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Chinese military drills encircling Taiwan undermine status quo, create hig
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Chinese social media users 'mock' Beijing's response to Pelosi's Taiwan vi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 4 (ANI): Following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, Chinese social media users mocked the government for not living up to its tough rhetoric and also taking military action to stop Pelosi's Taiwan trip.
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Tension escalates as more Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air def
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Japan protests against landing of Chinese ballistic missiles in EEZ near O
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): Japanese government on Thursday condemned the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and characterised this action as an "extremely coercive" move.
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New Zealand Minister meets Chinese Foreign Minister, tells 'de-escalation'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 4 (ANI): New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit and said that de-escalation is needed in the Taiwan Strait, as China started its military drills in the region.
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Pakistan: Lt Gen Asif Ghafoor appointed Corps Commander Quetta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday was appointed Commander 12 Corps, Quetta, replacing Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali who was killed in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, the Pakistan military said, reported the local media.
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Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflicts', ASEAN Ministers warn
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): The Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers expressed concern over Taiwan as China began the massive military drills around Taiwan and warned that the situation could spark "open conflicts" and "unpredictable consequences" among major powers.
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China launches military drills around Taiwan, hours after Pelosi's departu
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Vietnamese carriers advised to avoid areas near Taiwan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 4 (ANI): Vietnamese carriers have been asked to avoid flying in areas near Taiwan for a few days as China conducts military exercises amid tension with the US over White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
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India, US to hold wargames in October in Uttarakhand
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Further strengthening their military ties, India and US would be holding their regular Yudhabhyas series of wargames in the Auli area in Uttarakhand near the China border.
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"No justification" to use Pelosi's visit as pretext for aggression: G7 on
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Azerbaijani military captures several heights in Karabakh: Defense Ministr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani military captured several heights in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry's press office told Sputnik.
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