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  • 4 Mar 2011
    Taiwanese church leader urges abolition of the death penalty

    A Catholic prison ministry leader has called on the Taiwan government to abolish the death penalty, as another round of executions may take place in a few weeks.

  • 30 Nov 2009
    Historic first meeting between Chinese churches and Taiwan Presbyterians

    Given the long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of Taiwan, a first meeting between official Chinese church delegates and the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan is being seen as a further significant thawing in relations.

  • 2 Sep 2009
    Presbyterians call for Obama to review China-Taiwan policy

    Members of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan have written an open letter to President Barack Obama asking that his administration review US policy to China and Taiwan and reiterate the need to respect the island's independence.

  • 28 Mar 2008
    Taiwan church leaders disappointed at failure of UN referendum

    The Anglican Bishop of Taiwan and one of his senior priests say they are saddened by the failure of the electorate on the island to pass two referendums asking whether Taiwan should enter the United Nations.

  • 23 Apr 2007
    Desmond Tutu calls on Taiwan to face its painful past

    On a visit last week, he former South African archbishop has urged the Taiwanese people to heal the wounds caused by a 1947 uprising in which thousands were massacred.

  • 4 Dec 2006
    Taiwan church leader breaks the ice with China

    Bishop David J. H. Lai of Taiwan paid his first official visit to mainland China this week, meeting with state officials in Beijing, exchanging information with new friends in Nanjing and Shanghai, and emphasizing the need for harmonious relationships - a message that resonantes with the country's official Protestant churches in their post-denominational era.