Cross-Strait

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  TPP-linked Chinese spouse indicted for Anti-Infiltration Act violations

  Xu Chunying (徐春鶯), the China-born chair of a Taiwanese new immigrants organization and political activist, was indicted by prosecutors Tuesday for violations of the Anti-Infiltration Act and financial crimes.

  03/24/2026 08:34 PM

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  MAC head refuses to answer questions from China-born TPP lawmaker

  Taiwan's top China affairs official on Monday refused to answer questions from China-born Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Legislator Li Chen-hsiu (李貞秀) during a legislative committee session, saying it would be "illegal" to answer someone not legally qualified to hold office.

  03/23/2026 06:57 PM

• CGA expels Chinese vessel from restricted Dongsha waters

  Taiwan's Coast Guard on Thursday expelled a China Coast Guard vessel that entered restricted waters near Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.

  03/19/2026 06:32 PM

• INTERVIEW / Walesa warns of China threat, urges solidarity to end communist rule

  Visiting Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa warned Tuesday of China's threat to Taiwan while calling on Chinese-speaking countries to stand in solidarity to end communist rule.

  03/17/2026 01:28 PM

• Legislature's decision not to kick out TPP lawmaker 'regrettable': MAC

  Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday the Legislature's decision not to unseat China-born Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Legislator Li Chen-hsiu (李貞秀) was "regrettable," citing "problems" surrounding her eligibility.

  03/12/2026 10:01 PM

• ANALYSIS / Chinese warplane lull around Taiwan tied to politics, fuel: Scholars

  Taiwanese scholars said Thursday that a recent drop in Chinese warplane activity around Taiwan was temporary, likely driven by Beijing's desire for "political security" during the annual "Two Sessions" and higher fuel costs caused by tension in the Middle East.

  03/12/2026 06:29 PM

• ANALYSIS / Venezuela, Iran moves boost U.S. ahead of Trump-Xi talks: Scholars

  Taiwanese scholars said Monday that recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran have strengthened Washington's hand ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, but they were less sure how it would affect Taiwan.

  03/09/2026 06:34 PM

• Annual Taipei march marks Tibetan uprising, warns Taiwan of China threat

  Around 300 people joined an annual march in Taipei on Saturday to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with organizers warning that China's "expansion of authoritarian rule will not stop in just one place."

  03/07/2026 07:53 PM

• Xi may press Trump for public concessions on Taiwan: Ex-AIT chair

  Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) could ask Donald Trump to publicly commit to limiting arms sales to Taiwan or opposing Taiwan independence during the U.S. president's visit to Beijing later this month, according to a former head of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).

  03/05/2026 05:39 PM

• Annual Taipei march to mark 1959 Tibetan uprising, protest repression

  An annual march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising, themed around religious reincarnation, autonomy and resistance to transnational repression, will take place in Taipei on Saturday, organizers said Wednesday.

  03/04/2026 02:38 PM