{
  "id": 8847069,
  "title": "Taiwan minister makes rare trip to China for APEC event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taiwan-minister-makes-rare-trip-to-china-for-apec-event-8847069",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/21/taiwan-minister-makes-rare-trip-to-china-for-apec-event"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taiwan's Labour Minister Hung Sun-han departed for China on Sunday to attend an APEC event, marking the first ministerial-level visit of President Lai Ching-te's administration. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group is one of the few international bodies that recognises Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and China is the host nation for this year's leaders summit, scheduled for November in Shenzhen. China has rejected offers of talks from Lai, branding him a separatist, and its military regularly operates near Taiwan. Lai insists that only Taiwan's people can decide their future. The Labour Ministry confirmed Hung's departure for a human resources ministerial meeting in Nanjing, though no further details were provided. China's Taiwan Affairs Office stated that it handles Taiwan's APEC participation under APEC conventions and the one China principle, asserting that Taiwan is its territory. The Labour Minister, a former lawmaker and advocate for human rights, had previously attended other APEC events in China.",
  "summary": "Labour minister Hung Sun-han had left for China, where he will attend an APEC human resources ministerial meeting in the eastern city of Nanjing.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Taiwan minister makes rare trip to China for APEC event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taiwan-minister-makes-rare-trip-to-china-for-apec-event",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:34:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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