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2024-05-23 05:13:22 A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to “separatist acts”, sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock…
2024-05-09 15:39:09 Lai Ching-te, like outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, rejects China’s claim on Taiwan.(Representational) Taipei: Taiwanese defence and coast guard officials said on Thursday dozens of Chinese warplanes and ships…
2024-05-07 12:07:54 A Chinese speedboat carrying four people capsized near Kinmen on February 14. (Representational) Taipei: Four Chinese coastguard ships briefly sailed through Taiwan’s “prohibited” waters, Taipei said, urging Beijing…
2024-04-20 18:09:35 Some hardline Republicans have voiced strong opposition to further Ukraine aid Washington: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Saturday passed the first in a series of bills…
2024-04-10 11:00:20 Taiwan was among the issues discussed by Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in a call last week. (File) Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that “external interference”…
2024-02-03 17:28:16 China’s Communist Party considers Taiwan as its territory. (Representational) Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that it has detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and five…
2024-01-15 03:05:39 Taipei: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen hailed on Monday the island’s “close and staunch” partnership with the United States, as she welcomed a delegation from Washington making a post-election…
2024-01-13 04:02:13 Polls opened on Saturday in Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections which China has framed as a choice between war and peace and are happening as Beijing ramps up…
2024-01-11 04:33:47 The United States, in a clear signal to China, opposes any outside interference or influence in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, a senior Biden administration official said…
2024-01-01 05:40:55 China considers Taiwan to be its “sacred territory”. Beijing: China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year’s address on Sunday, striking a…