To play for Filipinos in Taiwan thrills Rivero
Top University of the Philippines scorer Ricci Rivero said the decision to skip the Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft and ...
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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Too costly to countenance?
"Beijing insists now-democratically run Taiwan is part of its territory, and that it will one day re-take it, by force ...
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Rising tension in East Asia
Yet once more we heard unwanted ripples in East Asia, during the first face-to-face meeting between China’s Defense Minister Wei ...
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China to stop Taiwanese independence ‘at all costs’
Vows to 'fight to the very end' China will “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwanese independence, the country’s ...
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US hits China’s ‘destabilizing’ military activity near Taiwan
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday blasted China’s “provocative, destabilizing” military activity near Taiwan, as well as Beijing’s growing ...
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China will ‘not hesitate to start war’ over Taiwan
SINGAPORE—Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defense minister warned his US counterpart Friday, ...
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US, Taiwan launch trade talks in a bid to expand relations
WASHINGTON, United States—The United States and Taiwan have launched talks aimed at deepening their trade ties as Washington vies to ...
Read moreChina flies 30 jets into Taiwan space
TAIPEI —China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defense zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets ...
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Biden: US ‘strategic ambiguity’ policy on Taiwan unchanged
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” policy for Taiwan remains in place, a day after his comment ...
Read moreIf China attempts to take control by force: Biden vows military defense of Taiwan
President Joe Biden vowed Monday that US forces would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to take control of the ...
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