The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in

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, and the third established there. Online competitors include the state-owned ''

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'' and ''

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''; ''

The China Post ''The China Post'' () was an English-language newspapers published in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China), alongside the ''Taipei Times The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the thi ...

'' was formerly a competitor but today is mostly non-operational. Established on 15 June 1999, the ''Taipei Times'' is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes a Chinese-language newspaper, the '' Liberty Times'', Taiwan's biggest newspaper by circulation, with a pro– Taiwan independence editorial line. On 15 May 2017, ''

'' was the ''Times''s last English-language competitor to go out of print and the ''Taipei Times'' is consequently offered at most points of sale, hotels and libraries as the English-language option. It is a participant in Project Syndicate.

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* {{Official website 1999 establishments in Taiwan English-language newspapers published in Taiwan Mass media in Taipei Publications established in 1999

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