About 4 per cent of Taiwan's GDP came from tourism, and as the country is eyeing a post-pandemic recovery, it's trying to boost the sector.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/taiwan-offers-cash-incentives-for-travelers-to-boost-post-pandemic-tourism

Beijing has also infiltrated temples on Taiwan's offshore islands and more sparsely populated east coast, according to a government summary of China's religious infiltration that cited intelligence on Beijing's activities.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-wields-peace-goddess-religion-as-weapon-in-taiwan-election/article_e37c3586-223e-56ad-880e-944063d20730.html

But Taiwan's path to chip superstardom will not be easy to replicate - the island has a secret sauce, honed through decades of laborious work by its engineers.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67213293?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

China began the drills on Saturday after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taipei following a meeting in Los Angeles with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/china-ends-taiwan-drills-after-simulating-blockade-c-10308714

Communist China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and relations have soured since Taiwan's independence.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12517983/China-sends-68-warplanes-10-Navy-vessels-Taiwan-24-hours.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan's Vice President William Lai greets his supporters at the launching ceremony of an all female lead presidential campaign volunteer group in Taipei, Taiwan July 9, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/taiwan-ruling-party-pledges-steady-hand-as-opposition-rallies/article_bf3429e7-5e58-5c1e-8372-00f467043af3.html

FILE - Taiwan's military holds drills of the annual Han Kuang military exercises that simulate an anti-landing operations near the coast in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-says-us-military-aid-to-taiwan-will-not-deter-its-will-to-unify-the-island

It said Beijing was trying to influence Taiwan's upcoming election.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66553225?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

KELOWNA, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson opened the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Sunday with a 9-2 rout of Taiwan's Cynthia Lu at the Kelowna Curling Club.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/canadas-einarson-wins-opening-game-at-pan-continental-curling-championships-7754052

Pictured: Three military boats from Taiwan's Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit patrol the Matsu Islands on April 9, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12157565/Chinese-warship-collides-destroyer-Taiwan-Strait.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Ashleigh Buhai: The 34-year-old denied Australian superstar Minjee Lee by a shot to become the first player to win successive Women's Australian Opens since Taiwan's former world No.1 and five-time major champion Yani Tseng in 2011.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/golf/snapshot-of-the-final-day-at-the-australian-open-c-12772652

Playing in Taiwan's P. League+ as a member of the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, they took on the Formosa Taishin Dreamers yesterday, May 14.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com.au/jeremy-lin-suffers-scary-injury-during-game-may-forced-retire-1845625

Reuters reporters at the Cape Maobitou park in Pingtung county on Taiwan's southern tip saw Hsiung Feng launchers deployed near a scenic spot on Monday as soldiers stood guard and tourists watched and posed for pictures.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/china-ends-taiwan-drills-after-simulating-blockade-c-10308714

TAIPEI : Shares in Taiwan's TSMC opened 3.3 per cent lower on Wednesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc slashed its stake in the chipmaker.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/tsmc-shares-fall-after-berkshire-cuts-stake-3279041?cid=cna_flip_070214

TAIPEI -- With Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections about six months away, it remains unclear whether the two main parties will be able to win a majority of seats.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/0b693cada2034c25?ref=ff

Taiwan's armed forces responded using its own aircraft and ships to monitor the situation using the principle of "not escalating conflicts or causing disputes," the ministry said.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/198922/China-stages-combat-patrols-over-Taiwan-Strait

Taiwan's defence ministry published a map on Monday of the previous 24 hours of Chinese air force activities, showing four carrier-based Chinese J-15 fighters operating over the Pacific Ocean to Taiwan's east.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-ends-taiwan-drills-after-practising-blockades-precision-strikes/article_d239348b-c72f-52b3-a213-e818f0ed1540.html

Taiwan's defence ministry published a map on Monday of the previous 24 hours of Chinese air force activities, showing four carrier-based Chinese J-15 fighters operating over the Pacific Ocean to Taiwan's east.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-ends-taiwan-drills-after-practising-blockades-precision-strikes/article_d239348b-c72f-52b3-a213-e818f0ed1540.html

Taiwan's defence ministry said the nine Chinese aircraft crossed at points in the north, centre and south of the strait's median line, which used to serve as an unofficial buffer between the two sides.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-stages-combat-patrols-after-warning-taiwan-about-u-s-speaker-meeting/article_e7a9a4a9-b6c3-5d19-94d6-e6a8c5a3b1a7.html

Taiwan's defense ministry said Saturday that it detected three ships from the Chinese navy, one of which was the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/05/27/taiwan-says-chinese-warships-pass-through-taiwan-strait-as-beijing-keeps-up-pressure-on-island/