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'I want to urge China to stop intimidating Taiwan politically and militarily and to take on the global responsibility with Taiwan to work hard on maintaining peace,' said Lai Ching-te
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Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections could define the future of the nation and the prospects of the U.S.-China rivalry in the region
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The superpowers' meeting comes amid tensions in East Asia, the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's war in Ukraine
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China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has escalated military and political pressure over the past year
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The fire started at a golf ball manufacturer in Pingtung county, with overnight Taiwanese rescue efforts resulting in at least 3 firefighters dying on duty
Musk angered Taipei for likening Taiwan to the U.S. state of Hawaii, during a podcast, and asserting that the island is 'an integral part' of China
'Solving the Taiwan issue and realizing the complete reunification of the motherland is the unswerving historical task of the Chinese Communist Party'
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The State Department insisted that the first-ever aid under the program did not imply any recognition of sovereignty of Taiwan
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The firm said outside of Taiwan, there were some Flax Typhoon 'victims' in Southeast Asia, North America and Africa
Beijing calls drills 'a stern warning to the collusion of 'Taiwan independence' separatists with foreign elements and their provocations'
The deal, signed in February 2022, faced a requirement for Chinese regulatory clearance, which Intel failed to secure within the stipulated timeframe
Lai made a stopover during his trip to Paraguay, a nation that remains one of the few recognizing Taipei
The American move underlines the urgency of aiding the self-ruled island, which China considers its own territory
The package features intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment and small arms munitions
The incursions came a day after the United States, the Philippines and Japan completed their first-ever joint coastguard drills in the South China Sea
The vessel crossed right in front of a U.S. destroyer amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the sensitive waterway
During a security summit in Singapore, the American Navy accused a Chinese ship of "unsafe" maneuvering in the Taiwan Strait
The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and Canada's HMCS Montreal conducted a 'routine' transit of the strait
Tensions have been escalating in the region, with China increasing air and sea presence in the area
Liz Truss calls for a 'network of liberty,' noting that Taiwan is 'on the frontline of the global battle for freedom'
The NBA is very popular in China, and this is not the first time people linked the league with having sparked controversy there
‘Taiwan is crucial for Europe’
Ship sent on 'routine' deployment 'where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law'
The military must 'resolutely defend China’s territorial and maritime interests, and strive to protect overall peripheral stability'