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Taiwan is "disturbingly normal," but not immune to pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 8, 2020
Many businesses remain open, but the island and its economy are not untouched by the global COVID-19 crisis.
People divided by plastic partitions, amid concerns of COVID-19, eat their food at Q Square in Xindian district, New Taipei City.
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Trump suggests using Taiwan as a bargaining chip

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Dec 12, 2016
The president elect said he wasn't bound by the 37 year old One China policy.
President-elect Donald Trump looks on during at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
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Leaders of China, Taiwan to meet: Why it's important

by Rob Schmitz and Cici Chen
Nov 5, 2015
Leaders of the two countries haven't met since the birth of modern China in 1949.
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South Korea mall says 'Hello shopper, nice to see you'

by Molly Wood
Oct 10, 2012
A mall in Seoul, South Korea is installing facial recognition cameras to read shoppers' gender and age in order to generate customized ads.
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Taiwanese re-elect President Ma Ying-jeou

by Rob Schmitz
Jan 15, 2012
Voters in Taiwan re-elected President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday. Ma pursues a conciliatory policy toward China, which has welcomed his victory.
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Chinopoly

China-Taiwan Reunification? Not Tonight. I've Got a Headache.

by Rob Schmitz
Feb 11, 2011
Perhaps Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan weren't the right names. But that's what the Chinese government named a male and a female panda it loaned to Taiw...
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