Tag: Taiwan

New Taiwan Board Game Invites Players To Battle ‘Chinese Invasion’

December 31, 2024 admin

Taipei: A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing, inviting players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years from now. China has ramped up military activity close to democratically governed Taiwan in recent years, including…

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Taiwan Braces For Super Typhoon Kong-Rey, Thousands Evacuated, Schools Shut

October 31, 2024 admin

Keelung: Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years. Up to 10-metre waves pounded shores along the lightly populated, mountainous east coast where the fast-moving Kong-rey was expected to make landfall within hours. Kong-rey was packing…

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China Vows “Countermeasures” Over US Arms Sales To Taiwan

October 27, 2024 admin

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

October 23, 2024 admin

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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Trump Says He Would Impose Tariffs On China If It Went Into Taiwan

October 18, 2024 admin

Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he would impose tariffs on China if China were to go into Taiwan. Washington: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to “go into Taiwan.” “I would say: If you go into Taiwan, I’m…

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China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan, Sends A “Stern Warning” To “Separatist” Forces

October 14, 2024 admin

China deployed planes and ships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday’s drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the past…

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Taiwan On Alert Over “Multiple Waves” Of Missile Firing In Inland China

September 29, 2024 admin

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting “multiple waves” of missile firing deep in inland China, days after Beijing said it had carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, keeps a close watch on Chinese…

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China On “High Alert” After Japan Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait

September 27, 2024 admin

Beijing: China’s military was on “high alert” Thursday and Beijing said it had lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on the reports at a regular briefing because they concerned military operations. But Beijing confirmed…

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As Storm Bebinca Approaches, Taiwan Uses AI To Predict Typhoon Paths

September 13, 2024 admin

AI-based weather models were used for the first time in Taiwan in July this year. As tropical storm Bebinca barrels towards waters off northern Taiwan gathering strength into a possible typhoon, weather forecasters in Taipei are using a new and so far successful method to help track its path – artificial intelligence (AI). AI-generated forecasts,…

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India Is Finally Reversing Its Semiconductor Misfortune

September 5, 2024 admin

(This is the second article in a two-part series on the US-China semiconductor battle, and where India stands in it. Here is the first part) When Chandrayaan 3 landed on the moon on August 23 last year, there was one place in Mohali that was particularly jubilant: the government-run Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL). It was a…

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