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US slams China's military escalation around Taiwan as illegitimate and dan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United States has condemned China's escalating military activity around Taiwan as illegitimate and destabilising, just days ahead of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises, Taipei Times reported on Thursday.
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China's assassination plot in Prague exposes CCP's global terror network
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
National security experts are warning that China may repeat its apparent attempt to target Taiwanese political figures abroad, following revelations of a planned harassing incident during former vice president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim's March 2024 visit to Prague, according to the Taipei Times.
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Beijing tightens noose on Hong Kong: National Security mandates now extend
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In its 2014 white paper on the "one country, two systems" framework after the 1997 handover, Beijing asserted that "Hong Kong people would govern Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy," the report mentioned, as quoted by the Taipei Times.
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China sends warships beyond second island chain for the first time into We
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
For the first time, two of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong, have simultaneously operated in the Western Pacific, crossing the second island chain in what analysts call a major strategic escalation, according to Taipei Times.
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China-backed spy ring busted in Taiwan, ringleader sentenced to over 10 ye
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A board member of the Chinese Diabolo Federation, Lu Chi-hsien, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for establishing an organisation in Taiwan on behalf of China, the Taipei Times reported.
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Taiwan faces security risk as over 2,000 Chinese nationals fail to cut tie
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
More than 2,000 Chinese spouses living in Taiwan have yet to submit documentation proving they have renounced their Chinese household registration, National Immigration Agency (NIA) Director Lin Hung-en said during a legislative session, the Taipei Times reported.
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President Lai condemns Beijing's military intimidation, calls for Taiwan's
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) must stand united with the public in their mass recall movement to protect Taiwan's sovereignty and democracy, President William Lai said at the party's national congress in his role as party chairman, the Taipei Times reported.
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Taiwan warns against China's provocations, promotes UNCLOS compliance in S
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday called for dialogue and restraint in resolving disputes in the South China Sea following the Philippines' official endorsement of new names for over 130 features in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), part of the Spratly Islands (Nansha Isla
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US Air Force sounds alarm on China's missile arsenal and 'Kill Web' threat
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
U.S. military leaders warned of China's growing missile threat and advanced "kill web" system at a Senate hearing, stressing the need for stronger Indo-Pacific defenses. Experts believe a Taiwan invasion is unlikely, with China more likely to use blockades or political warfare, according to
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China's military threats prompt US Pacific Fleet to reinforce deterrence i
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Admiral Stephen Koehler, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, stated on Tuesday that the fleet's goal of deterring aggression in the South China Sea includes Taiwan, Taipei Times reported.
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Amid national security concerns, Taiwan to remove illegal Chinese oyster r
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Taiwanese Government is set to remove illegal oyster racks in waters between Kinmen County and Xiamen, China, the Executive Yuan said on Thursday, adding that no Chinese fishers would be allowed to enter Taiwan's territorial waters to remove them, as reported by Taipei Times.
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Taiwan bars Chinese officials from Taipei Tourism Expo, citing security co
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) defended its choice to prohibit Chinese officials and tourism representatives from participating in a tourism event in Taipei next month, citing unsafe conditions for Taiwanese individuals in China, according to a Taipei Times report.
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