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US-Taiwan partnership key to curbing China aggression: congressman
Mar 28, 2024 (AFP)
China considers democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, though Taipei does not recognise that claim, and has worked in recent years to strengthen its partne...
Taiwan conducts missile drills 'in face of' China military intrusions
Mar 26, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will not rule out using force to bring the island under its control. Chinese warplanes and ships ...
Taiwan calls for return of military officer rescued by China
Mar 23, 2024 (AFP)
Two men from Taiwan's outlying Kinmen island were found on March 18 by the coastguard of China's Fujian province after the engine of their boat failed. Chinese ...
36 Chinese military aircraft detected around Taiwan
Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under China's control. Friday's incursion, an upt...
32 Chinese warplanes detected around Taiwan: Taipei
Mar 21, 2024 (AFP)
In the 24 hours leading up to 6:00 am Thursday (2200 GMT Wednesday), the Ministry of National Defence also detected five naval ships operating around Taiwan, it...
Taiwan's navy hosts warship tours before Pacific charm offensive
Mar 16, 2024 (AFP)
The self-ruled island currently has diplomatic relations with just 12 countries worldwide, three of them in the Pacific -- Tuvalu, Republic of Palau and Marshal...
China steps up patrols around outlying Taiwan islands
Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)
The Kinmen islands are administered by Taipei but located just five kilometres (three miles) from the Chinese mainland. Last month, two men died when a Chinese ...
Senior US lawmaker to attend Taiwan presidential inauguration
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Representative Mike McCaul, who leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke alongside Taiwan's representative in Washington and lawmakers from both parties...
China's 'grey zone' harassment of Taiwan on rise: Taipei
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the self-ruled island under its control. Since the 2016 ...
US warships transits Taiwan Strait as China opens annual congress
Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military and political pressure on Taipei in recent years -- and reacts angrily to "freedom of...
Taiwan says Chinese boats around Kinmen island daily since deadly incident
Mar 04, 2024 (AFP)
A Chinese speedboat carrying four people capsized on February 14 near Kinmen while being pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard, throwing all on board into the wa...
New Tuvalu government reaffirms relations with Taiwan
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
"The new government wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the long-term and lasting special relationship between Tuvalu and the Republic of China, Taiwan," Prime...
11 Chinese naval vessels detected around Taiwan
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
A Chinese speedboat carrying four people capsized on February 14 near Taiwan's Kinmen islands while being pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard, throwing all on ...
Taiwan envoy says Tuvalu ties 'rock solid' post-election
Feb 26, 2024 (AFP)
Former attorney general Feleti Teo was named premier in a ceremony on Monday, a month after an election that put the Pacific Island nation's recognition of Taiw...
Taiwan says Chinese boat 'lost balance' in deadly incident
Feb 22, 2024 (AFP)
It gave more details about the incident after China accused Taiwanese authorities of "seeking to evade their responsibilities and hide the truth" about the inci...
US Congressional support for Taiwan 'extremely strong', says lawmaker
Feb 22, 2024 (AFP)
Mike Gallagher heads a five-member delegation that met on Thursday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won last month's pr...
Taiwan calls on China to 'be rational' after deadly boat incident
Feb 20, 2024 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, and relations between the two have soured in recent years. Last week two Chinese crew members died afte...
China to step up patrols near Taiwan after deadly boat incident
Feb 18, 2024 (AFP)
A Chinese boat was carrying four people when it capsized on Wednesday near the Kinmen islands while pursued by the Taiwanese coast guard. All four on board were...
Taiwan blames Beijing after death of two Chinese nationals in boat incident
Feb 15, 2024 (AFP)
The boat was carrying four people when it capsized near the Kinmen islands -- a territory administered by Taiwan but located just five kilometres (three miles) ...
Taiwan detects eight Chinese balloons for second straight day
Feb 11, 2024 (AFP)
The ministry said the balloons were spotted on Saturday, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, at an altitude of 12,000 to 35,000 feet. Five of the ballo...
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