Taiwan

China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Pelosi, who is second in line to the…
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Taiwan’s government on Friday confirmed its first imported case of monkeypox, a man in his 20s who had studied in Germany from January until June this year when he returned to the island. Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control said the man…
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The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan’s assertion that the strait dividing the island from the Chinese mainland is an international waterway, a further rebuff to Beijing’s claim to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage. The…
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China will “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwanese independence, the country’s defense minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island. The superpowers are locked in a growing war of words…
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China’s military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies, the foreign ministry said after China conducted drills nearby as US lawmakers visited Taipei. Beijing blamed…
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island’s east to collapse. Taiwan is…
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Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has said drawing parallel to Ukraine and Taiwan is flawed and these are totally different things. “Ukraine is a sovereign state, while Taiwan is an inseparable part of China’s territory. The…
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China on Monday sanctioned US defence giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies over the sale of arms to the self-ruled democracy, Taiwan, saying the arms deal undermined the country’s security interests and bilateral ties. The…
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday underlined the challenge that the island is facing to uphold its freedom and democracy amid constantly increasing military and diplomatic pressure from China. In her New Year's Day address,…
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday that recent extensive Chinese military operations near Taiwan resembled “rehearsals” and he reaffirmed Washington’s strong support for Taipei. President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief said the…
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