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China warned of “consequences” for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a ceremonial event at a Pacific leaders summit, where major powers already had been urged to restrain from turning a meeting of mostly small island countries into a geopolitical sideshow. The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which…
People watch the sunset along the waterfront ahead of the approach of Typhoon Bavi in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s coast guard took a group of foreign lawmakers on a patrol on Thursday (July 9, 2026) around sensitive islands controlled by Taipei but located only a few…
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Taiwan’s Coast Guard said it was tracking two Chinese ships and had prepositioned two of its own to sail alongside and monitor them. | Photo Credit: Reuters China said on Saturday (July 4 2026) it had launched a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan, replacing a task force whose presence off the island’s coast…
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Image for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: AP A Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end of the South China Sea on Saturday (January 17, 2026), in what Taiwan’s defence ministry called a “provocative and irresponsible” move. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory,…
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The wording on Taiwan independence was also removed in 2022, before being restored a month later.. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island’s government praised on Sunday (February 16, 2025) as supporting Taiwan. The…
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Washington: China has escalated its counter-offensive against the United States by intensifying its sanctions on American defence firms. In less than a week, Beijing today announced a second round of sanctions on ten US companies. The reason – sale of arms to Taiwan. With this, China has, in total, sanctioned or penalised 45 US entities…
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In this photo released by the Taiwan Coast Guard, Taiwan Coast Guard vessel Ji An, at right, chases after Chinese Coast Guard vessel 1302 off the coast of Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese navy and coast guard ships have returned to China, signalling the end of a…
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People participate in the “Stand up as Taiwan” rally in Taipei, Taiwan December 8, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s military was on high alert on Monday (December 9, 2024) after detecting Chinese warships near the island, Taipei said, as it prepared for likely drills by Beijing in response to President Lai Ching-te’s U.S. visits….
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This picture taken and released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on December 4, 2024 shows Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaking during a visit at Nauti Primary School in Funafuti, Tuvalu. | Photo Credit: AFP China warned Taiwan on Friday that relying on the United States to help it seek independence “will inevitably hit a…
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China claims Taiwan as part of its own territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the island under its control. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China deployed fighter jets and drones as part of a “joint combat readiness patrol” around Taiwan on Sunday (October 27, 2024), Taipei said, hours after Beijing…
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