As China’s pursuit for Taiwan reunification grows larger with every passing day, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the self-governed island, Tien Chung-Kwang on Monday said that Taiwan will not accept any unilateral decision set by China. Reiterating Taiwan’s sovereignty, the minister said that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait […]
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UK plans to replace Chinese language schools with teachers from Taiwan
A group of cross-party British lawmakers is in talks with Taiwan to provide Chinese-language teachers to the United Kingdon as the government seeks to phase out Confucius Institutes, according to media reports. Chinese state-linked Confucius language learning and teaching project has been under heavy scrutiny as the bilateral relations between […]
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Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion
US President Joe Biden said that American forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, the most explicit statement by him so far on the issue concerning cross-strait relations. Responding to a query over defending Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden said the US would defend Taiwan […]
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New risk emerges for Taiwan’s military, Chinese civilian trolls with drones
A new threat has emerged for Taiwan’s military which faces Chinese civilian trolling through drones. They are flying drones over a military site on a nearby Taiwan-controlled island, Kinmen. The 15-second video clip is among a number of videos that have popped up recently on the Chinese social media site […]
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Taiwan gains global support amid Chinese aggression
Taiwan has been gaining global support after China increased its military activities around the Island nation since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last month. With the close partnership between Russia and China, the world fears the serious repercussions Taiwan will have to face if China goes ahead with military action against it. This has led many countries to support Pelosi’s visit, Policy Research […]
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Taiwan raises defense budget 14.9 pc amid escalating China tensions
Taiwan proposed a budget of USD 17.3 billion in defence for 2023 on Thursday, a 14.9 per cent increase from this year’s total allocation, weeks after China started its military drill around the self-ruled island country post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In the proposed budget, the figure […]
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Taiwan welcomes visit from Japanese politicians amid heightened tensions with China
Amid heightened tensions with China, post the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island, Taiwan’s foreign ministry welcomed the upcoming visit of Japanese politicians. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday welcomed Furuya Keiji, Chairman of the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council, and the council’s secretary […]
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21 warplanes, 5 naval ships from China tracked around Taiwan
Taiwan has tracked 21 warplanes and five naval ships from China around the country with eight jets that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said it had tracked 17 aircraft and five ships from China’s military around the country by 5 pm on Friday, reported […]
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New submarines could help Taiwan build strong deterrence against China: Experts
Amid heightened tension between China and Taiwan in the backdrop of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit to the self-governed island, defence experts are of the view that a new fleet of modern submarines could help Taipei build strong deterrence against Beijing. Analysts said in an RTI report published on […]
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51 Chinese warplanes, 6 warships infringes on Taiwan’s air defence identification zone
Taiwan on Thursday reported that 51 Chinese warplanes and six warships breached its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) including 25 Chinese fighters bombers that flew east of self-governed island’s median line. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) at 7 pm (local time) announced that as of 5 pm, 51 People’s […]
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US, Taiwan commence formal negotiation on trade initiative
The US and Taiwan on Wednesday have started formal negotiations under a trade initiative to deepen the trade and investment relationship, in another move to support the island country. Revealing a negotiating mandate for the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade announced on June 1, Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said, “Today, we […]
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Insisting “might is right”, China cares nothing for Taiwan’s people
China’s antics after the Taiwan visit on August 3-4 by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, demonstrated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cares not at all for Taiwan and its people, but only for its own glory. China feels it can threaten and bludgeon Taiwan at will, […]
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Chinese Embassy in France slams Minister over remarks on Taiwan issue
Chinese Embassy in France, in regard to a statement by Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna over Beijing’s large-scale military drills, said that France must discern right from wrong, instead of reversing black and white and pointlessly blaming China. A number of countries, including the United States, Australia […]
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China simulating attack on Taiwan Strait: Defence Ministry
Multiple Chinese planes and ships were detected around Taiwa Strait, simulating an attack on its main island, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday adding that some of them have crossed the median line. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the armed forces responded to such a situation accordingly with […]
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Irked by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit, China begins Trade sanctions against Taiwan
Displeased by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday announced to halt the exports of Natural sand to the island, CGTN News reported, citing the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. US House speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite Beijing’s continuous security threats. Beijing maintained that […]