While Ko Wen-je lost the presidential election, his Taiwan People’s Party won 8 seats in the new legislature where the major parties have no clear majority. Source: Taiwan’s political disrupter could be kingmaker in a split parliament. Here’s why it matters
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By Emily Feng The alleged Chinese theft of an exclusive new pineapple cultivar from Taiwan is prompting questions about how far Beijing will go to coerce Taiwan — and who really owns the food we eat. Source: A pineapple symbolizes the tense relationship between China and Taiwan
Two US lawmakers met Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday to reaffirm Washington’s support for the self-ruled island, which China claims as part of its territory. Bera and Diaz-Balart — who also met with President Tsai Ing-wen Thursday — represent the second US group to arrive since Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election. Source: US support […]