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President Tsai First Taiwanese to Get Locally-Made Vaccine

August 23, 2021
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received her first dose of the island’s domestically developed CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, vaccine on Aug. 23, launching its rollout to the public. The vaccine, made by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp., was given emergency approval by regulators in July using a shortcut that prompted…

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China Market Turns Frosty for Taiwan Books, as Tensions Rise

August 11, 2021
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese author Iris Chiang hardly seems like the type whose work would be banned from publication in China. Yet four years after being sold to a Chinese publisher, her book teaching children how to appreciate art has yet to go to press, a victim of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan that are spilling…

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Taiwanese Staff to Leave Hong Kong Office in ‘One China’ Row

June 20, 2021
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TAIPEI—Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the Chinese-run city starting Sunday, a senior official said, after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan. Chinese-ruled Hong Kong has become another bone of contention between Taipei and Beijing, especially after Taiwan lambasted…

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