Tag: #Taiwan
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Can China cripple Taiwan without using a single shot?
Concerns that the Communist Party might someday seize control of Taiwan, possibly through force, have intensified in recent years due to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s increasingly aggressive stance towards the self-governing island. China’s refusal to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further exacerbated these fears. In this context, analysts and military strategists have long considered…
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Biden and Xi to talk on phone as U.S presses China over Russia
U.S President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first direct talks since November later on Friday, amid growing US concern over Beijing’s relationship with Russia and its stance on the increasingly brutal war in Ukraine
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Taiwan reports new large-scale air force incursion by China
Taiwan has reported the largest incursion since October by China’s air force into its air defence zone, with the island’s defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 39 aircraft in the latest uptick in tensions
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Biden talks with Japan to focus on security in Asia-Pacific
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss a “united” Western alliance against deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region and Russia’s threats to Ukraine
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US looking to speed up delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan
The US is looking for ways to potentially accelerate delivery of Taiwan’s next generation of new-build F-16 fighter jets, the newest F-16 configuration with new avionics, a modernised cockpit, and an improved engine
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Taiwan’s president urges China to curb its “military adventurism”
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and has increased military and diplomatic pressure to assert its sovereignty claims
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U.S designs software to predict China’s response to U.S military actions
Computer-based system evaluates significant activities that impacted US-Sino relations
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Full Chinese invasion of Taiwan difficult to achieve: Defence Ministry
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry says a full Chinese invasion of Taiwan with troops landed and ports and airports seized would be very difficult to achieve due to problems China would have in landing and supplying troops
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China summons Japanese ambassador over Abe’s Taiwan comments
Former Japanese prime minister had warned of the serious consequences of Beijing taking the ‘wrong path’ over the self-ruled island
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Xi Jinping tells ASEAN leaders, China will not “bully” neighbours, amid rising regional tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the ASEAN summit on Monday that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbors amid rising tensions in the South China Sea