To anyone familiar with Beijing’s established discourse on Taiwan, Xi’s remarks to Trump represented a significant departure.

A video shared on Instagram by Abbas Mahmood showcased someone who is apparently a member of the tribe. They both compared ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Most politicians don't need to learn a new language to get elected, but in Taiwan it's not just what you say, it's what you say it in that can be key to getting into power.

Despite being a middle-size country of 23 million inhabitants, Taiwan is an extremely diverse society when it comes to languages spoken at home, at work or in the media. To understand language use and ...

(Bloomberg) -- When asked who won the recent presidential election in Taiwan, the world’s most advanced Chinese-language chatbot gives a confusing answer. “Lai Ching-te,” Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly urged U.S. President Joe Biden to adjust the language used by the United States concerning Taiwan’s independence. This request was made during a meeting near ...

Rising Voices, in collaboration with Taiwan's New Bloom Magazine and the Indigenous Youth Front, hosted a conference, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” on June 28, 2025, in ...

A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Dai wan wei. The sounds of the Taiwanese Hokkien language don’t resemble Mandarin Chinese, which drifts from the throat in soft wisps ...