The Taipei Times is an English-language print newspaper in Taiwan published by the Liberty Times Group. It was founded as Taiwan's third English-language newspaper on 15 June 1999, and as of 2018 it was the last remaining English-language paper there to still have a print edition.
History
Published by the Liberty Times Group, the Taipei Times launched its first edition on 15 June 1999. It was the third English-language newspaper founded in Taiwan. It is a participant in Project Syndicate.
In a column celebrating the paper's fifth anniversary, then-Taipei Times associate editor Laurence Eyton wrote that much of the initial planning of the paper was concluded over pints of Carlsberg in a pub with Anthony Lawrence, the paper's first managing editor. In 2002, the daily circulation stood at 280,000 copies.
By 2017, the Taipei Times had become the last daily print newspaper in Taiwan, after competitors Taiwan News and China Post switched to digital-only formats.
Editorial positions
Its editorial position leans toward Taiwan independence, and supports the development of Taiwan's own nuclear arsenal.
Opinion writers
- Jerome F. Keating
See also
- Liberty Times
- Media of Taiwan