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US delaying Minuteman III Missile test amid Taiwan tensions: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is delaying routine Minuteman III missile test launches to avoid further provoking tensions with China following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's contentious trip to Taiwan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Chinese social media users 'mock' Beijing's response to Pelosi's Taiwan vi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 4 (ANI): Following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, Chinese social media users mocked the government for not living up to its tough rhetoric and also taking military action to stop Pelosi's Taiwan trip.
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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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Japan protests against landing of Chinese ballistic missiles in EEZ near O
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): Japanese government on Thursday condemned the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and characterised this action as an "extremely coercive" move.
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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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Pelosi's Taiwan visit gives clarity over Chinese intentions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): The controversial visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has given an insight into China's intention to invade Taiwan at the nearest opportunity, as per media reports.
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Xi Jinping's responses to Pelosi visit might determine his course in domes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 4 (ANI): The trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the way President Xi Jinping is formulating Beijing's responses will be assessed and become a criterion for whether he wins a third term as China's president in autumn.
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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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China launches multiple Dongfeng ballistic missiles near Taiwan waters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): The Taiwan Defence Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched multiple Dongfeng (DF) ballistic missiles at the island's Northeast and Southwest waters.
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterates commitment to 'One Ch
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the "one China policy" as well as to the UN Charter principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.
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China-Taiwan tussle may result in semiconductor shortage, says automobile
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): With potential risks of Taiwan-China tussle escalating, the threat of key raw material for automobile manufacturing -- semi-conductor -- shortage is once again looming, said Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India on Thursday.
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