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Taiwan announces pay rises for the military
TAIPEI: Taiwan will give pay rises to some service members in a bid to tackle manpower shortages, officials said on…
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Taiwan president warns of China’s ‘infiltration’ effort, vows counter measures
Citing government data, Lai said 64 people were charged for Chinese espionage last year, three times more than in 2021.…
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Taiwan says TSMC investment ‘historic moment’ for US ties
US DEMAND “EXTREMELY HIGH” Lai said on Thursday the government was not pressured by Washington “during TSMC’s US investment process”.…
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China will work to firmly advance ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, premier says
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday (Mar 5) China would “firmly advance” the push for “reunification” with Taiwan while opposing external…
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‘Impossible’ for US to give up Indo-Pacific, Taiwan defence minister says
TAIPEI: The United States cannot abandon the Indo-Pacific because the region is part of its “core national interests”, Taiwan’s Defence…
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Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cable
TAIPEI: Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island,…
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Trump declines to answer question about China and Taiwan
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Feb 26) declined to comment in response to a question about whether the…
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Taiwan condemns China for ‘shooting’ drills off its coast
There was no immediate confirmation from China that it was carrying out new drills around Taiwan and its defence ministry…
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China says Taiwan ‘manipulating’ undersea cable cutting before facts clear
BEIJING: China’s government said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that Taiwan was “manipulating” possible Chinese involvement in the latest severing of an…
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Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut
TAIPEI: Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday (Feb 25) after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the…
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