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No 'external force' can change Taiwan's future: President William Lai ple
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan's self-governing status while marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over communist forces in the Battle of Guningtou, reported Taipei Times.
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China has no right to represent Taiwan: President Lai vows to resist "anne
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
He said that his "mission" as president was to "ensure that our nation endures and progresses" and "resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty."
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Taiwan President William Lai declares China not the 'Motherland' of Taiwan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
China views Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the idea of taking it by force while continuing to undermine Taipei's diplomatic status on the international stage.
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US applauds Taiwan's self-defence reforms to counter Chinese agression
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The US "strongly encourages and applauds" the initiatives taken by President William Lai's administration to enhance Taiwan's self-defence through various reforms and investments, Ingrid Larson, the managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan's (AIT) Washington Office, said.
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"Biggest challenge is to face powerful rise of China...": Taiwan President
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Taiwan's President William Lai Ching-te stated that China sees the "annexation" and "elimination" of Taiwan as a major national cause, addressing cadets at the military's premier institution that they must understand their adversary, reported Al Jazeera.
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China will 'surely be reunified' with Taiwan: Xi Jinping in New Year addre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that China would "surely be reunified" with the self-ruled territory of Taiwan in his New Year's address, renewing Beijing's threat to militarily take over the island but setting no timetable for gaining control, the Voice of America (VoA) reported.
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Explained: China’s anger over Taiwan’s William Lai visiting the US
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Lai's transits through the United States have enraged Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of their country while the latter called itself a sovereign and independent country and not part of the former.
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Taiwan calls China "bully next door"
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taiwan on Saturday called China the "bully next door" and said that Beijing should hold its own election instead of shaping Taipei.
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Taiwan detects 42 Chinese military aircraft around country as China launch
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taiwan on Saturday detected 42 warplane incursions into its air defence zone since China announced the launch of military drills.
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China launches military operations as ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This exercise came as an angry response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai's recent "stopover" in the US.
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"Playing with fire on the Taiwan question...," warns China's Defence Minis
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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There is no reason to over-torque this transit into anything escalatory: U
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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