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Why is Taiwan competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'?

When the Beijing Olympics opens with a glitzy ceremony on Feb. 4, 2022, a tiny contingent of Taiwanese athletes will be in attendance. But they won’t be marching under the Taiwanese flag. And they will be announced as the team from “Chinese Taipei.”

The Conversation

For Taiwan's Olympics team, everything is in a name

For Taiwan, every appearance on the global stage is fraught with politics — and even more so when that stage is China

The Independent UK

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The Promise and Peril of Public Threats

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How the 1,000-year-old lion dance has moved with the times

Lunar New Year is the busiest time of the year for the troupes who spend months perfecting ever more daring routines.

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3 Outperforming Aerospace & Defense Stocks as Geopolitical Tensions Rise

Geopolitical tensions have escalated over the past few months over the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine and the long-standing U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan’s independence. The current geopolitical situation should bode well for prominent aerospace and defense names Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and L3Harris (LHX) because of the potential…

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Volcanoes, plague, famine and endless winter: Welcome to 536, what historians and scientists believe was the 'worst year to be alive'

It’s only February and already 2022 is shaping up badly. A huge volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga, the prospect of war with Russia, the ongoing pandemic (and its economic disruptions). And that’s even before we touch on Chinese sabre-rattling over Taiwan or Sex and the City’s disastrous reboot.

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Olympics-Team Taiwan says it will be at Beijing Games opening ceremony

Taiwan's team for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be at the opening and closing ceremonies after being told by the International Olympic Committee it was required to participate.

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The next microchip crisis will be bigger

The world's advanced chips flow from one Taiwanese manufacturer. The U.S. wants to grow its own domestic business.

Axios

Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

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With Each Ending, a Beginning: Hellos and Goodbyes in a Taipei Winter

As winter plays host to an arriving spring, what are the seasonal experiences Taipei residents enjoy?

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Taiwan tries hand at COVID diplomacy again with Somaliland vaccine gift

Taiwan's gift of 150,000 doses of its domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, the Taiwanese foreign ministry said on Monday, part of the island's renewed pandemic diplomacy push.

Reuters

Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan president pledges to 'stride' into the world

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to "stride out" into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting Chinese pressure.

Reuters

Taiwan VP repeats accusation China blocked vaccine access

TAIPEI: Taiwan Vice President William Lai used his final day in the United States to repeat an accusation that China blocked the island from obtaining Covid-19 vaccines last year, and to thank a US lawmaker for her role in donating the inoculations.

Bangkok Post

Spotify to add advisory notices to podcasts mentioning Covid; protests in Prague over curbs – as it happened

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

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Taiwan VP, in U.S., repeats accusation China blocked vaccine access

Taiwan Vice President William Lai used his final day in the United States to repeat an accusation that China blocked the island from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines last year, and to thank a U.S. lawmaker for her role in donating the inoculations.

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Taiwan’s VP holds call with Pelosi to strengthen US ties

WASHINGTON — Taiwanese Vice President William Lai held a video call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — his second meeting with a senior U.S. politician in two days — on topics including human rights in China.

Reuters

Taiwan VP meets U.S. house speaker as ends overseas trip

Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a further show of support from Washington for the Chinese-claimed island.

Reuters

Senior U.S. official to visit Lithuania in show of support over Chinese 'coercion'

A senior U.S. official will visit Lithuania next week to discuss enhancing economic cooperation with the small Baltic nation, which has faced pressure from China for boosting ties with Taiwan.

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BCPG allots B6bn for solar in Taiwan

SET-listed BCPG, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc, plans to develop new solar power projects worth around 6 billion baht in Taiwan because the country has good prospects and is moving towards clean energy.

Reuters

Support of Taiwan independence could spark U.S. military conflict with China -Chinese ambassador

China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan's independence, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said in a U.S. radio interview broadcast on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

China’s ambassador to US warns of possible military conflict over Taiwan

Unusually explicit reference to prospect of war comes as tensions over island’s future continue to rise

Axios

China's ambassador warns Taiwan "tinderbox" could spark "military conflict" with U.S.

Chinese officials rarely speak in such blunt terms.

Reuters

China expresses ire over meeting of U.S., Taiwan vice presidents

China has consistently opposed any form of official interaction between the United States and Taiwan, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after a brief meeting between the U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents in Honduras.

Reuters

Taiwan president expresses 'empathy' for Ukraine's situation

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday expressed "empathy" for Ukraine's situation due to the military threat the island faces from China, saying force was not the solution to resolving disputes.

Reuters

U.S., Taiwanese vice presidents speak at rare encounter in Honduras

The U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents had a brief conversation on Thursday at the inauguration of the new Honduran president, a rare encounter that is highly symbolic and likely to add to Beijing's tensions with Washington.

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