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Taiwan military drilling with live fire for first time in 13 years
Jul 16, 2020 07:40Taiwan is conducting annual military maneuvers in which it is also drilling with live fire for the first time in 13 years, amid tensions with mainland China.
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US sells Patriot upgrade package to Taiwan to deter ‘regional threats’
Jul 10, 2020 07:35The United States has approved a request from Taiwan to modernize the self-ruled island’s Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to counter what it claims as "regional threats", amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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Speaker for city council in Taiwan jumps to his death
Jun 07, 2020 06:09The speaker for a city council in Taiwan has jumped to his death from his 17th-floor apartment, with Taiwanese officials warning against speculation about the incident before police concludes an investigation.
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China warns France not to harm bilateral ties by selling weapons to Taiwan
May 13, 2020 13:49China has warned France not to sell weapons to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, saying such a move would harm bilateral ties.
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China slams Taiwan ‘venomous’ attack on WHO as US takes side with Taipei in coronavirus row
Apr 10, 2020 08:18China and the United State have clashed again over Taiwan as Beijing joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in a row over the coronavirus outbreak, but Washington took sides with the self-ruled island.
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China slams US, other states for congratulating Tawain’s Tsai on election win
Jan 13, 2020 10:44Beijing has slammed the United States and other states for breaching the ‘One China’ policy by offering congratulations to President Tsai Ing-wen of self-ruled Taiwan on her re-election.
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Taiwan's top military official missing after helicopter crash-landing
Jan 02, 2020 03:15Taiwan's top military official was among three people missing on Thursday after a helicopter made an emergency landing in a mountainous northern area near the capital, Taipei, the defense ministry said.
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Taiwan rejects China’s offer to unify with mainland under Hong Kong model
Jan 01, 2020 07:43Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has rejected China’s offer to use the “one country, two systems” model in order to unify the self-ruled island with mainland China, claiming that that political arrangement has failed in Hong Kong.
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China's domestically built warship sails through Taiwan Strait
Dec 27, 2019 06:58China has dispatched its first domestically made aircraft carrier into the Taiwan Strait, in a move which Taipei describes as an “intimidation” tactic ahead of the islands presidential election.
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China denounces US’s 2020 defense bill for interfering in Taiwan, Hong Kong’s affairs
Dec 27, 2019 04:25The Chinese government has scathingly lambasted as “gross interference” in China’s domestic affairs the contents of the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020.