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Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by USD 40 billion to counter China'
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Lai said Taiwan is committed to maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region despite frequent Chinese military incursions into its vicinity and drills breaching the first island chain that extends from Japan to Borneo.
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F-35s lands in Philippines as US, allies push back against China's aggress
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Philippines is rapidly emerging as a key frontline state in the growing US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, as Washington continues to deploy advanced military assets to the archipelago, which lies within the strategic "first island chain" a line of defence that includes Taiwan, Jap
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China jeopardised peace with its military threat: Taiwan Defence Ministry
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Friday released a rousing video highlighting Taiwan's defence capabilities and informing of the threat posed by the Chinese military to Taiwan.
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China's military seeks to break its West Pacific noose
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China has already gained de facto control over huge swathes of the South China Sea, it daily sends aircraft and warships close to Taiwan, and it contests passages of foreign warships through the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Yet the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is still dissatisfied,
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