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Taiwan reports large Chinese incursion as tensions escalate
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of National Defence, 10 of the Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), prompting a response from Taiwan's Armed Forces.
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'Autocracy, not democracy is a crime': Taiwan President on China's death p
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Following China's threat to impose the death penalty on "diehard" advocates of Taiwan independence, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Monday emphasised that democracy is not a crime, rather, autocracy is, reported Focus Taiwan.
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Taiwan detects 15 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Ministry of National Defence said it has detected 15 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around Taiwan between Saturday and Sunday
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Mainland Affairs Council criticises China's death penalty for 'Diehard' Ta
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a press release, the MAC called the guideline laid out by Chinese officials earlier that day "regrettable" and described it as provocative and harmful to exchanges between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan detects 36 Chinese aircraft, seven shipping vessels around its terr
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected 36 Chinese aircraft and seven shipping vessels on Friday, around its territory in the last 24 hours.
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Taiwan detects six Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels near its
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to Taiwan's MND, four of the PLA aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern and southwest Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
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Taiwan reports Chinese military activity near its territory
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Of the 23 Chinese military aircraft, 19 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
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Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels near its t
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Of the 13 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 9 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the Southwest and Southeast parts of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND.
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Taiwan arrests former Chinese navy captain over illegal arrival in island
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the Taiwan authorities, after travelling in his little boat across the 160 km Taiwan Strait, which divides the island nation from China, the guy was taken into custody by Taiwan's coast guard.
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US military unveils strategy of turning Taiwan Strait into "Hellscape" if
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities," Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, told The Washington Post at the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue Summit.
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Taiwan detects 9 Chinese military aircraft, 7 naval ships around nation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid escalating tensions in the region, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported on Monday that it tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
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Taiwan's Kinmen Defense Command vows to take countermeasures after Chinese
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The decision comes after two unidentified persons said they would deliver leaflets near the Mashan observation post on Kinmen to "send warmth to the Taiwanese troops".
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