Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen News
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Marsha Blackburn becomes latest US lawmaker to visit Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi
“Regular high-level visits to Taipei are long-standing US policy,” she said
Blackburn will meet with Taiwanese President on Friday and will depart on Saturday
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In 1991, a collision in western Taiwan killed 30 people and another crash a decade earlier also killed 30
Those were said to be the worst previous crashes on the rail system that dates from the late 19th century
Taiwan's extensive rail system has undergone substantial upgrades in recent years
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Lai Ching-te announced his resignation on Thursday night and made it effective on Friday morning after a cabinet meeting.
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China hopes the United States does not send any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence forces", the Foreign Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters.
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The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile, with a range of 300 kilometres (around 200 miles), flew about 75 kilometres before plunging into waters off Penghu, a Taiwanese-administered island group in the Taiwan Strait.
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China, which regards Taiwan as wayward province, is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as they suspect she will push for formal independence.
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