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European lawmakers urge Taiwan to boost defence, unity amid rising China t
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Taiwan should prioritise reinforcing its own national defence to deter any possible invasion by China as cross-strait tensions continue to escalate, several European lawmakers said on Friday, according to a report by the Taipei Times.
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Cases of Taiwanese detained or missing in China quadruple in one year, Tai
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
In the past year, 221 Taiwanese who travelled to China were reported as missing, detained and interrogated, or otherwise subjected to limits on their personal liberty, up from 55 cases the year before, the council said.
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China's Taiwan tour contract branded a political lever, not a path to norm
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has criticised China's newly issued standardised tourism contract for travel to Taiwan, saying it fails to resolve the core obstacles blocking the resumption of normal cross-strait tourism exchanges.
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China's internal military turmoil drives escalation around Taiwan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
China has conducted one of its most wide-ranging military exercises around Taiwan in recent years, a show of force that analysts say reflects not only external intimidation but also growing instability within the upper echelons of the Chinese armed forces. Observers argue that China is proje
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China continues 'Justice Mission 2025' drills around Taiwan, showcases joi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
China continued its "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, involving naval, air and ground forces. The exercises included simulated strikes, landing operations and live-fire drills, which Beijing said were meant to deter separatist forces and reinforce a red line on Taiwan.
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Taiwan spots new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian transiting Taiwan Strait
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported that the PLA Navy's Fujian aircraft carrier (CV-18) transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday.
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China twists WWII history to justify expansionism and intimidate Taiwan, M
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The statement came a day after a phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, during which Xi allegedly linked Taiwan's "return to China" to the postwar international order, as reported by The Taipei Times.
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CCP is "troublemaker": Taiwan warns against Beijing's narrative on cross-s
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are in the shared interest of the global community, he said, despite recent threatening messages from the CCP and Beijing's distortion of international narratives.
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Taiwan's KMT chair Cheng Li-wun pledges democracy, economic revival, cross
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The newly elected Chairperson of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, vowed to lead the party in defending democracy, revitalising the economy, and pursuing long-term peace across the Taiwan Strait during what she described as Taiwan's most challenging period, Focus Tai
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China using religion and matchmaking to infiltrate Taiwan's society: MAC D
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Taipei Times, during a recent session of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Chen Chun-yu cited findings from the Taiwan Information Environment Research Center, revealing that more than 16,000
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Taiwan expresses "serious concerns" over Singapore PM's reaffirmation of O
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry expressed "serious concerns" after Singapore PM Lawrence Wong reaffirmed opposition to "Taiwanese independence" during talks with China's Premier Li Qiang. MOFA urged Singapore to respect Taiwan's sovereignty, stressing that the island's future "can only be determin
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True peace with Beijing cannot be built on illusions: Taiwan President rej
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lai expressed these thoughts during the opening ceremony of the Overseas Community Affairs Council Conference in Taipei following the election of former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmaker Cheng Li-wun as KMT chairwoman. Cheng advocates for closer relations with Beijing.
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