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"Be rational, have self-constraint": Taiwan tells China to respect diploma
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises China's interference in the diplomatic relations of other democratic countries, calling it "regrettable" that Beijing fails to understand normal diplomatic behaviours between democratic countries and thus frequently takes "provocative actions,
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China urges US to "immediately cease arming Taiwan, all official interacti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Following the United States' decision to approve more arms sales to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry called on the US to "cease all official interactions with Taiwan and stop sending erroneous signals to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces."
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U.S. Commission recommends arms sales upgrade for Taiwan amid China tensio
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In its annual report, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) put forward two recommendations concerning Taiwan, with one major proposal being an amendment to the Arms Export Control Act, as reported by Taiwan News.
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Beijing condemns US-Taiwan arms sales, calls it violation of one-China pri
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
China strongly condemned the recent USD1.988 billion arms deal between the United States and Taiwan, stating that it seriously violates the one-China principle.
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China imposes sanctions on 9 US defence firms over arms sales to Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
China has said it will take countermeasures against nine US military-industrial companies in response to the announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
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'Both are allies of US...': State Department on UK suspending arms license
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"When it comes to assessing the decision, again, I'm not going to comment on what the prime minister says. Both of these countries are allies of the United States," Mathew Miller said.
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US pushes sale of ammunition to Israel, bypasses Congress review
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The US State Department approved the sale of 13,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel, bypassing Congress in its review process that is required for arms sales to foreign nations, The New York Times reported, citing a State Department official.
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Secret Pakistani arms sale to US helped facilitate IMF bailout: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Secret Pakistani arms sales to the US helped facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier this year, as per two sources aware of the arrangement, with confirmation from internal Pakistani and American government documents, The Intercept reported.
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US forms "tiger team" to expedite arms sales to Taiwan sooner
Updated : 3 years ago IST
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said that he has assembled the team to ensure that weapons purchased by Taiwan would be delivered sooner.
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China opposes US arms sales to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Wang stressed that China urged the US to abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiques, and act on the commitment made by the US leaders of not supporting "Taiwan independence."
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Russia blames NATO enlargement for Ukraine conflict
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday blamed NATO enlargement for the Ukraine conflict.
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China's arms sales fuelling conflict in Africa; millions internally displa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 20 (ANI): China's arms sales to African countries are fuelling conflict in the continent which has also been the foremost factor in forcing people out of their homes leading to mass internal displacement, media reports said.
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