He said Taiwan’s democracy grows stronger with each act of civic participation. “As long as we persist, democracy will not lose,” he said. Though challenges remain, Taiwan must show the world it can resolve domestic issues through its constitutional system and unite under “the spirit of democracy,” Lai said.

The joint AUKMIN statement underscored the "critical importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait", urging the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues through dialogue, not force or coercion. The ministers also raised "concern at China's destabilising military exercises around Taiwan," the Taipei Times reported.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected move to oust 24 lawmakers of the main opposition party, Beijing-friendly Kuomintang. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The UK and Australia emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in a joint statement released Friday.

Taiwan’s democracy is still young, and has many problems, but with the next few elections and transfers of power, both the governing and the governed will master the core of democracy.

The next chapter in Taiwan’s democracy has begun. On Saturday, the people of Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te as president and Bi-khim Hsiao as vice president in the eighth presidential election ...

The following is a chronology of the major events in Taiwan history and its transformation into a democracy. 1895 - China cedes Taiwan to Japan after losing a war. 1945 - Taiwan returns to Chinese ...

Hong Kong police announced bounties Friday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists, accusing them of national security crimes.