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A Chinese Commonwealth? An unpopular idea resurfaces in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Three months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Annette Lu, the former vice president of Taiwan, came out to reporters to promote a...
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China boosts its military spending and warns it will fight “resolutely” against Taiwan’s independence
In the country's main annual political event, China on Sunday set its economic and political goals for the first year after the end of...
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The annual session of the Chinese Parliament is underway: it will deal with everything, from relations with Taiwan to birth policies and the consumption...
China's two legislative bodies will hold their annual plenary meetings in Beijing this weekend, with the participation of more than 3,000 representatives from all...
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The conflict over China’s balloons continues: Taiwan has spotted one on a key island for Beijing
The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan said a Chinese weather balloon landed on one of its outlying islandswhile the US claims Beijing has deployed...
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Faced with a possible invasion of Taiwan, the United States signs a strategic agreement and now encircles China at sea
The United States is increasing its military presence in the Philippines, both countries announced on Thursday, adding American access TO four more bases and...
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China renewed its threats to Taiwan, promised to “unite compatriots” and raised alarms about a possible invasion
China described the situation in the Taiwan Strait in 2022 as "serious" and "complex" and said that Beijing "took the initiative" to "unite compatriots"...
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A conflict between China and Taiwan would leave Europe without vital elements for its supply chain
More than 70 fighter jets participated this weekend Chinese exercises around Taiwanafter President Joe Biden signed legislation to increase military assistance to the autonomous...
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With more than 70 warplanes, China launches its largest ever raid on Taiwan
China has launched its biggest raid yet on Taiwan's air defense zone, the Taiwanese government has said. More than 70 Chinese fighter jets...
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China criticizes US defense spending for including Taiwan
Beijing has railed against an annual US defense spending drive for exaggerating the "China threat," while Taiwan, by contrast, has embraced it, saying it...
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China has sent 39 planes and three warships to the coast of Taiwan and tensions are rising in the area
Taiwanese authorities reported on Thursday the deployment of a total of 39 Chinese aircraft and three warships to the island's shores in 24 hours,...
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Chinese Defense Minister warns Biden administration: ‘Taiwan is an impassable red line for the United States’
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe warned on Tuesday during a meeting in Cambodia with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, that "the Taiwan issue is...
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Because a China-Taiwan war would jeopardize the world economy and hit Argentina
What does Taiwan live on? Why is a tiny island of 23 million people so important to China, inhabited by over 1.3 billion people?...