Kaohsiung
Americannoun
noun
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They simulate a blockade of key Taiwanese ports including Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south, according to a Chinese military spokesperson and state media.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
He lost to Tsai 57% to 38%, shortly after which he lost his job as mayor of the major southern port city of Kaohsiung in a recall election.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
In 1987, Taiwan’s president, Lee Teng-hui, offered to release the so-called Kaohsiung Incident prisoners, but Mr. Shih refused.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Liu and six other officers were charged in January by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office's Kaohsiung branch.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023
President Tsai Ing-wen, who initiated the plan when she took office in 2016, showed off the first of eight new submarines on Thursday in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023
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