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Taiwan faces a flood of disinformation from China ahead of crucial election. Here’s how it’s fighting back

Eric Cheung, CNN — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:28:39 +0000

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Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows

Eric Cheung, CNN — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:57:55 +0000

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy’s leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its military deterrence in the face of a growing threat from Beijing. President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a ceremony at the submarine’s shipyard in southern Kaohsiung

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US and Taiwan draw closer with new trade pact opposed by China

Eric Cheung, CNN — Sat, 20 May 2023 01:50:49 +0000

(CNN) — The United States and Taiwan agreed the first stage of a bilateral trade initiative on Thursday, less than a year after negotiations began, in a move that demonstrated the increasingly close relationship between Washington and Taipei. The new initiative, titled the US-Taiwan Initiative of 21st Century Trade and unveiled in June last year, will

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US and Taiwan reach agreement on new trade pact in boost to economic ties

Eric Cheung, CNN — Fri, 19 May 2023 09:27:11 +0000

Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — The United States and Taiwan reached an agreement on the first stage of a bilateral trade initiative, less than a year after negotiations began, in a move that demonstrates an increasingly robust relationship between Washington and Taipei. The new initiative, titled the US-Taiwan Initiative of 21st Century Trade, was first unveiled

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Taiwan grants right of adoption to same-sex couples in latest move toward full equality

Eric Cheung, CNN — Tue, 16 May 2023 14:57:53 +0000

Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s legislature passed a bill Tuesday that granted same-sex couples the right to jointly adopt a child neither of them are related to, clearing one of the final hurdles in achieving full marriage equality. Taiwan in 2019 became the first jurisdiction in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage but it stopped short

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As Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China

Eric Cheung, CNN — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:00:51 +0000

(CNN) — Avai Yata’uyungana was just 12 when the soldiers dragged his father away to be executed. More than 70 years later, he remembers that feeling of helplessness, confusion and fear as if it were yesterday.\”On that day, the military surrounded our family home,\” recalled the retired schoolteacher, age 83. \”The county magistrate came to

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Taiwan investigates local TV network after it aired false reports of Chinese invasion

Eric Cheung, CNN — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:01:08 +0000

(CNN) — The Taiwanese government is investigating a local TV news station after it aired alarming false reports of a Chinese invasion against the self-ruled island. During a Wednesday morning newscast on the government-affiliated Chinese Television System (CTS), part of the public Taiwan Broadcasting System, the network ran several fictional news tickers about China firing

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Hong Kong court jails Jimmy Lai and other prominent activists for 8 to 18 months over 2019 protest

Eric Cheung, CNN — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:28:24 +0000

(CNN) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced several of the city’s leading pro-democracy campaigners to between 8 and 18 months in prison over their roles in unauthorized assemblies at the height of the 2019 protests. Among those sentenced was Jimmy Lai, 72, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. Lai received 12 months in

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First fires, then floods. Now Australians need to watch out for deadly funnel-web spiders, experts say

Eric Cheung, CNN — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:04:30 +0000

(CNN) — Australia has already dealt with extreme fires, flooding and hail this year. Now experts are warning people to watch out for deadly funnel-web spiders due to “perfect conditions” for the arachnid to thrive. Native to the moist forest regions of eastern Australia, several funnel-web species are known for their highly toxic and fast-acting venom. On

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Hong Kong airline makes woman take pregnancy test before flying to Saipan

Eric Cheung, CNN — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 06:31:19 +0000

(CNN) – A Hong Kong-based airline has apologized after it demanded a passenger take a test to prove she was not pregnant before boarding a flight to the US Pacific island of Saipan. Low-cost carrier Hong Kong Express came under criticism after a 25-year-old Japanese woman said airline staff required her to take a “fit-to-fly” assessment,

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