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China's military drills 'highly provocative', says Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Taipei on Friday termed China's military exercises around the island nation "highly provocative" after some Chinese aircraft and warships crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
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Japanese PM Kishida, Pelosi lay stress on peace in Taiwan Strait as China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions since the visit of the US delegation to the self-governed island.
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Hope China does not 'manufacture' crisis to increase aggressive military a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Hoping China does not "manufacture" a crisis, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that the US continues to hail peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes any unilateral efforts to change the status quo, especially by force.
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Chinese military drills encircling Taiwan undermine status quo, create hig
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that China initiated live-fire military exercises around Taiwan undermine the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, encroach upon the island nation's sovereignty and create high tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.
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China uses intimidation tactics against Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Mere rumours of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan way ahead of her actually landing in the island nation triggered a plethora of harsh rhetoric and threats from the Chinese side.
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Tension escalates as more Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air def
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): As the tensions escalated in the Taiwan strait in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said that 22 Chinese military aircraft entered the island's air defence zone on Thursday.
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Taiwan condemns North Korea-style missile firing by China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday strongly condemned China's "North Korea" style missile firing into waters near the self-governed island as it asked Beijing to exercise self-restraint amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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New Zealand Minister meets Chinese Foreign Minister, tells 'de-escalation'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 4 (ANI): New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit and said that de-escalation is needed in the Taiwan Strait, as China started its military drills in the region.
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"No justification" to use Pelosi's visit as pretext for aggression: G7 on
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Concerned over the recent threats issued by China, the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday said that there's "no justification" for Beijing to use Pelosi's visit "as a pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait."
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27 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air defence zone
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 3 (ANI): China sent 27 aircraft to Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the island's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei following a high-stakes visit that has spiked tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Read More
Why is China so worried about Pelosi's Taiwan visit? Tibetan govt-in-exile
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Why should China be so concerned about US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit as she had never said that the self-governed island is not part of China, said Dolma Tsering, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile on We
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US House Speaker Pelosi departs from Taiwan after high-stakes trip
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 3 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan came to an end on Wednesday as she departed from the self-ruled island after a short and gripping trip which raised tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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