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Taiwan detects 39 Chinese warplanes, carrier
Sep 11, 2023 (AFP)
Between Sunday and Monday morning, 26 aircraft and 13 warships were operating around the island, while another 13 planes were detected since the early hours of ...
China on 'high alert' after US, Canadian ships transit Taiwan Strait
Sep 09, 2023 (AFP)
"The Eastern Theatre Command of China's PLA organised naval and air forces to trail their entire course and stand alert in accordance with laws and regulations,...
Taiwan president begins visit to sole African ally Eswatini
Sep 06, 2023 (AFP)
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is one of only 13 countries that officially recognise Taiwan over China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own te...
Foxconn founder Gou cuts final ties with company for presidential run
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Gou made his fortune turning Foxconn into the world's largest contract producer of electronics, including for Apple's iPhones, but has not held a managerial rol...
Taiwan expresses support of Vatican-China exchange
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
Pope Francis is currently in Mongolia on a state visit. As his papal plane passed over China's airspace, the pontiff sent a customary telegram to Chinese Presid...
US lawmaker promises 'resolute reaction' if Taiwan attacked
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory to be taken one day, by force if necessary, and it has ramped up pressure in recent years with near-daily air in...
US approves first arms to Taiwan under foreign aid program
Aug 31, 2023 (AFP)
The State Department informed Congress on Tuesday of the $80 million package, which is small compared with recent sales to Taiwan but marks the first assistance...
Taiwan decries China's 'military harassment' after warplanes detected
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
China has ratcheted up military and political pressure on self-ruled Taiwan since President Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016 because she rejects Beijing's sta...
Foxconn billionaire Gou announces Taiwan presidential bid
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
Gou made his fortune turning Foxconn into the world's largest contract producer of electronics, including for Apple's iPhones. He has a long-running ambition to...
Taiwan's VP vows 'unwavering' support for status quo with China
Aug 25, 2023 (AFP)
China and self-ruled Taiwan share an uneasy relationship, in which Beijing has vowed to one day take the island -- by force if necessary -- while Taipei treads ...
Taiwan leader hails fallen soldiers on China battle anniversary
Aug 23, 2023 (AFP)
Her visit to Taiwan's outlying Kinmen island -- located just a few miles from China -- comes as relations between Taipei and Beijing have plummeted in recent ye...
PARLACEN expels Taiwan in favor of China
Aug 22, 2023 (UPI)
The Central American Parliament, which goes by the acronym PARLACEN, said in a statement that its plenary on Monday approved China's ascension via a majority of...
Taiwan condemns China, Nicaragua over removal from Central American body
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
China considers Taiwan a part of its territory, and opposes other countries' official exchanges with the self-ruled island as well as its participation in inter...
Taiwan's leader says 2024 defence budget to hit record $19 bn
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
Tsai said in a statement defence spending was "expected to reach 2.5 percent of the GDP". The proposed spending would be a 3.5 percent increase from 2023's $586...
Paraguay's new foreign minister vows to keep Taiwan ties
Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)
Paraguay is the only South American country that recognizes Taiwan diplomatically, and one of just 13 around the world. China considers self-ruled democratic Ta...
Taiwan's election a choice between 'democracy or autocracy': VP
Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)
For 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday early morning, Beijing sent in 45 warplane incursions -- 27 of which crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait -- and ni...
China stages war games in 'stern warning' to Taiwan
Aug 19, 2023 (AFP)
William Lai -- the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential election next year and a vocal opponent of Beijing's claims to the island -- stopped in New York and San...
Taiwan VP vows to 'resist annexation' during sensitive US trip
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
Lai is the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential elections next year, and is making transit stops in the United States en route to and from Paraguay, where he wi...
China fumes asTaiwan VP's US visit proceeds
Aug 13, 2023 (AFP)
Lai -- the front runner in Taiwan's presidential elections next year -- is officially making only transit stops in the United States en route to and from Paragu...
Taiwan's vice president leaves for US en route to Paraguay
Aug 12, 2023 (AFP)
The democratic island is claimed by China, which has vowed to take the territory one day -- by force, if necessary -- and has ramped up political and military p...
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