NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan—Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.

In a press conference on May 15, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office warned of "disciplinary actions" against five Taiwanese political commentators and their families in Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan participated in a multinational cyber exercise held by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for the first time earlier this year, according to the island’s Administration for Cyber Security. The U.S.

Congress has been notified of the proposed sale, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, which guides arms sales to Taiwan.

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. In April, Hualien was hit by the biggest earthquake to affect Taiwan in at least 25 years.

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" of having the Taiwan office located in the capital city.

The department said that because South Africa has no formal diplomatic tie with Taiwan, the move was to "correct this anomaly" of having the Taiwan office in the capital city.

Beijing has labeled Taiwan President Lai Ching-te as a “dangerous separatist.” Days after Mr.

"Taiwan will not be intimidated. We will take responsibility to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," Lai said.

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We call on relevant departments on the other side of the Taiwan Strait to investigate and deal with it as soon as possible." Calls to China's Taiwan Affairs Office seeking comment outside of office hours went unanswered.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Jan. 21, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in, according to local authorities.

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes. In April, Hualien was hit by the biggest earthquake to affect Taiwan in at least 25 years. Nine people were killed and more than 900 injured.

take all of Taiwan.

“China’s threat to Taiwan is a threat to the entire international community," Lai said. "China doesn’t just want to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.

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, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan.”

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Global Affairs Canada has said 5,518 Canadian citizens are registered in Taiwan.

Wu say the shaking was comparable to the 1999 earthquake in Taiwan that was 7.3 in magnitude, killed more than 2,400 people, and destroyed about 52,000 buildings.

Known online as “Xiaowei,” she acquired her Taiwan residency through marriage to a Taiwanese man.

While the United States does not have an official relationship with Taiwan, it's the major arms provider to Taiwan, so the self-ruled island can maintain credible deterrence to a potential conflict with communist-ruled mainland China.

Chinese authorities summoned over 20 citizens in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China, who gathered at a restaurant adjacent to a petition office on May 20 to celebrate the inauguration of Taiwan’s 16th democratically elected president, Lai Ching-te. The police subsequently interrogated all attendees, and one rights advocate was detained on criminal charges, according to […]

and that Beijing is committed to "reunifying" Taiwan.

within Taiwan," he said.

According to China's state media, the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) two-day drills were carried out around Taiwan—to the north, south, and east and in the Taiwan Strait—and the island’s offshore islands of Dongyin, Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuqiu. Mr.

Coastal views of Pingtung County, Taiwan, in expectation of Typhoon Krathon, which is expected to make an unusual landfall in Taiwan's populous southwest coast on the morning of Oct. 3, according to the island's Central Weather Administration.

China's communist regime is holding drills to prepare for a sea-borne invasion of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, while Taiwan is responding with its own drills for a potential war.