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China rocket launch detected over Taiwan zone
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
China has launched a Long March rocket carrying a spy satellite that was reportedly spotted over Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday morning, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND).
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With eye on China, Taiwan to boost protection for crucial tech
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Wellington Koo, secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council said, "Before the end of the year, the National Science and Technology Council will announce what are considered core technologies that need to be protected."
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China sends military aircraft, 3 ships around Taiwan despite typhoon Koinu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As Typhoon Koinu's storm encircled majority of the country between 6 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4) and 6 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 5), Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked one Chinese military aircraft and three navy vessels throughout the nation, Taiwan News reported.
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China mocks Taiwan's first indigenous submarine
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
China responded with mocking derision when Taiwan unveiled its first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), which displaces approximately 2,700 tons, at a ceremony in Kaohsiung on 28 September. Taiwan is planning to construct up to eight such submarines and, despite China’s rhetoric, they will
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Tokyo appoints two new defence personnel amid China’s increasing military
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Japan made two important defence personnel appointments last week in the face of China’s increasing military manoeuvers near Taiwan and Japan, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval ships around nation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Till 6 am on Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) monitored nine Chinese military planes and 10 naval vessels in the vicinity of Taiwan.
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Taiwan detects 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 Navy vessels near island
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“Sixty-eight PLA aircraft and 10 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected” by about 6am on Thursday (22:00 GMT on Wednesday), Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said in a statement, referring to China’s army and navy.
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Taiwan’s foreign minister slams Elon Musk for calling it “integral part of
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Their (Beijing's) policy has been to reunite Taiwan with China. From their standpoint, maybe it is analogous to Hawaii or something like that, like an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China mostly because ... the US Pacific Fleet has stopped any sort of reunificatio
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Explained: China’s anger over Taiwan’s William Lai visiting the US
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Lai's transits through the United States have enraged Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of their country while the latter called itself a sovereign and independent country and not part of the former.
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Taiwan calls China "bully next door"
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Taiwan on Saturday called China the "bully next door" and said that Beijing should hold its own election instead of shaping Taipei.
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Taiwan detects 42 Chinese military aircraft around country as China launch
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Taiwan on Saturday detected 42 warplane incursions into its air defence zone since China announced the launch of military drills.
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China launches military operations as ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
This exercise came as an angry response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai's recent "stopover" in the US.
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