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China slams new US Defense Act, terms it 'political provocation'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On December 24, US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2023, which contains several provisions to deal with China's growing assertiveness and provide support to Taiwan.
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Japan lawmakers to visit Taiwan next week
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Japan's ruling party Liberal Democratic Party delegation will meet with Tsai, Vice President Lai Ching-te, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Legislative Yuan Speaker You Si-Kun to discuss bilateral relations between Taiwan and Japan.
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Taiwan's New Southbound Policy must become more "people-centric": academic
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On December 14, while addressing the event hosted by the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF), Indian academic Sana Hashmi said that there need to be different policies for different countries, "specifically for countries such as India, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore... It is a people-c
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Taiwan to open representative office in Canada's Montreal: MoFA
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To strengthen relations with Canada, Taiwan will open a representative office in Montreal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Tuesday, reported Taiwan News.
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Taiwan to fine Apple supplier Foxconn for unauthorized investment from Chi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has said that Hon Hai, which is 99.99 per cent owned by Shanghai-listed communication network equipment subsidiary Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. (FII), could face a fine of up to Taiwanese Dollars 25 million.
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'Desperate' need to implement law against organ harvesting: Taiwanese legi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the presser on the eve of International Human Rights Day, Theresa Chu, a human rights lawyer and the chair of the Universal Declaration on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting steering committee said, "So, it is imperative that Taiwan implement the criminal law t
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China's territorial disputes are outlets for domestic torments: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China's territorial disputes from the Himalayas to Taiwan are outlets for domestic torments, the Chinese army is in the battle to forget national frustrations, writes Oliver Guillard in the French publication, Asialyst.
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Taiwan investigating China's TikTok over cyber security concerns
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Taiwan is investigating Douyin International, the Chinese twin of hugely popular TikTok for allegedly illegally expanding social media business in the island nation.
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India's foreign policy evolves amidst emerging dynamic geopolitics
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Currently, we are living in such a situation where the US is losing its sheen and China is enhancing its agenda of establishing hegemony in the world, and in the year 2020, a black swan COVID arrived which impacted the momentum of globalization, and supply chains. Russia's invasion of Ukr
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US lawmakers call for additional military spending for Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The US lawmakers warned of rising tensions in Taiwan which the US fears could be invaded by China and urged the leadership to approve USD 500 million in emergency appropriations and another USD 1 billion in presidential drawdown spending for Taiwan.
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Japan rolls out new defence policy with special focus on free and open Ind
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Japan responded with a "major shift" in defence policy amid mounting threats from China and North Korea with a special focus on free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).
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US Senate passes USD 850 billion defence spending bill
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Senators overwhelmingly passed the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday, with sending the bill to US President Joe Biden to be signed into law, The Hill newspaper reported.
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