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Trump urges Japan PM Sanae Takaichi to avoid escalating tensions with Chin
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Trump told Japanese PM Takaichi in a phone call not to escalate tensions with China over Taiwan, Kyodo News reported. He suggested she soften her remarks, which had angered Beijing, while Japanese officials worried the issue could affect Trump's recent diplomatic thaw with Xi.
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Taiwan denounces Chinese defence minister's remarks, reasserts sovereignty
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan officials also accused Beijing of engaging in "lawfare," manipulating international legal and historical narratives to portray Taiwan as an internal issue. Such tactics, they warned, are designed to legitimise aggression, alter the regional status quo, and destabilise peace and securi
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Taiwan detects 13 Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels near its territory
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported further Chinese military activity around its territory, with 13 sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Friday.
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Chinese Nationalist Party criticises Lai's China stance, governance after
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Marking President William Lai's first year in office, Taiwan's opposition KMT issued a list of ten criticisms, focusing heavily on cross-strait relations with China. The party accused Lai of compromising sovereignty, failing on trade negotiations, and weakening domestic governance, while
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Taiwan President Lai says opposition rally shows strength of Taiwan's demo
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai said that the opposition's protest highlights Taiwan's democratic strength, but urged political parties to focus their fight against dictatorship where it belongs -- against China's authoritarian regime, not Taiwan's judiciary or democracy.
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te increases defence budget spending to 3 per c
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taiwan plans to raise its defence spending to at least 3 per cent of GDP this year, President William Lai announced, emphasising the need to strengthen national security. The proposed increase comes amid growing regional tensions and US President Donald Trump's renewed push for tariffs on Ta
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China blames Taiwan for training cross-strait relations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
China has accused Taiwan of escalating tensions and rejecting dialogue, blaming the island for the breakdown in cross-strait relations. Taiwan counters that China's military activities and the imposition of its "One China" policy are to blame.
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Taiwan businessman Tsao accuses China of undermining island nations' sover
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Tsao explained that China's approach to cross-strait relations was not about genuine exchange, but rather aimed at undermining Taiwan's independence through coercive political strategies.
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"Taiwan's sovereignty is inviolable": Secy Gen of Democratic Progressive P
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At a recent event in San Francisco, Lin Yu-Chang, secretary-general of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), emphasised that "Taiwan's sovereignty is inviolable," according to Focus Taiwan.
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US arms sale to Taiwan is gross interference our affairs: Chinese Defence
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): The Chinese Defence Ministry on Wednesday warned the US against selling arms to Taiwan, saying that this act constitutes a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, which Beijing strongly condemns.
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