BOOSTING TIES: A US representative told the Taiwanese lawmakers that he hopes a Taiwan trade agreement would be the first such deal signed by US President Joe BidenBy Wang Chien-hao, Shih Hsiao-kuang and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Our 6-month investigation uncovers the hidden politics of freediving, including leaked e-mails, documents, and private messages between AIDA International, AIDA Taiwan, AIDA China, and the Chinese government.
SOURCE OF REFERENCE: Candidates running in the local vote should promise not to encourage people to capitulate or surrender to China, a pro-independence group saidBy Chen Yu-fu and Jason Pan / Staff reporters
An alliance of pro-Taiwan groups yesterday threw their support behind Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), calling on voters to end what it called the “24-year-old reign by pan-blue forces” in the capital.
Addressing the crowd, Chen said he was running for mayor to make Taipei and the nation better places to live.
“Taipei is the capital, and it is the locomotive driving the nation in plowing ahead,” said Chen, who spoke mainly in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), as he told the groups to call him “A-diong” (阿中).
Chen pointed to his administrative and organizational experience, having served