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Chinese aircraft and naval ships tracked around Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Of the nine People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, three were tracked in Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), according to the MND. One CH-4 reconnaissance drone crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the northeast sector of the ADIZ, while two Shenyang J-11 fighter jets ente
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US forms "tiger team" to expedite arms sales to Taiwan sooner
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said that he has assembled the team to ensure that weapons purchased by Taiwan would be delivered sooner.
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China pledges to leave no room for Taiwan independence separatist activiti
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Tan said that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities' provocative actions to collaborate with outside forces in pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and their obstinate determination to stand in opposition to the Chinese nation's fundamental interests are the leading causes of rising tensi
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Taiwan warns China of 'sudden entry' against military trespassing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taipei's defence minister says Taiwan is prepared to "fire the first shot" if Chinese forces enter its territorial space. Taiwan must be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory as tensions rise across the Taiwan Strait, its defence mi
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Nearly two dozen Chinese jets detected around Taiwan after US conducts exe
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"18 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," Taiwan's Defense Ministry tweeted.
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How to contain the Chinese threat in Indo-Pacific?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A united front involving India, Japan and the United States is in the right position to limit such aspirations that seem to be built upon hegemonic characteristics.
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France, Australia pledge to deepen ties with Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The 46-point joint statement released on Monday highlighted Taiwan and the situation in the Taiwan Strait.
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Odds of US military's conflict 'very high' with China: Top Republican
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While giving the interview to Fox News Sunday, the new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives Michael McCaul said, "We have to be prepared for this and it could happen I think as long as Biden is in office projecting weakness as he did with Afghanistan t
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China "no longer comfortable" with status quo on Taiwan, says US State Sec
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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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31 Chinese military aircraft, four naval ships detected around Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence said that 12 of the detected aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest air defence identification zone (ADIZ).
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US, Japan to strengthen alliance against China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid China's growing quest to take control over the Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday met US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House and agreed to strengthen the alliance between the two countries as the two sides discussed the security strategy, Japan's NHK Worl
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US, Japan reiterate importance of maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After a bilateral meeting here, both Biden and Kishida directed their teams to strengthen cooperation on developing and effectively using Japan's counterstrike. "The leaders also instructed their ministers to reinforce cooperation on the development and effective employment of Japan's counte
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