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Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan

Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan president will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral

Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic allies

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: Mourning and tributes for Pope Francis shared around the world

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88

The Independent UK

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‘Facing up to history’: relatives of Taiwan’s 2-28 massacre victims demand official reckoning

On the anniversary of the start of the killings, families say they want nation to tackle uncomfortable truths

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan Calls On China To 'Be Rational' After Deadly Boat Incident

Taiwan called on Beijing to "be rational" on Tuesday following a deadly incident involving a Chinese boat and the Taiwanese coast guard, with the island's premier insisting it would protect its waters.

International Business Times

In Taiwan, Liz Truss Called For ‘Economic NATO’ to Counter China

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Former vice president Chen to become new Taiwan premier

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen will be Taiwan's new premier, the presidential office said on Wednesday, as part of a cabinet reshuffle following heavy losses for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections last year.

Reuters

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Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China

The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an adviser to Taiwan’s leader at this week’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican’s uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China

The Independent UK

Taiwan president's special envoy to attend late Pope's funeral

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will send a special envoy to attend this week's funeral of former Pope Benedict, with her office saying it is a demonstration of the "deep friendship" between Taiwan and the Vatican, which has been courting China.

Reuters

Special presidential envoy asks pope to 'pray for Taiwan'

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's special envoy met Pope Francis on Sunday and asked him to "pray for Taiwan", on a trip the Taipei government has cast as a demonstration of their close relations even as the Holy See courts China.

Reuters

Taiwan sends special envoy to former pope's beatification

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has sent a special envoy to attend this weekend's beatification of former Pope John Paul I, saying it demonstrates the close relations between the island and the Vatican, which has been courting China.

Reuters

Taiwan goes from 15,000 cases for all 2021 to 80,000 a day

TAIPEI: Billed a Covid-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model'

Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.

Reuters

Once a zero-Covid poster child, Taiwan learns to live with the virus

By rejecting super-strict lockdowns, the island is pioneering a new and ‘very successful’ approach at odds with China and Hong Kong

The Guardian - AU

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