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A dancing Trump finds internet fame in China

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Memes, inspirational quotes, and even dance videos have brought President-elect Donald Trump to a new height of fame on Chinese social media since his election. On Xiaohongshu, a media platform most similar to Instagram, the search term “Tr…

2024-11-17 09:31

Xi tells Biden support for Taiwan a 'red line' in ties

At the APEC summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned the United States against supporting Taiwan's independence, calling it a red line. While emphasizing areas of potential conflict, Xi also expressed willingness to work with the incoming Trump admin…

2024-11-17 06:34

Biden, Xi Jingping meet for the last time at Peru summit

Xi Jinping told Joe Biden that China is "ready to work with a new administration," saying it will strive for a "smooth transition," in reference to President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January. US President Joe Biden met with his Chinese counterpart …

2024-11-16 23:07

Taiwan's APEC representative invites Biden to visit island

Taiwan's APEC representative invites Biden to visit island

2024-11-16 22:35

Suteepat and new-boy Runchanapong in front

<p>Taipei: Thailand's Suteepat Prateeptienchai is one round away from a successful defence of his Taifong Open after he took a share of the third-round lead Saturday with his young compatriot Runchanapong Youprayong.</p>

2024-11-16 21:58

A man who's been to nearly 20,000 Starbucks locations describes how the chain could get its 'third-place' status back

Winter at a Starbucks store in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport outside Taipei. Winter One Starbucks customer has been working on visiting every Starbucks store since 1997. Winter, a Houston native, is on track to visit his 20,000th store in the next few …

2024-11-16 10:15

China frees Taiwan fishing boat captain after four months

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese fishing boat captain held in China for more than four months on allegations of illegal fishing has been released after paying a fine, Taiwan's coast guard said on Saturday (Nov 16). The boat, called Da Jin Man 88, was carrying five crew me…

2024-11-16 08:51

Trump ora studia i futuri rapporti con la Cina. L’esperto: “Gli Usa non potranno non essere intransigenti. Ci saranno conseguenze sull’Ue”

“La storia insegna che Cina e Stati Uniti traggono guadagno dalla cooperazione e perdite dal confronto”. Il messaggio del presidente cinese Xi Jinping a Donald Trump più che un augurio per la vittoria elettorale suona come un monito. Alla richiesta di “rispet…

2024-11-16 08:06

秘魯APEC年會：主辦方表示「China Taipei」為誤植；中方人士強行斷電台灣廣告，不讓習近平看到TAIWAN

秘魯APEC峰會期間，台灣廣告看板屢遭中方施壓。中方人員試圖拆除看板、斷電，並施壓廣告商撤下廣告。駐秘魯代表處表示，台灣依循往例在每年APEC主辦國刊登形象廣告，此次中方各項無理作為，凸顯其與一般民主社會嚴重脫節。

2024-11-16 07:50

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms

Trump's presidency could see escalating trade wars. But ties have been rocky under Biden too.

2024-11-16 07:44