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U.S. President Joe Biden approves $567 mn defence assistance to Taiwan

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U.S. President Joe Biden approves 7 mn defence assistance to Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: AP “U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday (September 29, 2024) approved $567 million in defence assistance to Taiwan,” the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the self-ruled island. While the United States does not officially recognise Taiwan diplomatically, it is Taipei’s…

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Taiwan reports Chinese ‘combat patrol’; Beijing vows to hunt independence ‘diehards’

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Taiwan reports Chinese ‘combat patrol’; Beijing vows to hunt independence ‘diehards’

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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Forty five Chinese aircraft detected around Taiwan

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Forty five Chinese aircraft detected around Taiwan

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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