According to the CNA report, the MOFA statement followed a Monday report in the Australian Newspaper, which claimed that the Solomon Islands would table a motion at this year's forum in Tonga to strip Taiwan of its "development partner" status.
Nine of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)
"Taiwan is a reliable, like-minded, and democratic partner, and its partnerships -- official and unofficial -- around the world provide significant and sustainable benefits to the citizens of those countries," the US State Department spokesperson told CNA.
Taiwan has launched a strong protest against Beijing for using economic pressure to interfere in politics of the self-governed island after a Taipei-based hotel chain apologised for excluding the Chinese flag from Olympic decorations at its Paris hotel earlier this month.
Seven of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), Taiwan's MND said.
During the Cold War, the USA was alarmed at the prospect of communism gaining new adherents via a domino effect. As Washington DC envisaged one Asian country after another toppling before the communist juggernaut, that was the raison d'etre for getting involved in the Vietnam War.
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (TMOFA) criticised Beijing on Friday for pressuring Palau to sever its diplomatic ties with the island nation and for its recent coercive tactics that threaten regional peace.
The Chinese national, who claimed he was unable to leave China due to online speech issues, purchased a speedboat for 36,000 Chinese yuan (approximately USD 5,036) at Sandu'ao port in Ningde, Fujian Province, on June 8.
Two shipments of chilli powder, amounting to 1,000 kilogrammes, imported by a Taiwan-based restaurant group from China were intercepted at Taiwan's border due to pesticide residue, the Central News Agency (CNA) reported, quoting the Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).
Chinese military aircraft and special forces are scheduled to take part in a joint air force drill this month in Thailand, Anadolu News reported, quoting a statement by the Chinese Defence Ministry on Wednesday.
The Taiwan Supreme Court has upheld the lower court's prison sentences of two retired members of the Taiwan Army, who were found guilty of attempting to collect military intelligence for China, reported Focus Taiwan.