Ma Ying-jeou
May 23, 2013
BEIJING--China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on May 23 to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could...
May 14, 2013
TAIPEI--A Taiwanese plan to end mandatory military service and shift to an all-volunteer force is running into a problem: not enough volunteers.
April 10, 2013
Following years of difficult negotiations, Japan and Taiwan have finally reached a broad agreement on fishing rights in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea....
March 31, 2013
TAIPEI--Taiwan's president has commissioned a new vessel to beef up patrol in a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea also claimed by China and Japan.
March 30, 2013
TAIPEI--In a marked policy shift, Taiwan plans to skip its claims to the Senkaku Islands in negotiating a fisheries agreement with Japan, sources close to the negotiations said.
March 16, 2013
TAIPEI/ BEIJING--Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will attend next week's inauguration of the pope, the government said on March 15, drawing only a muted response from China...
March 13, 2013
TAIPEI--Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is taking heat from opposition parties and environmentalists by repeatedly justifying his administration's commitment to nuclear energy ...
February 02, 2013
TAIPEI--Taiwan's vice premier Jiang Yih-Huah will replace premier Sean Chen, the presidential office said in statement issued late on Jan. 31, as part of a cabinet reshuffle...
November 15, 2012
BEIJING--The leaders of China and long-time rival Taiwan had rare direct political contact on Nov. 15 after Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou sent congratulatory messages to...
June 01, 2012
TAIPEI-- Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on June 1 he was hopeful China's next rulers would maintain improving relations and that anointed leader Xi Jinping's understanding...
May 20, 2012
TAIPEI--Taiwan's president began his second term on May 20 and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little...
January 31, 2012
TAIPEI -- Taiwan reshuffled its cabinet on Jan. 31 following the ruling party's re-election in presidential and legislative elections, appointing as leader a finance expert as...
January 17, 2012
In Taiwan’s presidential election on Jan. 14, voters gave qualified support, not unconditional approval, to expanded ties with China. That probably best sums up the election...
January 16, 2012
TAIPEI--President Ma Ying-jeou did his best to convince voters during his re-election campaign that his heart and loyalties are really with them--even bunking with a Taiwanese...
January 14, 2012
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's incumbent president was re-elected on Saturday as official tallies showed he held a near-unassailable lead in the vote-count and the opposition conceded...
January 14, 2012
TAIPEI -- Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou held a strong lead in Taiwan's presidential election Saturday, as voters appeared drawn to his vision of better relations with China over his...
January 14, 2012
TAIPEI -- Taiwanese voted on Saturday, Jan. 14, for their next president and parliament, an election being closely monitored by China and the United States as they look for...
January 12, 2012
Independent voters hold the key to determining who emerges victorious in what is expected to be a very close race in the Taiwan presidential election on Jan. 14.
January 10, 2012
TAIPEI--In a peculiar case of “political theater,” tourists from China are flocking to Taiwan to witness something not seen in their country--free elections.
January 09, 2012
TAIPEI--Huge political rallies were held across Taiwan on Jan. 8 as a closely fought presidential race entered its final week.