Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te has demanded Beijing stop threatening the island,while urging the world to see the protection of Taiwan’s democratic freedoms as essential to global peace.
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Despite a patchy track record,including allegations of bribery,the Beijing-backed company is delivering a major project for the tiny Pacific nation,which is a major focus in the competition for influence in the region.
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In the end,its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
Taiwanese officials said they had located the pair’s hotel and were working with police and authorities in Australia to find them.
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About 690 people were either still trapped or out of contact on Thursday,including more than 600 who were stranded inside a hotel.
As Taiwan recovers from a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake,the figurative aftershocks may be felt as far away as Silicon Valley.
As darkness fell,some people were spending the night in tents and other shelters. Meanwhile scores of emergency workers were trying to shore up damaged buildings.