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  • A Republic of China Navy Kang Ding-class (La Fayette-class) frigate navigates the coastal waters off Kaohsiung during naval manoeuvres on the first day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on August 5, 2026.
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    Chinese government ships spotted in record numbers off Taiwan in July
  • The autograph of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is displayed on a superchip during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
    Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    From heated rivalry to frenemies: Inside the cutthroat business of ruling tech in Asia
  • Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., writes notes ahead of a special GOP Senate runoff debate to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Newberry, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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    Sen. Darline Graham admits in debate: ‘National security is not my thing’
  • Hackers deployed an autonomous AI system to carry out cyberattacks on Taiwan, in what experts believe is the first known fully autonomous attack on government agencies.
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    Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?
  • Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was taken in an armored personnel carrier to a secure facility during a military drill in Taipei late Wednesday.
    Taiwan Presidential Office
    Taiwan’s leader boards armored vehicle to escape mock ‘decapitation strike’
  • A man looks at a board displaying stock prices at the Taiwan Stock Exchange, in Taipei on May 4, 2026.
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    Asia’s wild AI frenzy stock swings ignite and destroy dreams of getting rich
  • Two officers on the maritime safety administration watch boats sailing in a port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.
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    ‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific
  • Family and friends record as Tao indigenous rowers paddle a traditional wooden canoe named Ovayan, or "Golden Friendship," to the Philippines' Batanes Islands, on Orchid Island, Taiwan, June 15, 2026.
    Ann Wang/Reuters
    Using the stars and paddles, indigenous Taiwanese recreate risky sea journey of Great Pacific Migration
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  • This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launching station preparing to load onto a 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Fort Bliss, Texas, on February 23, 2019.
    Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne/AP
    US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say
    May 10, 2026
  • The Korea Exchange in the Yeouido district of Seoul, South Korea, on May 6, 2026. The benchmark Kospi surpassed the 7,000-point threshold for the first time.
    Chris Jung/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Market rebound: Why some stocks are looking past the Iran war
    May 7, 2026
  • A television shows the meeting between Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, at a restaurant in Taipei on April 10, 2026.
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    China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
    Apr 10, 2026
  • US and Taiwan flags fly outside the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taoyuan on March 30.
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    US weapons or China’s friendship? Trump’s Iran war volatility reignites debate for Taiwan
    Apr 7, 2026
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  • <p>Beijing has constructed a striking mockup of an American Arleigh Burke–class destroyer. Analysts say the replica, built in the remote desert of Xinjiang, helps China refine hypersonic missile targeting and signals its relentless preparation for conflict, especially over Taiwan. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.</p>
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    Video Using the stars and paddles, indigenous Taiwanese seafarers recreate ancestors’ route to the Philippines 1:21
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    Video BTS ARMY in Taipei pray to God of Love for concert tickets 0:52
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  • Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind shakes hands with Taiwan's outgoing leader Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan on May 15, 2024.
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    Drag queen Nymphia Wind performs at Taiwan’s presidential office
  • Mong Shuan is one of the "betel nut beauties" captured by photographer Constanze Han.
    Constanze Han
    Photos shine a light on Taiwan’s ‘betel nut beauties’
  • A general view of the Taipei 101 building in Taipei, Taiwan.
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    How Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper withstands earthquakes
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  • Photo taken in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, shows fallen rocks on a road leading to Taroko National Park, following a powerful earthquake on April 3. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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    Taiwan’s Taroko National Park closed ‘until further notice’ following earthquake
  • PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
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    Coldplay has a request: They really, really want to play in China
  • The Flight MF883 waits to take off at the Fuzhou Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 22, 2023.  Direct flights between Taiwan and Fuzhou resumed on Monday after being suspended for over three years due to the pandemic. (Photo by Lin Shanchuan/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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    Taipei protests against Beijing’s ‘unilateral’ moving of flight path closer to sensitive median line
  • Before and after elephant's trunk broke off from the rest of the rock, Taiwan.
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    Taiwan’s ‘Elephant Trunk Rock’ has collapsed

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