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Chinese military drills encircling Taiwan undermine status quo, create hig
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that China initiated live-fire military exercises around Taiwan undermine the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, encroach upon the island nation's sovereignty and create high tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
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China uses intimidation tactics against Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Mere rumours of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan way ahead of her actually landing in the island nation triggered a plethora of harsh rhetoric and threats from the Chinese side.
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Blinken meets new Sri Lankan FM on sidelines of ASEAN forum, assures US su
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Thursday in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum and reiterated US support for the most vulnerable people of the crisis-hit island.
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Tension escalates as more Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air def
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): As the tensions escalated in the Taiwan strait in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said that 22 Chinese military aircraft entered the island's air defence zone on Thursday.
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Taiwan condemns North Korea-style missile firing by China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday strongly condemned China's "North Korea" style missile firing into waters near the self-governed island as it asked Beijing to exercise self-restraint amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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India a dependable friend, reliable partner in Sri Lanka's economic recove
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held his first meeting with newly-appointed Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and reaffirmed India's commitment as a dependable friend and reliable partner to the economic recovery of the island nat
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China launches multiple Dongfeng ballistic missiles near Taiwan waters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): The Taiwan Defence Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched multiple Dongfeng (DF) ballistic missiles at the island's Northeast and Southwest waters.
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China launches military drills around Taiwan, hours after Pelosi's departu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 4 (ANI): China on Wednesday commenced military drills around Taiwan's main island, according to Chinese state media, hours after US House Speaker departed from Taipei following a visit that has rankled Beijing.
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"No justification" to use Pelosi's visit as pretext for aggression: G7 on
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Concerned over the recent threats issued by China, the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday said that there's "no justification" for Beijing to use Pelosi's visit "as a pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait."
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US, Indonesia hold joint military drills as Indo-Pacific tensions rise
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 3 (ANI): Amid growing China concerns in the Indo-Pacific, Indonesia and the United States along with other countries have begun joint combat exercises on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, signalling stronger ties amid growing maritime activity by China in the regi
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Pelosi's Taiwan visit amid Chinese angst to have long-lasting repercussion
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): As Nancy Pelosi arrived to a largely warm welcome in Taiwan on Tuesday night, her visit also sparked several debates across the globe as China strongly opposed military cooperation between Washington and Taipei, warning of longstanding, grave consequences f
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27 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air defence zone
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 3 (ANI): China sent 27 aircraft to Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the island's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei following a high-stakes visit that has spiked tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Read More
