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After US nod for arms sale to Taiwan, China says stop "dangerous act"
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The US has approved USD 11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, one of Washington's largest-ever weapons packages for the self-ruled island. The US State Department announced the deal late on Wednesday (local US time) during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump.
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US Navy enhances deterrence strategies amid rising Chinese threat to Taiwa
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US Navy is intensifying its global war game exercises to counter a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, aiming to make the self-ruled island "a very difficult target to take," US Acting Chief of Naval Operations Admiral James Kilby said during a congressional testimony on Wednesday.
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China launches military drills around Taiwan amid rising tensions
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
China launched military exercises around Taiwan on Monday, with planes and ships encircling the self-ruled island, according to Beijing's Defence Ministry.
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Taiwan raises defense budget 14.9 pc amid escalating China tensions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan proposed a budget of USD 17.3 billion in defence for 2023 on Thursday, a 14.9 per cent increase from this year's total allocation, weeks after China started its military drill around the self-ruled island country post the visit of US House Speaker Nan
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'Toxic trend': China fumes as another US official visits Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 22 (ANI): China has expressed its outrage after Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb landed in Taiwan on Sunday to hold talks with the leadership of the self-ruled island amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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Another US delegation visits Taiwan days after Pelosi trip enraged China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): A fresh delegation of US lawmakers is visiting Taiwan, less than two weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island angered China and set off large-scale military drills in the Taiwan Strait.
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US plans air and maritime transits in Taiwan Strait
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): White House on Friday said that the country is all set to conduct new "air and maritime transits" in the Taiwan Strait during the coming weeks, in response to a Chinese military drill around the self-ruled island.
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China 'wrecking status quo' in Taiwan Strait: Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 12 (ANI): China is "wrecking the status quo" in the Taiwan Strait, said Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu on Friday as he slammed Chinese military drills following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.
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Chinese aircrafts continue to enter Taiwan's air defence zone; Taipei on h
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 12 (ANI): As many as 24 Chinese aircraft and six vessels were detected by the Taiwan Defence Ministry near its territory on Friday, two days after China halted its large-scale military drills near the self-ruled island.
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China says exercises held near Taiwan have concluded
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): China on Wednesday announced that it has concluded its military drills after more than a week-long training near Taiwan, simulating an attack on the self-ruled island.
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China releases white paper on Taiwan question "in new era"
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): China released a white paper titled "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era" on Wednesday, reiterating its claims on the self-ruled island with over 22 million people.
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China cannot dictate Taiwan on who it should welcome: Foreign Minister Jos
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): In a defiant message in the face of the Chinese military threat, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Monday said China cannot dictate to the self-ruled island who they should welcome and who they should not.
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