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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to the U.S. following his official visit with President Xi Jinping in China, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo | Photo Credit: Evan Vucci Taiwan said on Saturday (May 16, 2026) it is an “independent” nation, hours after U.S….
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday (January 4, 2026), signalling Beijing’s intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amidst strained relations with Japan over Taiwan. The visit marks the second meeting between Mr. Xi and Mr. Lee in just two months, an unusually…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, cneter, visits the Gu Wenchang memorial hall in Dongshan County in the city of Zhangzhou during an inspection tour in southeastern China’s Fujian province. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military’s strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials for…
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on June 26 that China had carried out another “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island, as Beijing said it would track down and punish “diehard” independence supporters wherever they are. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as…
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China on May 23 encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island after its new President vowed to defend democracy. The two days of drills are part of an escalating campaign of intimidation by China that has seen it carry out a series of large-scale military…
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This handout picture taken and released on May 14, 2024 by the Taiwanese coast guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship (background right) seen past a Taiwanese coast guard vessel (foreground) in the waters off Kinmen. “Five Chinese coast guard ships sailed through Taiwan’s “restricted waters” for three hours on May 14 before they were…
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