A Taipei think tank and observers in Taiwan say China is trying to influence residents with “cognitive warfare,” hoping to reverse opposition to Beijing’s desired takeover of Taiwan so it can be accomplished without having to go to war.Taiwanese attitudes have been drifting away from the mainland, especially among the younger generation, whose members see themselves “born independent” with no ties to China.

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China Using ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Against Taiwan, Observers Say

Brussels, Jan. 16 (CNA) Taiwan's representative to Switzerland met with his U.S counterpart on Thursday, the latest Taiwanese diplomat to meet a U.S. official after the U.S. ended its restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan on Jan. 9.

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Taiwan, U.S. diplomats meet after official contact ban lifted - Focus Taiwan

TAIPEI — Nearly a third of Taiwan's corals are dying from bleaching caused by warming oceans in an alarming phenomenon that poses a severe threat to the island's delicate underwater ecosystem, conservationists warned Wednesday (Jan 13).

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'Corals are being cooked': A third of Taiwan's reefs are dying

The urban land price index for Taipei grew at slightly faster than elsewhere in Taiwan during the second and third quarters of last year, data released by the Ministry of the Interior on Friday showed.
The urban land price index — the weighted average land price of urban areas, which is measured every six months — rose 1.

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Taipei sees biggest land index gains

The painting  Miss Moonlight by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is to be shown in a special exhibition at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei from March 12 to June 20. 
The painting, which was unveiled last year at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, has never before been shown outside Japan, the General Association of Chinese Culture said in a statement on Friday.

Work of Japanese master painter to see Taiwan debut

The government is stepping up efforts to persuade European countries to start bilateral investment agreement (BIA) talks with Taiwan, as the conditions are ripe, Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中) said yesterday.

Taipei seeks to persuade Europeans for BIA talks

Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday said that there is no plan for a Cabinet reshuffle any time soon.
Su made the remark at a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei marking the second anniversary of his Cabinet.
He has never found the job tiring or bothersome, and he cherishes the opportunity that the people have given him to serve, Su said, adding thanks to President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) for her confidence in him.

No Cabinet reshuffle planned: Su

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is tomorrow to cohost a symposium on teaching Chinese to native English speakers in Taipei, as part of the Taiwan-US Education Initiative launched last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
The AIT and the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange would host the conference at the Taipei International Convention Center.
The event is to focus on teaching Chinese in the post-COVID-19 era to English sp…

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