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MilitaryUpdate25d ago

Reports of tensions in Lai Chi Kok [6 sources]

8.3

CriminalUpdate21d ago

Hanoi applied coercive pressure in Lai Chau [10 sources]

8.2

PoliticalUpdate14d ago

Beijing has labelled Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s surprise visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole African ally, a political “stunt”. In a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Lai said he arrived earlier in the day. The eSwatini government also confirmed his arrival on its own Facebook page.

5.8

PoliticalCrisis8d ago

Taiwan's opposition parties voted to cut President Lai Ching-te's defense budget proposal, defying warnings from the United States that increased military spending is essential to deter Chinese military pressure. The vote reflects deep domestic political divisions over defense spending at a critical moment in cross-strait relations.

5.5

🇹🇼TW 🇺🇸US

PoliticalUpdate8d ago

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai once hoped US President Donald Trump could help stop the imposition of a controversial national security law. The law not only took effect but was also used to sentence him to 20 years in prison. Ahead of an anticipated trip by Trump to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, Lai's son said his family is now hoping that Trump can help secure his father's release.

5.1

🇨🇳CN 🇮🇷IR 🇹🇼TW

MilitaryUpdate14d ago

Hong Kong’s government on Friday slammed foreign media and press freedom groups, rejecting claims of a crackdown on press freedom as “slander” after jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was awarded a free speech prize in Germany. Press freedom in the city has sharply declined since a 2020 National Security Law clamped down on dissent. Journalists face visa denials, surveillance, self-censorship and legal threats, while independent outlets struggle to survive.

3.9

PoliticalUpdate8d ago

The President of the friendly Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, visited Tainan today accompanied by President Lai Qingde and Foreign Minister Lin Jialong. In the morning, he visited the Southern Science Administration and the State Grid Cloud Computing Center. At noon, he used it at the famous Asya Hotel in Tainan...

3.7

🇹🇼TW 🇵🇾PY

PoliticalUpdate8d ago

The Asya Hotel, an old classic Taiwanese restaurant in Tainan, has always been a restaurant designated by political and business celebrities to visit. Successive presidents such as Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, and Ma Ying-jeou have all been guests, so they have the name "President Hotel". Today (9th), President Lai Qingde accompanied the President of the Republic of Paraguay...

3.7

🇹🇼TW 🇵🇾PY

MilitaryUpdate8d ago

In April, the 70th month since Beijing imposed the national security law, the Hong Kong government applied to the court to seize assets belonging to Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence. On National Education Day, a top Chinese official delivered a warning about those who “politicised” the deadly Tai […]

3.5

🇨🇳CN 🇭🇰HK

Supply ChainUpdate8d ago

First draft 21:33 Update time 21:53 (New photo) The Tanjiang Bridge will be opened to traffic on the 12th, and the Ministry of Transport will hold an opening ceremony party on the 9th. President Lai Qingde said in his speech that the Tanjiang Bridge is the pride of Taiwan and the future is Taiwan...

3.1

PoliticalUpdate8d ago

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said while he appreciated the funding, this was only the first step.

3.1

Supply ChainUpdate9d ago

TAIPEI, May 8 - Paraguay \"deeply values\" its relations with Taiwan and will continue to offer support, President Santiago Pena said on Friday as he was formally welcomed in Taipei by President Lai Ching-te.

3.1

🇹🇼TW 🇵🇾PY

PoliticalUpdate10d ago

Taiwans president William Lai Ching-te besøkte Eswatini lørdag. Det er et av få land som har statsrealsjoner med øya.

3.1

PoliticalUpdate10d ago

China condemns Eswatini for being ‘kept and fed’ by Taiwan in travel row China said on Wednesday Eswatini’s leaders were being “kept and fed” ‌by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for hosting President Lai Ching-te. China and Taiwan have long traded accusations of “dollar diplomacy” to win support from developing countries. Beijing’s latest criticism came after Lai returned home on Tuesday… Source

3.1

🇨🇳CN 🇹🇼TW

PoliticalUpdate11d ago

Taiwan leader defies China after Eswatini trip and reasserts island's global role Taiwan’s President Lai Ching‑te returned from a three‑day visit to Eswatini declaring that state‑to‑state travel is a “basic right,” using the moment to push back against Chinese efforts to block his trip and to reaffirm Taiwan’s determination to stay engaged with the world.

3.1

🇹🇼TW 🇨🇳CN

PoliticalUpdate12d ago

By Joy Chiang Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Tuesday the democratic island has the “right to engage with the world”, after he returned from a trip to Africa that Taipei has accused Beijing of trying to derail. Taiwan said China applied “intense pressure” to Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke overflight permits for Lai’s original […]

3.1

🇹🇼TW 🇨🇳CN 🇸🇨SC

PoliticalUpdate14d ago

Lai Ching-te’s despicable conduct — like a rat scurrying across the street — will inevitably be met with ridicule by the international community, says China’s Taiwan ‌Affairs Office spokesperson

2.5

🇨🇳CN 🇹🇼TW

PoliticalUpdate17d ago

Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany

2.5

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