Taipei

American

[tahy-pey, tahy-bey] / ˈtaɪˈpeɪ, ˈtaɪˈbeɪ /

Pinyin, Taibei

noun

Wade-Giles.

a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.

Taipei British

/ ˈtaɪˈpeɪ /

noun

the capital of Taiwan (the Republic of China), at the N tip of the island: became capital in 1885; industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 2 473 000 (2005 est)

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Taipei Cultural

Capital of Taiwan and largest city in the country, located in northern Taiwan.

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In 1949, Taipei became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists, who had been forced to flee mainland China.

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Hegseth only discussed Taiwan once on Saturday, when a delegate asked whether U.S. military operations against Iran would affect Washington’s arms sales to Taipei.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The Taipei food stand of the friendly Jing-nan draws a steady flow of tourists, campaigning politicians, nightlife denizens—and an alarming amount of dangerous intrigue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to give a speech in Taipei Monday morning local time.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the huge spending plan at an event in Taipei to celebrate the launch of the chip maker’s new campus in Taiwan on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Much further work is now published by Ling Shun-sheng, Rui Yi-fu and other anthropologists in Taipei.

From A History of China by Eberhard, Wolfram

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