‘No use worrying’: Taiwanese tourists carry on despite China threat
Visiting Taiwan's tiny Kinmen Islands last week, Joseph Lin practised standing up on his paddleboard, drifting across from the Chinese ...
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US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits
The United States will boost trade with Taiwan in response to China’s “provocative” behaviour, the White House said Friday, as ...
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Warships play cat-and-mouse as China ends Taiwan exercises
China's largest-ever military exercises surrounding Taiwan were drawing to a close yesterday following a controversial visit last week to the ...
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DFA commits to One China government policy
The Philippines remains committed to adhering to the One-China policy amid looming tensions in the Taiwan Strait following the visit ...
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Disguised hegemony
"Rules-based? Really?" There is that system imposed by the US called the “rules-based” principle. On the surface, there is ...
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Taiwan probes China dinghy defector claim
Taiwan’s defence minister on Monday said authorities were investigating whether a man from mainland China had managed to cross the ...
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US warship transits Taiwan Strait amid China ‘threat’
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander ...
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Chinese jets intruded 380 times into Taiwan’s defense zone–official
Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan’s defence zone last year, a defence official said Tuesday, as a ...
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Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan airspace briefly
Chinese fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan's airspace on Tuesday, forcing the island to scramble its own, Taipei said shortly after ...
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China admits aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait
Beijing"•China confirmed on Monday that its first domestically built aircraft carrier had sailed through the Taiwan Strait for “routine” training ...
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