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"Biggest challenge is to face powerful rise of China...": Taiwan President
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te stated that China sees the "annexation" and "elimination" of Taiwan as a major national cause, addressing cadets at the military's premier institution that they must understand their adversary, reported Al Jazeera.
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China announces 'large-scale' military drills around island days after Lai
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Days after Taiwan's Lai Ching Te was sworn in island's President, China launched two-day-long military drills surrounding the nation in what it called "punishment" for so-called "separatist acts," reported CNN.
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Taiwan's new President calls on China to cease its "political and military
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taiwan's newly sworn President Lai Ching-te, in a stern warning for China, has called on Beijing to stop intimidating the island nation, over which China continues to make its claim.
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China likely to launch "some demonstration of force against Taiwan...": US
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In his opening remarks, Aquilino said the US is monitoring China's ongoing "coercive pressure campaign against Taiwan" after presidential election on January 13.
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China's plans for spy station in Cuba may go beyond intelligence gathering
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As top US lawmakers remain persistent in urging Joe Biden's administration to brief Congress on the surveillance station China is supposedly building in Cuba, some American analysts say that Beijing's plan goes far beyond just intelligence gathering, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Beijing to impose no-fly zone north of Taiwan for 'aerospace activities' n
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
After carrying out a 3-day series of military drills near Taiwan, Beijing informed Taipei that a no-fly zone will be implemented north of Taiwan the following week, NHK World reported, citing Taiwan's transportation ministry on Tuesday.
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Xi doubts Chinese military's ability to invade Taiwan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a television interview that aired on February 26, CIA Director William Burns said, "we do know, as has been made public, that President Xi has instructed the PLA, the Chinese military leadership, to be ready by 2027 to invade Taiwan, but that does not mean that he has decided to invade in
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China plans to triple nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The blueprint, prepared by the People's Liberation Army, has been approved by Chinese President Xi Jinping, head of the military, who has been eager to strengthen Beijing's deterrence against Washington.
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Taiwan getting ready for war with China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Understanding China's real intentions, Taipei has started its military preparations. Earlier, on Sunday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned Beijing that the island belongs to its people and that Taiwan's existence was a provocation to no one.
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After securing third term, Xi's focus on Taiwan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Some analysts believed that Xi, who had previously yoked his legitimacy to reunification with Taiwan, is bent on realizing this vision. While, in the past, Chinese leaders spoke about reunification as something to be achieved in the long run, it is the number one priority on the agenda these
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Rejig in top military spells out Xi's military strategy on Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The recent rejig in China's military in eastern theatre points to President Xi Jinping's military strategy on Taiwan
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China does not have coherent internal strategy for Taiwan unification: US
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A recent survey by the US-based think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) revealed that experts believe China does not have a coherent internal strategy and road map to achieving peaceful unification with Taiwan.
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