Results of 2025 Taiwan recall votes

Taipei, July 26 (CNA) This is CNA's live update on Saturday's recall votes targeting 24 opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers and suspended Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao (高虹安). Polls were open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with results expected later today. …

China lodges protest with Japan over Taiwan foreign minister's visit

The national flag of China. (Getty Images) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China has lodged a strong protest with Japan over a recent visit by Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, criticizing it as an opportunity for the self-ruled island to engage in …

The recall campaign to unseat 31 opposition lawmakers from Taiwan's parliament is unprecedented

Polls open in Taiwan's high-stakes recall election

Taiwan Recall Vote

Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen emerges from a voting booth at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 26, 2025 as Taiwanese are casting their votes to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition …

Taiwan votes to decide whether to oust lawmakers from China-friendly party

Taiwan votes to decide whether to oust lawmakers from China-friendly party

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese were voting Saturday to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in elections that could potentially reshape the power balance in the self-ruled island's …

Taiwan Bounty: PRC Cross-Agency Operations Target Taiwanese Military Personnel

Executive Summary: For the first time, public security authorities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are targeting Taiwanese military personnel and so-called “Taiwan independence” (台独) forces through a law enforcement framework. Akin to techniques …

Taiwan's women's recurve team wins silver at World University Games

Taipei, July 25 (CNA) Taiwan's women's recurve archery team took silver at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany on Friday after a 2-6 loss to Japan. After a first-round bye, the team defeated Italy 5-4, India 5-1 and China 5-3 to advance …

Taiwan’s mass recall vote tests its democracy and China’s nerves

Taipei | Voters in Taiwan face a critical decision today: whether to throw out 24 opposition lawmakers they elected just last year, in an extraordinary recall campaign that could put more power in the president’s hands but add to tensions with Beijing. The …