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Student protesters siege Taiwan's legislature

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Students occupy Taiwan's parliament in Taipei on March 20, 2014, in protest against a trade deal with Beijing that they believe will hurt Taiwan's economy. They vacated the building on April 10, 2014, after discussion with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng.

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3 years after Japan quake-tsunami

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (2nd from L, front) and other Taiwan officials offer flowers at an event in Taipei on March 11, 2014, to mark the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation visits Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Wang Jin-pyng (R), president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan or parliament, and Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi shake hands in Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost island prefecture of Japan, on May 12, 2011. A 300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation led by Wang arrived in Hokkaido the same day to help rehabilitate Japan's tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis. Taiwan is Hokkaido's top source of foreign tourists, accounting for almost a quarter of all foreign visitors.

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300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation departs for Hokkaido

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan or parliament, speaks to reporters at Taoyuan airport near Taipei heading to Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, leading a 300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation on May 12, 2011. Wang said the visit is intended to help rehabilitate Japan's tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the earthquake and nuclear disaster, and to further strengthen Taiwan-Japan relations.

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Taiwan donates to Japan over disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (L) hands a list of donations for disaster relief to Reijiro Hattori, head of the Interchange Association, Japan, in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Taiwan is by far the biggest donor to Japan since the March 11 quake and tsunami, with the island's public and private sectors contributing more than NT$5 billion (US$171.7 million) in cash and more than 563 tons of material aid to Japan.

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Taiwanese representative office opens in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Taiwan's Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (front L) shakes hands with Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi at an opening ceremony for the Sapporo office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the East Asia Relations Commission on Dec. 1, 2009. Sapporo has become a popular destination for Taiwanese tourists and Wang said he hopes the de facto consulate will serve to promote economic and cultural cooperation between Taiwanese and Japanese in Hokkaido.

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(2)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, waves aboard the navy frigate Fengyang which set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China.

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(2)Taiwan navy frigate sets sail to patrol near disputed waters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, waves aboard the navy frigate Fengyang which set sail from the eastern port of Suao on June 21 to assert Taiwan's sovereignty over an area of the East China Sea close to the Senkaku Islands held by Japan but also claimed by Taiwan and China. The Islands are called Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China. (Kyodo)

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300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation visits Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Wang Jin-pyng (R), president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan or parliament, and Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi shake hands in Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost island prefecture of Japan, on May 12, 2011. A 300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation led by Wang arrived in Hokkaido the same day to help rehabilitate Japan's tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis. Taiwan is Hokkaido's top source of foreign tourists, accounting for almost a quarter of all foreign visitors. (Kyodo)

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300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation departs for Hokkaido

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wang Jin-pyng, president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan or parliament, speaks to reporters at Taoyuan airport near Taipei heading to Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, leading a 300-strong Taiwan tourism delegation on May 12, 2011. Wang said the visit is intended to help rehabilitate Japan's tourism industry, which has been hit hard by the earthquake and nuclear disaster, and to further strengthen Taiwan-Japan relations. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan donates to Japan over disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (L) hands a list of donations for disaster relief to Reijiro Hattori, head of the Interchange Association, Japan, in Tokyo on April 21, 2011. Taiwan is by far the biggest donor to Japan since the March 11 quake and tsunami, with the island's public and private sectors contributing more than NT$5 billion (US$171.7 million) in cash and more than 563 tons of material aid to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Taiwanese representative office opens in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Taiwan's Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (front L) shakes hands with Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi at an opening ceremony for the Sapporo office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the East Asia Relations Commission on Dec. 1, 2009. Sapporo has become a popular destination for Taiwanese tourists and Wang said he hopes the de facto consulate will serve to promote economic and cultural cooperation between Taiwanese and Japanese in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)