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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan mobilised nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to be on standby for rescue efforts as powerful Typhoon Krathon approached its populous southwest coast, which is ...
Taiwan's defence ministry raised the alarm on Thursday about a renewed surge of Chinese military activity around the island and live fire drills, accusing Beijing of policy instability that ...
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday it was monitoring Chinese landing drills taking place in a province that lies opposite the island on the other side of the Taiwan Strait, where previous ...
Six Taiwanese archers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's and women's recurve competitions by virtue of their results at the 2022 Asian Games; [1] at the 2023 Asian Continental Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand; [2] and at the 2024 Final Team Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey. [3]
The economy was severely damaged by World War II and the Chinese Civil War, and many sports clubs were dissolved due to the sensitive political environment. Although the sports environment had a setback, Japanese colonial era left a crucial foundation in Taiwan that allowed the passion for sports to grow in this difficult time. [3]
Taiwan competed under the designated name "Chinese Taipei" at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “strongly condemns the crude and despicable means of malicious individuals ruthlessly snatching the ‘Go Taiwan’ slogan.”
Taiwan(R.O.C) government placed under martial law from 1949 to 1987. During this period, maritime access was limited, as the coastline was classified as a high-security zone. Jeff Sun (Sun YaoSheng, Chinese:孫耀聖 - Other names:Mao Guh, Chinese:毛哥), who began surfing in 1960's, [1] is considered a pioneer of the sport in Taiwan. [2] [3]