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"Playing with fire on the Taiwan question...," warns China's Defence Minis
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Days after Beijing condemned Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai for making stopovers in the United States calling him a "troublemaker", China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday cautioned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan, Chinese Defence Ministry reported.
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India, Thailand race for spot on Asia's chipmaking map
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India and Thailand have engaged in a full-fledged race for semiconductor--manufacturing investment to win a spot on Asia's chipmaking map.
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Major restructure sees PLA air force take over naval aircraft
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), an armed force beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, is the world’s largest military. Its pursuit of “jointness” between the various armed services has been made evident in the recent blockade of a Philippine outpost in the South China Sea, and in the r
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There is no reason to over-torque this transit into anything escalatory: U
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel on Monday (local time) said that there is no reason to over-torque about Taiwan Vice President William Lai's transit through the United States into "anything escalatory."
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"Will never back down to China's threat": Taiwanese Vice President
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Despite Beijing's warning of his visit, Taiwan's vice president and a front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race William Lai on Sunday said that the island will never yield in the face of escalating Chinese threats, CNN reported.
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China irked at Taiwan Vice President's "stopover" in New York
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Taiwan's vice president and presidential candidate William Lai's stopover in the US on Sunday en route to Paraguay irked China, denouncing the move, its foreign ministry branded him a "troublemaker through and through," according to CNN.
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China crippled with economic woes may become more aggressive: Experts
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The economic woes that China is currently facing, prompted fears that Beijing could in turn become more aggressive, and compensate by escalating the risk of a war with the US over Taiwan, Voice of America (VOA) reported citing experts who closely follow the US-China rivalry.
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China condemns Taiwan Vice-President's transit stop in US, threatens to la
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Meanwhile, the American and Taiwanese officials have characterized Lai’s stops as “routine” for Taiwanese officials. China says it firmly opposes such “sneaky visits”, especially by someone like Lai, a politician Beijing has branded a Taiwan “inde
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“Taiwan situation tilting toward emergency...time for like-minded nations
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Former Japan Prime Minister Tara Aso, said that the Taiwan Strait is “gradually tilting towards a time of emergency” and now is the time for the “like-minded nations” to be prepared to put into action a strong deterrent, The Japan Times reported.
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Xi Jinping attempts to stop the rot by purging his own appointees
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Corruption is very much part of the engrained culture of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as recent high-profile disappearances from the ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and government have made clear.
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Taiwan tracks 11 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval ships around nation
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
11 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels were tracked around Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense between Monday and Tuesday, according to Taiwan News.
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China funded over USD 130,000 to Solomon Islands newspaper for favourable
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Chinese government granted more than USD 130,000 to Solomon Islands news company in exchange for agreeing to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and its true intention to help develop” the Pacific island country.
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