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China condemns US military flyover over Taiwan Strait
Jun 25, 2022 11:03China's military says the recent flight of a US maritime plane over the Taiwan Strait posed a threat to regional security, noting its forces are closely monitoring the situation.
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China calls on US to revoke new arms sales to Taiwan, including ship parts
Jun 09, 2022 17:34China has urged the United States to scrap its latest round of arms sales to the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), including ship parts, amid heightened tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island.
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Taiwan welcomes fourth US arms sale worth $120 million
Jun 09, 2022 13:04The US has approved a $120 million sale of naval equipment to Taiwan to boost the self-ruled island's "combat readiness" amid heightened tensions with China.
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US, China sea tensions hot and getting hotter
Aug 26, 2020 15:35The US-China “New Cold War” is heating up at sea, raising the risk of an armed conflict that seemed highly unlikely just months ago amid unprecedented global health and economic crises. During its latest drills in the South China Sea on August 18, the US Navy’s USS Mustin destroyer upped the ante by reportedly piercing through for the first time the western side of the median line dividing mainland China and Taiwan.
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US sells Patriot upgrade package to Taiwan to deter ‘regional threats’
Jul 10, 2020 12:05The 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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US Navy destroyer ‘sails through Taiwan Strait’
May 14, 2020 13:33The US Navy says one of its guided-missile destroyers has sailed through the strategic Taiwan Strait, a provocative move likely to anger China.
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WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
Jan 31, 2020 07:58The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a 'public health emergency of international concern'.
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China restores ties with Kiribati, site of space tracking station
Sep 28, 2019 15:56China and the Pacific island state of Kiribati restored diplomatic ties on Friday after the former diplomatic ally of Taiwan abandoned Taipei.
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In quest for bigger military budget, UK’s new defense chief speaks of Russian, Chinese threats
May 16, 2019 14:54British Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt, who took the position two weeks ago, has used her maiden speech to plead for more military funding by citing Russia and China as threats, following what has become a trend in the UK’s foreign policy of recent months.
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Taiwan blames China for not receiving invitation to UN event
May 08, 2018 12:09Taiwan has blamed China for the United Nations (UN)’s decision not to invite the self-ruled island — claimed by Beijing as Chinese territory — to an annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting later this month.