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UN resolution challenged by Taiwan allies

by Mervin Vickery, Staff Writer The UN General Assembly’s Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the sole representative of China, but does not explicitly state that it has sovereignty over Taiwan. Despite this, Taiwan has been excluded from participating in various UN activities and events. A group of…

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Dispute of Taiwan’s land planning law, 4 counties and cities did not submit the map

Liu Shyh-fang, the Taiwan’s Minister of the Interior In order to promote land conservation, protect marine resources, and promote agricultural promotion and urban-rural development, and distinguish the degree of use control according to the nature of the land, the land planning law will replace the traditional land regional planning law after the competent authorities of…

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Taiwan’s Constitutional Court announced that the death penalty for homicide is constitutional

In the constitutional review case of death penalty, the Taiwan’s Constitutional Court announced the verdict this afternoon (20th,Sept) that the death penalty is constitutional for homicide, forcible homicide, robbery homicide, and kidnapping for ransom homicide, but the application is restricted. Wang Xinfu and 37 other death row inmates believe that the death penalty violates the…

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China will stop tariff-free 34 agricultural products from Taiwan on September 25

China’s Ministry of Finance announced this evening (18th,Sept) that because Taiwan has unilaterally adopted discriminatory prohibitions and restrictions on the export of mainland products, which has seriously hindered cross-strait economic and trade cooperation, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China announced that it will stop implementing the import tariff exemption policy for…

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Former AIT chair warns of China’s military threats to US-Taiwan security

Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan by Dave Chamberlain, Staff Writer Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan and non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, highlighted China’s military threats and non-military coercion against Taiwan are challenges to the security partnership between the United…

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