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The opposition Kuomintang wins a majority in the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election. Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is elected president. [ 1] January 25 – Taiwan officially extends compulsory military service to one year from four months due to rising tensions with China. [ 2]
Mass protests on May 21, 24, and 28 around the Legislative Yuan, from top to bottom. The 2024 Taiwanese constitutional controversy started with the proposal and passage of a set of controversial legislative reform bills. The controversy triggered the so-called Bluebird Movement ( Chinese: 青鳥行動 ), a series of ongoing protests.
July 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM. BEIJING (AP) — Lawmakers from at least six countries say Chinese diplomats are pressuring them not to attend a China-focused summit in Taiwan, in what they describe as ...
2024 Taiwanese legislative election. Legislative elections were held in the Republic of China ( Taiwan) on 13 January, 2024 for the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China concurrently with the presidential election. [ 1][ 2] This election was the fifth to use the mixed electoral system after it was introduced to legislative elections.
Updated April 4, 2024 at 3:27 AM. The powerful earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday shook an island that was well prepared for a seismic catastrophe — likely more so than some regions of the U.S ...
Taiwan investment in the U.S. is dominated by chipmaker TSMC's mammoth $65 billion plan to build three factories in Arizona, for which the U.S. government is providing a $6.6 billion subsidy and ...
The Second World War's hostilities came to a close on 2 September 1945, with the defeat of the Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany.Taiwan, which had been ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, was placed under the control of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China (ROC) by the promulgation of General Order No. 1 and the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on that day.
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