Key dates in Taiwan’s history: A contested island’s evolution

China has been staging live-fire military drills around Taiwan featuring aircraft, warships and rocket launches.

Why China is holding military drills around Taiwan — and the history behind it

China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots ...
Yahoo

A brief history of China-Taiwan relations

For decades, the relationship between China and Taiwan has sat on the edge of conflict — with China viewing Taiwan as a “renegade province” that must be returned by force if necessary. David Sacks, a ...
The Washington Post

A Voice for Taiwan's Freedom, History

Not a lot of metal bands appear at both Jaxx nightclub and the National Press Club, but Chthonic will be doing just that, with appearances at Springfield's Jaxx on Monday and Sept. 13. The latter date ...
The National Interest

Taiwan Seeks to Escape Its History

In his inauguration speech last May, Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, evoked the year 1624—when the Dutch East India Company established a fort on the island—as the year that “marked Taiwan’s ...
NPR

Taiwan's History of Colonialism Forged Its Distinct Cuisine

Tainan is considered the culinary capital of Taiwan. At one of the oldest wet markets in that Southern city, Shuixian Gong Market, the island's vibrant cuisine is on the display. There are displays of ...
The Diplomat

The Discourse on Taiwan Needs a Vibeshift

Two narratives dominate discourse on Taiwanese identity. The first is the “Free China” view — an idea that Taiwan is historically and culturally Chinese, and that its non-communist values and free ...
WUNC

Taiwan's long history of colonization has forged its distinct cuisine

And I'm Ailsa Chang in Tainan, Taiwan, which, you know, hasn't been the seat of government in Taiwan in quite a while. But there is a very good case to be made that this city is still the culinary ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)

Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a... Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and ...
AOL

China, Taiwan clash over history, Beijing says can't 'invade' what is already its territory

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, ...
KUOW

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)

TAINAN, Taiwan — On a Friday morning in the southern city of Tainan, Shuixian Gong Market overflows with displays of shiny orange and silver fish, stacks of glistening pork ribs and crates of dragon ...