From left: Rosa Tsay Jacobs, Jocelyn Chung and Michelle Kuo in Taipei in January. All three moved to Taiwan after having lived and grown up in the United States. An Rong Xu for NPR hide caption toggle caption An Rong Xu for NPR From left: Rosa Tsay Jacobs, Jocelyn Chung
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Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Senate voted with a wide bipartisan margin to approve a foreign aid package despite signs from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that the bill will not get a vote in the House. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption toggle caption Catie Dull/NPR The Senate voted with a wide bipartisan margin to approve
In the battle over identity, a centuries-old issue looms in Taiwan: hunting
Teyra Yudaw (left) and his daughter, Ciwang Teyra, are members of Taiwan’s Indigenous Truku tribe. An Rong Xu for NPR hide caption toggle caption An Rong Xu for NPR Teyra Yudaw (left) and his daughter, Ciwang Teyra, are members of Taiwan’s Indigenous Truku tribe. An Rong Xu for NPR TAIWAN
Taiwan choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and island's stability
A staff sorts ballot papers at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. ChiangYing-ying/AP hide caption toggle caption ChiangYing-ying/AP A staff sorts ballot papers at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. ChiangYing-ying/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a
Taiwan deals with lots of misinformation, and it's harder to track down
Supporters attend a campaign rally for Taiwan’s main opposition party, Kuomintang, ahead of this month’s presidential election, in Taipei on Dec. 23. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images Supporters attend a campaign rally for Taiwan’s main opposition party, Kuomintang, ahead of this
China launches a satellite over Taiwan, days before island's election
A television set, displaying news regarding a “presidential alert” message issued by the authorities to all phones in Taiwan, is seen in a hypermarket in Taipei on Jan. 9, 2024. SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images A television set, displaying news regarding
China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan. Here's how
A fighter plane takes off for patrol and military exercises around Taiwan carried out by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, April 8. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images A fighter plane takes off for patrol
Taiwan is driving China-U.S. tensions. Meet the person right in the middle
American Institute in Taiwan director Sandra Oudkirk. American Institute in Taiwan hide caption toggle caption American Institute in Taiwan American Institute in Taiwan director Sandra Oudkirk. American Institute in Taiwan When President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met at the APEC summit this November, one of the top agenda
Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island
A man takes pictures of huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images A man takes pictures of huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall
Honduras has opened an embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan
FILE – Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Castro has flown to China on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, to meet with President Xi Jinping. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP FILE – Honduras’