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India, China to resume direct flights: MEA
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
India and China agreed to resume direct flight connectivity between the Chinese mainland and India at the earliest, as a part of the discussions upon Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi's visit.
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Taiwan to launch regular inspections in 2025 to bar military, civil servan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Regular inspections are set to begin next year to address the issue of military personnel, civil servants, and public-school educators possessing Chinese citizenship or household registration, according to a report by Taipei Times citing the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
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Taiwan slams Beijing's 'authoritarian' criticism, defends democratic recal
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) condemned China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) for alleging that Taiwan's ruling party was engaging in "political manipulation" and had lost public backing, as reported by the Taipei Times.
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Taiwan's MAC rebukes China over comments on Taiwan recall vote
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) strongly condemned China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) for making politically charged statements about Taiwan's ruling party following the failure of recent recall votes targeting 24 opposition lawmakers, Taipei Times reported.
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China tries to buy Taiwanese votes with cheap flights ahead of recall elec
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the Taipei Times, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councillor Hong Chien-yi recently obtained evidence that a Chinese "united front" unit in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, had issued notices offering discounted flights to China-based Taiwanese businesspeople and the
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Taiwan reasserts PRC has never ruled the island, rebuts Beijing's sovereig
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As reported by Central News Agency (CNA), the MAC responded to a commentary in the People's Daily by Chinese scholar Wang Yingjin, who criticised President Lai Ching-te for asserting that the PRC has never ruled Taiwan for even a single day.
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Only 10 out of 12,156 Chinese spouses choose China over Taiwan, exposing B
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Nearly 90% of Chinese spouses in Taiwan have followed a rule to give up their China household registration, showing Taiwan's push to limit Beijing's influence. Only a few chose to leave Taiwan's system, while others are under review. Taiwan says loyalty cannot be shared between China and its
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Taiwan accuses China of endangering aviation safety with illegal flight co
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Focus Taiwan, China announced on Sunday the opening of the northwest-to-southeast W121 route, linking Dongshan in Zhejiang Province to the M503 flight path in the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan detecs 20 Chinese air sorties around its airspace
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per the MND, of the 20 aircraft, 13 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, eastern and southwestern ADIZ.
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Taiwan detects 4 Chinese naval vessels near its waters, no aircraft report
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, the MND said, "4 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected as of 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. Illustration of flight path is not provided due to no PLA aircraft operating around Taiwan were detected during this timeframe."
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China escalates cross-strait tensions with illegal air route, Taiwan warns
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has strongly urged China to engage in immediate talks over its unilateral launch of the W121 flight corridor, an extension of the contested M503 route, according to Focus Taiwan.
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Taiwan blocks China's 'soft power invasion' via Strait Swimming Event
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) declared on Thursday that it is undertaking "a more careful evaluation" of this year's Kinmen-Xiamen Strait Crossing Swim, amid rising worries that the event might be canceled for the first time due to political strain, Focus Taiwan reported.
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