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Taiwan's Kinmen Defense Command vows to take countermeasures after Chinese
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The decision comes after two unidentified persons said they would deliver leaflets near the Mashan observation post on Kinmen to "send warmth to the Taiwanese troops".
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Taiwan slams Chinese Defense Minister's remarks at Shangri-La Dialogue, ca
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) criticized Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun's "provocative and irrational" remarks on Taiwan at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday and stated that his remarks violated the United Nations Charter and could impact peace and security in the Asia-Pacific reg
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"Dead end for those who engage in 'Taiwan independence'...will only backfi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
China on Friday warned the US that efforts toward "Taiwan's independence" are a "dead end" and "will only backfire" after an unnamed US official urged Beijing to exercise restraint over the cross-strait situation.
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China's anti-dumping probe into imported chemical escalates trade tensions
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This move escalates tensions with major trading partners, following a series of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations into Chinese products by the European Union, including one initiated recently, and impending tariffs from Washington on Chinese new energy products.
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Taiwan: President-elect Lai may express 'goodwill' towards China in inaugu
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Many leading politicians of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) believe that the tone of Lai's speech will be 'conciliatory' towards Beijing.
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China to lift ban on Taiwan fish, citrus fruit to improve cross-strait rel
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China's ban on imports from Taiwan was imposed on August 3, 2022, just hours after United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei for a brief visit.
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Taiwan's Defence Minister offers reassurances amid Chinese jet threat
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng on Wednesday offered reassurances after a local military expert warned recently that Chinese warplanes are inching closer to Taiwan and could reach the Presidential Office in Taipei within minutes.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit China next week
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Blinken will meet with Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including the crisis in the Middle East, Russia's war against Ukraine, cross-strait issues, and the South China Sea.
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G7 foreign ministers express concern over China's human rights violations
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Regional peace and stability are "indispensable to security and prosperity for the whole international community," the ministers said, calling for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
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Taiwan detects seven Chinese naval vessels, six military aircraft around n
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Taiwan tracked seven Chinese naval vessels and six military aircraft around the nation amid escalating cross-strait tensions on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported.
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Taiwan revises tourism goals amid cross-strait travel challenges
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chou indicated that if China persists in its ban on group tourist visits to Taiwan, the tourism target may need to be adjusted downward to 10 million.
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Taiwan tracks six Chinese naval ships, four military aircraft; deploys for
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that the Chinese vessels and aircraft were tracked between 6 am (local time) on Saturday and 6 am (local time) on Sunday.
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