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33 Chinese warplanes breach Taiwan Strait median after President Lai reaff
Updated : 11 months ago IST
China deployed 33 aircraft and 5 vessels near Taiwan in 24 hours, with 24 jets crossing the Taiwan Strait median line. Taiwan's Defence Ministry called it harassment, following President Lai's comment calling Taiwan a country. The military responded with aircraft, ships, and missile systems.
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Taiwan President instructs military to bolster security surveillance for
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has instructed the Taiwanese military to bolster its security surveillance amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Focus Taiwan reported on Thursday.
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Taiwanese President thanks G7 for support on Taiwan Strait stability, cite
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te expressed his appreciation to the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) for their backing of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and their worries regarding China's destabilising actions in the area.
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Taiwan: SEF chairman slams China's 'united front' tactics, calls for since
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the seventh SEF board meeting held in Taipei on Friday, Wu emphasised that "United front" is a commonplace phrase in China; however, people of Taiwan consider it swear words, as it stands for Beijing's efforts to infiltrate and sow division in their nation.
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Taiwan President Lai marks Tiananmen anniversary, warns of rising authorit
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taipei's President Lai Ching-te marked the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, highlighting the importance of protecting freedom and democracy. He warned against ongoing threats from authoritarianism and said Taiwan will continue working with allies to defend democratic values
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Taiwan to set up sovereign wealth fund
Updated : 1 year ago IST
President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday announced a plan during his first anniversary speech for Taiwan to set up a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to be responsible for foreign investment "to connect with the world."
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Taiwan's President rejects opposition's China stance, reaffirms his party'
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te dismissed the notion that dialogue with China could be pursued in cooperation with Taiwan's opposition parties, arguing their approaches differ fundamentally from that of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Focus Taiwan reported.
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Taiwan President Lai says opposition rally shows strength of Taiwan's demo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai said that the opposition's protest highlights Taiwan's democratic strength, but urged political parties to focus their fight against dictatorship where it belongs -- against China's authoritarian regime, not Taiwan's judiciary or democracy.
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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te urges digital resilience at Cybersec in Ta
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Lai revealed that government websites faced an average of 2.4 million intrusion attempts daily last year, double the previous year's total. This highlights the increasing need to bolster Taiwan's cybersecurity defences.
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Taiwan President vows crackdown on Chinese infiltration, cites rising espi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan has accused China of escalating military exercises, trade restrictions, and influence efforts aimed at coercing the island to acknowledge Chinese claims of sovereignty in recent years, according to VOA.
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Taiwan President announces to adopt five response strategy for dealing wit
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivered remarks regarding the impact of the 32 per cent tariff that the United States government recently imposed on imports from Taiwan in the name of reciprocity. He announced that Taiwan will adopt a five response strategy to deal with these tariffs and
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"Taiwan has no plans to take retaliatory actions against US tariff": Presi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
On April 2, Trump announced tariffs on countries worldwide. In February, soon after taking charge for the second time, Trump outlined a new trade policy focused on fairness and reciprocity and said that the US would implement reciprocal tariffs, charging other countries the same tariffs they
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