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Taiwan grapples with divisive history as new president prepares for power
Al Jazeera· 22 hours agoEven as Taiwan prepares for the inauguration of its eighth president next week, it continues to...
MFA official on China's position on UNGA Resolution 2758
China Daily· 5 days agoOn the evening of May 10, 2024, Yang Tao, Director-General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a briefing to ...
The Scrappy World War II Pilots Who Took Flight for a Perilous Mission
New York Times· 4 days agoIn the riveting “Skies of Thunder,” Caroline Alexander considers what it took to get supplies to...
For Taiwan Shoppers, China's Malls Only A Ferry Ride Away
International Business Times· 4 hours agoWith suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese...
How Taiwan still hangs on to property in bits of China
The Economist· 1 day agoTHERE ARE few places within China’s borders where displaying Taiwan’s national flag is allowed....
Taiwan's Lai to bolster 'porcupine' defence against China threat
AFP via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe incoming Taiwanese president's best strategy to stop China from seizing the self-ruled island...
World War II Veteran in Kern River Valley Won't Quit
KERO 23 Bakersfield· 3 days agoOne of the last World War II veterans in the Kern River Valley has lived through history and even though he’s getting older, he keeps on rolling....
Taiwan president takes office under close scrutiny
AFP via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoTaiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of the island's democracy, will be sworn into office Monday as Beijing ratchets up military and...
She Taught Generations How to Wield a Wok and a Cleaver
New York Times· 6 days agoAs Michelle T. King demonstrates in this moving and ambitious biography, Fu Pei-mei was far more...
Today in History: May 20, Charles Lindbergh takes off on solo flight to France
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoToday is Monday, May 20, the 141st day of 2024. On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France.