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Thai PM: 'The government is delighted that #TikTok has chosen #Thailand as a strategic investment partner for digital infrastructure, including a 300 billion baht (US$8.8 billion) Data Hosting project'

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Next week at NUS

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China the primary threat to Taiwan's sovereignty and democracy, President Lai says – Focus Taiwan: ‘at an event in Taipei commemorating the [28 February] incident.’

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It now appears that Yang Chih-yuan and Fu Cha are both being prosecuted for separatism possibly under the 22 Taiwanese independence Guidelines. Yang sentenced to more than nine years. Fu Cha has not been tried but is accused of fomenting separatism. Deeply concerning. www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202...

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Here's a look at Taiwan's Gold Card program since just before the pandemic until the end of 2024. 2025 will probably be challenging as gold cards issued at the height of the pandemic expire. foreigntalentact.ndc.gov.tw/Content_List...

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Here's my response to that piece by Hilton Yip in Foreign Policy not too long ago, trying to pin blame for the looming constitutional crisis in Taiwan on the DPP. To do that, he avoids discussing any constitutional crises whatsoever, since that would make the KMT look bad

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this is a not-subtle signal that the PLAN could blockade Taiwan on short notice, imo. www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/a...

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This ancient banyan tree at the Railway Culture Park in Hualien city....

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Wow! Another fully booked and fantastic evening with the writers and storytellers of Tainan (and beyond)! Our next session is already full but we have slots for the final two events still open. #taiwan #tainan #台灣 #台南

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Rusty Laughingthrush. Nantou County, #Taiwan. Endemic to Taiwan, I found this bird high in the mountains at an obscure highway pull off that appeared wholly abandoned. With birding, it can payoff to stop at odd spots. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography #Nikon

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Silver Fox APT (Void Arachne) targets Taiwanese orgs with Winos 4.0 (Gh0st RAT variant) via phishing tax emails. Malware steals data, logs keystrokes, and captures screenshots, also using trojanized DICOM viewers & TrueSight exploits.#SilverFoxAPTVoidArachne

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Today is the 78th anniversary of the 2/28 incident. Taiwanese people fought for self-determination, only to be punished with three decades of martial law. Democracy would win, but at a steep price. We must keep fighting against threats to our liberty, foreign and domestic.

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For years the KMT blocked plant extensions in order to attack the DPP. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6047421

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TODAY'S PIC Lovely morn in Hualien

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Kiah Duggins tragically passed away in the D.C. plane crash. She taught at an elementary school with mostly indigenous students in Taiwan...on the eastern coast. Later, she attended Harvard Law School and became a civil rights lawyer. Credit: Adrian Ma at NPR ampleroad.substack.com/p/potpourri-...

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The Taichung High Court convicts a reporter and a retired professor for violating the Anti-Inflitration Act by accepting money from China to run fake polls during the last presidential election. The Taiwan Affairs Office has said the the Act is an 'evil' law. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

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NEW: Elon Musk is wreaking havoc on US science in Antarctica. Program managers have been purged; workers fear they could be fired while being trapped until October; foreign nations including China already recruiting, poised to take over. This is from @leahfeiger.bsky.social

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Taiwan‘s Mainland Affairs Council to amend cross-Strait rules to deal with Chinese residence permits – Taipei Times

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Today's @politico.com China Watcher: Trump's China investment curbs - more bark than bite? China, global climate champion; Thailand bows to Beijing by refouling Uyghurs back to China; Taiwan-U.S. ties according to the KMT. Subscribe! www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

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@globaltimesnews: A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson on Thursday warned Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island of Taiwan: "We will come and get you, sooner or later." https://t.co/bl9vqz2L5c

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Guardian Australia Full Story podcast: I talk to @nourhaydar.bsky.social about what a second Trump presidency means for Taiwan www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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A Chinese reconnaissance and attack drone was spotted Wednesday for the first time flying near Japan’s southernmost islands, including Okinawa, as Beijing continues to ramp up aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific. (from @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social & @keishirkoja.bsky.social)

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Taiwan Condemns China for Conducting Shooting Drills off Its Coast: Taiwan has condemned China’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast

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(1/3) Today’s #JimmyLai trial court transcript is absurd. Let’s break it down. Instead of upholding justice, the judge fixates on forcing #JimmyLai to accept a national identity he rejects. The judge said twice, "We are #Chinese," when Jimmy Lai said, "We are #HongKongers."

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In today’s Taipei Times, @jamesbaron.bsky.social wrote a book review of my book Island Tinkerers (@mitpress.bsky.social)! www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

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"the U.S. technology introduced at Dake Mountain was simply transplanted without taking into account the local environmental conditions. The result was ecological devastation, " masticadorestaiwan.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/m...

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Tomorrow is 228 Peace Memorial Day, which commemorates the February 28 Incident, which was a massacre against Taiwanese people by the ruling KMT. In this guide, we will tell you the importance of this holiday, and how it is celebrated in Taiwan. taiwantravelblog.com/228-peace-me...

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www.aspistrategist.org.au/us-cuts-to-s...

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The PRC warships that conducted live-fire exercises last week are back in Aus EEZ. I hope people there have been shocked out of their complacency. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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Stress and Fear Roil a Tiny, Rapidly Militarizing Japanese Island near Taiwan

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Timely discussion on how #Taiwan is supporting Ukraine’s resistance & reconstruction, with views from Czech NGOs actively involved from day one. Happening at the 4th Czechia-Taiwan Forum in Taipei - good work @yehaoqin.bsky.social & EVC team, moderated by @williamyang120.bsky.social

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Finishing boats in Tamsui, Taiwan. #photography #art #blackandnwhitephotography #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #blackandwhitelandscape #fineartphotography

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Nikki Alsford's latest politicsrights.com/studying-tai...

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Seek deeper: Signs of China’s changing strategy towards European societies – Vladimir Shopov for ECFR: ‘China appears to be moving on from its strategy of focusing on elites and key actors towards pursuing […] an ever wider range of entities and actors [in Bulgaria].’

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US lawmakers warn that China could use Musk to influence Trump – Reuters: ‘Republican [China] committee chair John Moolenaar and Democratic ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi’

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No better time to go to Canada! I look forward to discussing Europe-Taiwan relations at the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. In town March 6-9, if anyone up for ☕️

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One reason you'll find so many abandoned places scattered around Taiwan is that the wheels of justice turn slowly. Ten years after this disaster much of this water park in Bali District remains intact (albeit in ruins). Who's going to pay to demolish the rest? www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

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Albo: But hey, good people of Taiwan, it was all legal and what you would expect of a rising superpower and by the way did I ever tell you about our fantastic trade deals and the recovery of our bilateral relationship and

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"Defence officials believe a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine likely accompanied the People's Liberation Army-Navy flotilla during its deployment off Australia's coast." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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I don't think there are any real China hawks who have any juice: Co-president Musk's fortune is tied up in China, SECDEF Pete Hegseth is a weak and deeply compromised individual, FBI chief Kash Patel is a significant shareholder in Shein, Trump has sold out to Jeff Yass…

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