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Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure

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Taiwan president cancels Africa trip blaming Chinese pressure

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) he ​had cancelled his trip to Eswatini this week, after his ⁠government accused China of pressing three other African countries to revoke permission for his aircraft to fly over their territories. The small southern African nation…

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Xi meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says Taiwan independence chief culprit undermining peace

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Xi meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says Taiwan independence chief culprit undermining peace

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest Ppposition party, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on April 10, 2026, in this screengrab from a video provided by CTI. Photo: CTI via REUTERS TV Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (April 10, 2026) said…

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China’s live fire drills around Taiwan resume for a second day, aimed at warning ‘external forces’

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China’s live fire drills around Taiwan resume for a second day, aimed at warning ‘external forces’

For a second day, China’s military on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer…

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China’s Naval Deployments In Line With Other Large Drills, Says US

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China’s Naval Deployments In Line With Other Large Drills, Says US

Washington DC: China’s naval deployments in the East China Sea and South China Sea are elevated but consistent with other large exercises in the past, a U.S. military official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The assessment contrasted with statements from Taiwan that described the deployments as the largest in nearly three decades….

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China Vows “Countermeasures” Over US Arms Sales To Taiwan

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China Vows “Countermeasures” Over US Arms Sales To Taiwan

Beijing: China will take “countermeasures” to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said, lambasting a $2 billion arms sale package by the United States to Taiwan. The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant…

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Chinese Warships Sailing Toward Sensitive Strait Amid Tensions: Taiwan

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Chinese Warships Sailing Toward Sensitive Strait Amid Tensions: Taiwan

Taipei: Taipei said Wednesday it had detected a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing towards waters separating Taiwan and China, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island. China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has ramped up military activity around the island in recent years to pressure Taipei…

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China’s leader makes rare visit to province facing Taiwan following major war exercises

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China’s leader makes rare visit to province facing Taiwan following major war exercises

File picture of China’s President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to a province facing Taiwan following military exercises that mobilised China’s navy, air force, missile force and land troops to simulate a blockade of the self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as its own territory and…

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Former Chinese naval captain charged for entering Taiwan illegally

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Former Chinese naval captain charged for entering Taiwan illegally

Taiwan’s Coast Guard arrested the Chinese man on June 9 after his boat collided with vessels in the Tamsui River. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP A former Chinese naval captain arrested for illegally entering Taiwan by boat was formally charged on Wednesday, but prosecutors said “no military or national security involvement” was linked to…

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Taiwan On China’s Two Days Of War Games

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Taiwan On China’s Two Days Of War Games

Taiwan said it detected 62 Chinese military aircraft Taipei: China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan condemned as “blatant provocation” on Saturday, detailing a surge of Chinese warplanes and warships. Chinese state television’s military channel said late on Friday…

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China Begins Military Drills Around Taiwan As ‘Punishment’

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China Begins Military Drills Around Taiwan As ‘Punishment’

The last time China announced similar military exercises around Taiwan was in August last year. Beijing: China on Thursday morning began two days of military drills around Taiwan, surrounding the island with navy vessels and aircraft as “strong punishment” for “separatist acts”, state media reported. The military exercise comes three days after Lai Ching-te was…

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