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US announces USD 1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): US on Friday (local time) announced the sale of approximately USD 1.1 billion in military equipment including Harpoon and Sidewinder missiles to Taiwan.
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Biden to ask Congress for approval of USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): The Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes hundreds of missiles for fighter jets and anti-ship systems, according to media reports.
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23 Chinese warplanes, 8 navy vessels surround Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 28 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Sunday said that around eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and 23 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were detected around the self-governed island.
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US senator Marsha Blackburn vows not to be bullied by China, says "Xi Jinp
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 26 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with China post US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, US senator Marsha Blackburn on Thursday became the latest member of Congress to visit the self-governed island outrightly defying pressure from Beijing.
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US senator Marsha Blackburn meets Taiwan president amid China tensions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 26 (ANI): Senator Marsha Blackburn, the latest US lawmaker to visit Taiwan, met President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday amid the rising tensions with China.
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Marsha Blackburn becomes latest US lawmaker to visit Taiwan, defies Beijin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 26 (ANI): US Senator, Marsha Blackburn is latest US lawmaker to visit the sel-governed island of Taiwan on Thursday after a series of visits by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other US officials that has heightened tensions with China.
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Taiwan raises defense budget 14.9 pc amid escalating China tensions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): 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 Nan
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Tokyo must stop making provocation: China on recent Japanese lawmaker's vi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): China on Tuesday strongly deplored the move by a Japanese politician who is visiting Taiwan and said that Tokyo must stop making provocation and seek selfish gains in the Taiwan Straits.
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"Coercive or Unilateral" action to change status quo will undermine common
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 22 (ANI): In the backdrop of China-Taiwan tensions, India on Monday underscored that any "coercive or unilateral" action that seeks to change the status quo by force will undermine the common security.
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'Toxic trend': China fumes as another US official visits Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 22 (ANI): China has expressed its outrage after Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb landed in Taiwan on Sunday to hold talks with the leadership of the self-ruled island amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan welcomes visit from Japanese politicians amid heightened tensions w
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 20 (ANI): 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.
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US envoy to China Burns says China must show it's not 'agent of instabilit
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 20 (ANI): In his first TV interview since taking up his post in Beijing six months ago US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns said that China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an "agent of instability" and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait.
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