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Taiwan President visits military base amid show of force by China
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 23 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday visited a military base on one of its outlying islands, Penghu, after a recent show of strength by Beijing, in which, scores of Chinese jets had crossed the midline of Taiwan strait.
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19 Chinese jets cross midline of Taiwan Strait despite earlier warning
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 19 (ANI): For the second consecutive day, Taiwan's air force scrambled jets after as many as 19 Chinese aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait.
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18 Chinese jets cross midline of Taiwan strait
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 18 (ANI): In a belligerent show of force by Beijing, as many as 18 Chinese jets crossed the midline of Taiwan strait amid increasing interaction between US and Taiwan officials.
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Pompeo slams Beijing for bullying neighbours, hopes for peaceful resolutio
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], September 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday slammed the Chinese Communist Party, saying it is engaged in a clear and intensifying pattern of bullying its neighbours from the Taiwan Strait to the Himalayas and beyond and hoped for a peaceful resolu
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Taiwan showcases its military power amid China's growing threat
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 23 (ANI): Amid the threat of China endangering Taiwan's security, the country's defence ministry has released a video showing troops firing anti-aircraft, anti-tank and anti-ship missiles in defence of the island against a mock invasion from across the Taiwan Strait, Sou
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As Taipei hosts US official, Chinese fighter jets cross midline of Taiwan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Aug 10 (ANI): Even as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar was in Taiwan on a visit, Beijing deployed fighter jets that briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, South China Morning Post reported citing Taiwan's defence ministry.
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China's aircraft carrier sets sails through Taiwan Strait
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 18 (ANI): The Chinese Navy on Monday confirmed that the country's first domestically-built aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait and is on its way to the South China Sea, in an apparent message just days after a US warship crossed the waterway last week.
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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid trade tension with China
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): In a move amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade, the US Navy warship sailed through the waters of the strategic Taiwan Strait on Friday
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Determined to deal with 'reckless' bully across the strait: Taiwan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Apr 2 (ANI): Days after accusing China of breaching the median line in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan on Tuesday stated it is "determined to de
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China reacts sharply as US warships pass through Taiwan Strait
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 25 (ANI): China has reacted sharply after the United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait amid heightening bilateral tensions.
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Two US destroyers sailed through Taiwan Strait
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jul 9 (ANI): Two United States Navy destroyers have sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
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Taiwan deploys fighter jets as Chinese aircraft carrier enters its strait
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 12 (ANI): Taiwan has reportedly deployed fighter jets, a surveillance aircraft and Navy frigates in response to the movement of China's lone aircraft carrier into the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
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