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China's infiltration tactics backfire as Taiwan cancels Strait swim over s
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The annual "Kinmen-Xiamen Strait Crossing Swim," originally scheduled for July 26, has been cancelled after Chinese participants failed to obtain entry permits, Kinmen Deputy County Magistrate Lee Wen-liang confirmed Wednesday, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Taiwan rejects dangerous China-linked swim event amid Coast Guard incursio
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Liang emphasised that Kinmen County must apply to the Sports Administration to participate in the 13th Kinmen-Xiamen Open Relay, which will consider the MAC's recommendation.
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Taiwan blocks China's 'soft power invasion' via Strait Swimming Event
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) declared on Thursday that it is undertaking "a more careful evaluation" of this year's Kinmen-Xiamen Strait Crossing Swim, amid rising worries that the event might be canceled for the first time due to political strain, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Amid national security concerns, Taiwan to remove illegal Chinese oyster r
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Taiwanese Government is set to remove illegal oyster racks in waters between Kinmen County and Xiamen, China, the Executive Yuan said on Thursday, adding that no Chinese fishers would be allowed to enter Taiwan's territorial waters to remove them, as reported by Taipei Times.
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Taiwan 'ejects' Chinese Coast Guard ships near Kinmen amid rising maritime
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The China Coast Guard ships 14603, 14608, 14609, and 14513 approached "restricted waters" off the Kinmen Islands from the southeast of Liaoluo Bay and the southwest of Damao Mountain at 8:50 am, according to a statement from the CGA's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch.
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Philippines confronts China over giant Coast Guard vessel in territorial w
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Philippine diplomats confronted their Chinese counterparts in face-to-face discussions in Xiamen, China, over the recent intrusion of a massive Chinese Coast Guard vessel into Philippine territorial waters, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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China 'vows' to investigate "united front" claims
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The council's comments follow Saturday's release of a video by Taiwanese rapper Chen Po-yuan and YouTuber "Pa Chiung" on China's "united front" tactics. It is the second video on the subject the pair have released this month.
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Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah attends dinner hosted by Fujian Governor for CIFIT
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The dinner, held at the Seaview Resort Xiamen, brought together leaders and delegations worldwide, along with senior government officials and business executives
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Chinese Scholars propose plan for Taiwan's governance
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Chinese scholars at Xiamen University have proposed a plan to Beijing on the governance of Taiwan in the event of a hypothetical takeover by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Taiwan News reported.
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Taiwan coast guard expels two Chinese military vessels near Kinmen Islands
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On Saturday, the CGA's Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch said that coast guards began monitoring two suspicious vessels at 9:13 am (local time) on Wednesday, which took off from the direction of southeastern China's Xiamen city, which is near Taiwan's three outlying island groups.
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Abdulla Aboobacker gets 8th place finish in Xiamen Diamond League
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Abdulla, who secured a gold medal last year in the Asian Athletics Championships held at Bangkok and a silver during Birmingham Commonwealth Games back in 2022, logged the best leap of 16.33 m in China.
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China-Taiwan tensions surge as Beijing increases patrolling following fish
Updated : 2 years ago IST
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