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Taiwan warns citizens of extradition risk for unpaid loans using Chinese I
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A Taiwan security official has warned Taiwanese citizens that they could face extradition to China if they fail to repay loans taken out in China using a Chinese ID card, Taipei Times reported on Thursday.
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"Taiwan is a major issue for world peace," says Trump during meeting with
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
During the meeting, Trump also presented a book of photos with the word "peace" written inside, which was given to Akie Abe to pass on to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Although Trump has not yet met with Ishiba, Japanese media reported that Ishiba may visit the US next month before
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US nuclear expansion unlikely to deter China: Study
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A recent unclassified war game conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that increasing US nuclear capabilities would not deter China from employing atomic weapons in a conflict over Taiwan, Taipei
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China attracts Taiwanese students on university campuses: Report
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
China has focused its "united front" activities on attracting young Taiwanese to visit China, using key phrases and words that appeal to younger people, such as "influencer," "movie" and "traveling," said an official familiar with "united front" efforts, who asked to remain anonymous, as per
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Taiwan must invest in asymmetric warfare, US expert says
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The report, which was published by the Cato Institute said that Taiwan should maintain its existing conventional forces to combat low-intensity conflicts while acquiring more asymmetric warfare capabilities to counter potential aggression from China, as per Taipei Times.
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Taiwan labels China a "troublemaker" amid escalating military activity nea
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan labelled China a "troublemaker" amid increasing military activity near its waters, calling for an end to what it described as "provocative acts," as reported by Taipei Times.
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US can defeat China in Pacific, but technical advantage is shrinking: US C
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The US Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo, expressed confidence in the US military's ability to defeat China in the Pacific. However, he warned that the US technical advantage over China is rapidly shrinking, Taipei Times reported citing The Washington Post report.
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Ma Ying-jeou Foundation to face penalties for "China, Taipei" remark, says
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation may face penalties for a comment made by a member of a Chinese student delegation, according to Taiwanese Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng, the Taipei Times reported on Wednesday. During an exchange organised by the foundation, a student fro
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Taiwan President William Lai's Pacific tour highlights efforts to counter
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwanese President William Lai's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during his first overseas trip to Taiwan's Pacific diplomatic allies highlight efforts by Taiwan and the US to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Taipei Times reported on Tuesday, citing a Taipei-based security e
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British Parliament rejects China's interpretation of UN Resolution on Taiw
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This makes the UK Parliament the latest entity to reject China's interpretation of the resolution. On Thursday, the House of Commons debated Taiwan's international status and unanimously passed a motion supporting Taiwan, the Taipei Times reported
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Taiwan warns of China's growing censorship after textbook seizures
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Chinese General Administration of Customs posted on Sina Weibo that its Fuzhou branch had confiscated three books imported from Taiwan, claiming they contained "problematic maps" that depicted Taiwan as a separate country and did not acknowledge Beijing's territorial claims in the South
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Three Taiwanese charged for facilitating recruitment for Chinese companies
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
As per Taipei Times, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau's Kaohsiung branch found that Lin Chiu-pei's company was allegedly helping recruit engineers and research personnel for Shanghai-based QST Corp Ltd in 2022, according to the indictment
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