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The surprise switch shaved Taiwan’s diplomatic allies down to fewer than a dozen nations. In a statement posted online, Nauru’s government said the move was “in the best interests” of the country.

Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te could face a tough four years in office with no parliamentary majority, an opposition which wanted to re-start a vexed service trade deal with China and the ever present threat of military action from Beijing. Lai, from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won on Saturday by a comfortable margin though with less than half the vote but his party lost control of parliament on which Lai will have to rely to pass legislation and spending. China ...

USS Carl Vinson sent to main island’s east side as ‘strategic precaution’ after Beijing asks Taiwanese voters to ‘make the right choice’

Despite a historic third term for his party, Lai loses majority in legislature making DPP dependent on opposition for passage of bills

The United States deployed an aircraft carrier east of Taiwan ahead of a pivotal election that China framed as a decision between war and peace, according to Taiwanese media reports.

Increased Chinese military activity around Taiwan in the lead-up to the country's election has raised concerns about whether it could escalate to outright war. Defence analyst Dr Jyh-Shyang Sheu in Taipei provides his perspective.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is counting on its rocket force, the PLARF, to deliver the first and most powerful blows against Taiwanese and allied troops in the event of an invasion of Taiwan.

They, at least, don't seem to think an invasion is likely

Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the worlds most advanced semiconductor industry paralysed -- Taiwans doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of attacks against its cyber infrastructure.