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Taiwan MAC minister slams Chinese election interference

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would not be the CCP if it did not interfere with Taiwan’s elections, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) sa...

Taiwan ex-President Ma proposes polls to break impasse with TPP

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) suggests opinion polls to choose a single opposition candidate, but they are different from Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chair Ko ...

EU to crack down on targeted social media political ads

Back in 2008, Barack Obama successfully deployed microtargeted social media adverts, which use personal data to precision-aim messaging at specific groups of voters, in his campaign for the presidency...

Legislator flags alleged Chinese online campaigns to sway Taiwan's elections

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Allegations of a campaign to influence Taiwan's 2024 elections through Chinese visitors have surfaced, coinciding with the Taiwanese government's disclosure of com...

Taiwan People’s Party, KMT candidates spar over cooperation proposals

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) said Wednesday (Oct. 25) he has repeatedly made concessions to Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chair Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who in r...

Taiwan People’s Party candidate accuses KMT of demanding ‘forced marriage’

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang (KMT) demand for open primaries to select an opposition presidential candidate feels like a forced marriage, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chair Ko Wen-...

Unresolved issues ahead of EU-US summit in Washington

If it goes as President of the European Council Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would like, the EU-US summit in Washington DC will provide evidence of a unique tr...

Taiwan People’s Party counters KMT primary plans with poll proposal

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presented its plans for opinion polls to decide the choice of a joint presidential candidate after the Kuomintang (KMT) emphasized op...

Taiwan’s KMT, TPP agree on 3 debates, but differ on opinion polls

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — During three hours of talks on Saturday (Oct. 14), delegations from the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) agreed to hold three debates to determin...

Taiwan People’s Party proposes 3 debates with KMT ahead of opinion polls

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chair Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) proposes to hold three debates with the Kuomintang (KMT) before having opinion polls decide who should represent th...

Taiwan vice president promises subsidies to speed up innovation

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will invest NT$150 billion (US$4.63 billion) per year in economic innovation to create 20,000 jobs in the sector within five years if elected president, Vice Presid...

Taiwan People’s Party proposes poll to select joint opposition candidate

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The opposition should select a unified presidential candidate by holding an independent opinion poll, with the losing candidates withdrawing from the race, a spokesperson ...

As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Waiting three weeks and counting to cross into Texas, Lila sat in a shelter on the Mexico border Friday feeling trapped: The cartels make it too dangerous to turn around and t...

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor's veto to follow

RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor a...

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power lines, joini...