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Yip Wai Yee

Taiwan Correspondent

Wai Yee reports for The Straits Times from Taipei, where she has been based since November 2022. She loves drinking bubble tea (30 per cent sugar, less ice, please) and looking at unique cultural and social media trends. She also hopes to tell stories of Taiwan that go beyond the context of geopolitical tensions. Before her move to Taipei, she managed social media accounts at BBC News, and covered tech and entertainment news at The Straits Times.

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‘Trusted and resilient’: Taiwan’s bid to position itself as a China-free drone hub

Across Taiwan, drone manufacturers are seeing export growth as they increasingly expand overseas to achieve economies of scale that the domestic market alone cannot support.
Across Taiwan, drone manufacturers are seeing export growth as they increasingly expand overseas to achieve economies of scale that the domestic market alone cannot support.

Taiwan President says China is the one undermining peace in the Strait

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking at a news conference in Taipei on May 20 to mark two years in office.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking at a news conference in Taipei on May 20 to mark two years in office.

‘We really struggle to say ‘no’’: Eldest daughters in Taiwan and the invisible burden they carry

wyyletter01 - Taiwanese writer Chang Hui-tzu's book has sparked discussions about "eldest daughter syndrome" in Taiwan. 
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wyyletter01 - Taiwanese writer Chang Hui-tzu's book has sparked discussions about "eldest daughter syndrome" in Taiwan. 
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‘My only hope’: Stuck with low pay, young Taiwanese turn to stock market investing

Despite global geopolitical uncertainty, the Taiwan stock market has been experiencing record-breaking highs.
Despite global geopolitical uncertainty, the Taiwan stock market has been experiencing record-breaking highs.

‘On again, off again’: Taipei wary of Beijing’s incentives to boost cross-strait exchanges

People watching a changing of the guard ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.
People watching a changing of the guard ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei.

A peek into life on the Taiwanese island off China’s Xiamen, popular with tourists on weekends

wyyisland - Kinmen, which remains largely rural today, with traditional villages and low-rise buildings, depends on Xiamen for trade, tourism and jobs.


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wyyisland - Kinmen, which remains largely rural today, with traditional villages and low-rise buildings, depends on Xiamen for trade, tourism and jobs.


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So near, yet so far: China eyes Taiwanese island as reunification model

‘One family’: Xi Jinping hosts Taiwan opposition leader for the first time in a decade

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meeting Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on April 10.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meeting Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on April 10.

‘Plastic bag chaos’: Shortage fears highlight Taiwan’s energy security concerns

wyyplastic - Plastic bags are heavily used in Taiwan's wet markets.



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wyyplastic - Plastic bags are heavily used in Taiwan's wet markets.



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A ‘warmer spring’ for cross-strait ties? Taiwan opposition leader talks up visit to Beijing

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun looks on as she speaks to the media ahead of her trip to China, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun looks on as she speaks to the media ahead of her trip to China, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

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