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Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who was vocal in his support of Taiwan and opposition to China during his time in office, delivered a speech in Taipei on Thursday, and met with senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) figures, such as President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Vice President William Lai (賴清德), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮). On Jan. 1 last year, the Chinese Ministry of...

The Chinese-language news Web site Formosa last month published a poll showing that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had an approval rating of 48.9 percent, an increase of 4.1 percent over a previous survey, while its disapproval rating was 42.2 percent, a decrease of 3.1 percent. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) had an approval rating of just 27.8 percent, down 3.9 percent, while its disapproval rating was 59.1 percent, a 3.5 percent increase. Basically, the DPP has a far higher approv...

The National Kaohsiung Center For The Arts To Stage Verdis LA TRAVIATA CHIEN Wen-pin, Weiwuying General and Artistic Director, will conduct all four performances.by BWW News Desk When the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, known as Weiwuying, staged Puccinis Turandot in August 2020 it proved that despite the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan was capable of mounting world-class opera productions for live audiences. Now Weiwuying presents its acclaimed production of Verdis La Traviata as a beaco...