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Taiwan salvage crews rush to extract carriages from tunnel after rail crash
Apr 06, 2021 08:45Salvage teams work around the clock to extract the remaining two most damaged train carriages still inside a tunnel, following Taiwan's worst rail disaster in recent decades which killed at least 50 people and injured 200 more.
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China’s navy says ongoing drills near Taiwan to become regular
Apr 06, 2021 08:08China says the sailing of a Chinese carrier group near self-ruled Taiwan is part of naval drills that will become regular.
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Europe helping with Taiwan’s submarine project in defiance of China: Defense min.
Apr 03, 2021 03:39Taiwan says European countries, alongside the United States, are providing help for the self-ruled island’s indigenous submarine project, as Taipei works to boost its military capabilities amid tensions with Beijing.
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Taiwan train derails: At least 48 dead, many injured
Apr 02, 2021 07:49A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 48 passengers and injuring 66 in the island’s worst rail disaster in almost four decades.
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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth ‘relocates’ to Taiwan
Apr 01, 2021 02:04In yet another sign of deteriorating Sino-British relations, the BBC’s Beijing correspondent, John Sudworth, has reportedly moved to Chinese Taipei (also known as Taiwan).
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Taiwan mass produces long-range missile amid heightening tensions with China
Mar 25, 2021 10:58Taiwan has started mass producing and developing new long-range missiles amid growing tensions with China.
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China warns US against sailing warships in Taiwan Strait
Mar 18, 2021 09:21China has warned the United States against sailing warships in the Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China.
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Third US warship under Biden sails through Taiwan Strait
Mar 11, 2021 11:06A US warship has sailed through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China, the US navy says, a day after a top American commander warned of an alleged threat to Taiwan from China “in the next six years.”
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China vows to 'resolutely deter' separatist activity in Taiwan
Mar 05, 2021 06:21China says it will resolutely deter any separatist activity in Taiwan but is committed to promoting the peaceful growth of relations across the Taiwan Strait.
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Two US Navy carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea
Feb 09, 2021 10:10Two US Navy carrier groups have conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea in a move decried by Beijing as damaging peace and stability in the region.