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Taiwan detects 42 Chinese military aircraft around country as China launch
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Taiwan on Saturday detected 42 warplane incursions into its air defence zone since China announced the launch of military drills.
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China launches military operations as ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This exercise came as an angry response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai's recent "stopover" in the US.
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Taiwan detects wreckage of suspected China-made weather balloon
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taiwan Army's Matsu Defense Command which is responsible for guarding the Matsu archipelago near southwestern China in a press release said that its Juguang Defense Team has found the wreckage of a suspected weather balloon on a road outside its camp.
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China "no longer comfortable" with status quo on Taiwan, says US State Sec
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Blinken, the status quo has been "vital" to the US because it maintains peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan slams China's large-scale military exercises
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a separate statement on its website, Taiwan said China's provocative actions based have seriously damaged the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, a 180-kilometer-wide strait separating the island Taiwan and continental Asia.
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China names its envoy to US Qin Gang as new foreign minister
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Qin, 56, is replacing Wang Yi, who is now a Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, the report added. On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador had warned Washington that it could face "military conflict" with Beijing over the future status of Taiwan.
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China slams new US Defense Act, terms it 'political provocation'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On December 24, US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2023, which contains several provisions to deal with China's growing assertiveness and provide support to Taiwan.
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Taiwan gains global support amid Chinese aggression
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 10 (ANI): Taiwan has been gaining global support after China increased its military activities around the Island nation since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last month.
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Taiwan shoots down 'civilian drone' off Chinese coast
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 1 (ANI): Taiwan military on Thursday said it shot down an unidentified civilian drone, which had entered its airspace over the restricted waters of Shiyu Island, just off the Chinese coast in the early hours today.
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Chinese envoy to US warns of possible military conflict over Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to the US has warned that Washington's support for Taiwan's "aspirations for independence" might lead to a military conflict between the US and China.
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Taiwanese President Tsai advises China against 'military adventurism'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her New Year address at the presidential office in Taipei on Saturday called on China to resolve their differences peacefully, saying Beijing should curb the spread of "military adventurism."
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Eight Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's defence zone
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] November 1 (ANI): Amid the growing military incursions from Beijing, at least eight Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday.
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