough water to simultaneously raise ducks. Now she's growing flowers in the dried-out paddy to beautify the area and attract tourists.

Epic drought in Taiwan pits farmers against high-tech factories for water

8:07pm April 19, 2023

by Emily Feng

The island is facing one of its worst dry spells in a century, and both the agricultural and high-tech sectors are competing for scarce water resources.

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In this image taken from video footage run Saturday by China's CCTV, a Chinese fighter jet performs an mid-air refueling maneuver at an unspecified location.

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China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after the leader's trip to the U.S.

8:18am April 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwanese officials said. The move follows a meeting between the U.S. House speaker and the president of Taiwan.