Taiwan detects 50 Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels near its territory

Taipei [Taiwan], June 20 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) stated that it detected 50 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating in the region until 6 am (local time) on Friday. According to Taiwan's MND, 46 out of...

America attacking Iran could trigger Taiwan conflict

These are seismic times. The existential conflict between Iran and Israel will have profound ramifications for the course of history. It is, at the very least, a crucial crossroads that precedes a dizzying array of potential geo-strategic paths....

China sends scores of planes across central line in Taiwan Strait

Philippines waives visas for visitors from Taiwan in boost for ties

TAIPEI -- The Philippines has waived tourist visa requirements for Taiwan passport holders, in the latest sign of warming relations between Taipei and Manila as both face pressure from China. The Philippine government announced Thursday that...

UK warship's passage through Taiwan Straits monitored by PLA

The Chinese military said it tracked and monitored a UK naval vessel sailing through the Taiwan Straits and maintained vigilance throughout the process. The UK's offshore patrol vessel HMS Spey passed through the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday,...

World News | Taiwan President Instructs Military to Bolster Security Surveillance for Countering China

Taipei [Taiwan], June 20 (ANI): Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has instructed the Taiwanese military to bolster its security surveillance amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Focus Taiwan reported on Thursday. Notably, the order comes...

World News | Taiwan Detects 50 Chinese Military Aircraft, Six Naval Vessels Near Its Territory

Taipei [Taiwan], June 20 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) stated that it detected 50 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating in the region until 6 am (local time) on Friday. According to Taiwan's MND, 46 out of...

China Sends Warplanes Near Taiwan After US Lawmakers’ Visit

China sent the most warplanes toward Taiwan since October, a move that follows US lawmakers visiting a top military figure and both the UK and Japan sailing warships through the strait separating the island from the Chinese mainland. Some 46...

Taiwan detects 50 Chinese military aircraft around island

TAIPEI: Taiwan detected 50 Chinese military aircraft around the island, the defence ministry said Friday, days after a British naval vessel transitted through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. China insists democratic, self-ruled Taiwan is part of its...

MSDF destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait amid tensions

The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s destroyer JS Takanami passed through the contested Taiwan Strait, waters between China and Taiwan that China considers its own, in mid-June, multiple government sources said. The move is believed to be aimed at...

Taiwan parents hiring pole dancers for son’s graduation leads to police action

A couple in Taiwan have sparked controversy by hiring two pole dancers to perform outside their son’s secondary school as a celebration of his graduation. The performance took place outside Taichung Municipal Wanhe Junior High School in mid-June,...

China calls British warship's Taiwan Strait transit an attempt to 'cause trouble'

BEIJING/TAIPEI – China's military on Friday condemned the sailing of a British warship through the Taiwan Strait as a deliberate attempt to "cause trouble," as Taiwan's president ordered stepped-up monitoring in response to Chinese military...

U.K. Royal Navy vessel sails through Taiwan Strait

LONDON--A British Royal Navy patrol vessel has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a Navy spokesperson said on Thursday, saying the passage complied with international law. “HMS Spey’s routine navigation through the Taiwan Strait was part of a...

Taiwan-India ties at a new turn

Taiwan’s unconditional support “for all legitimate and necessary actions taken by the government of India to safeguard national security and fight terrorist forces that cross borders to attack innocent civilians” marked a monumental shift in the...

Taiwan’s Tsao banned for year

Taiwanese tennis player Tsao Chia-yi on Wednesday was officially suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for contravening doping rules. Tsao’s 12-month suspension would run until Feb. 28 next year, the ITIA said in a...

Taiwan needs a law for refugees

Since 2017, Amnesty International, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and civil society sponsorship programs have been working together to provide support for refugees, helping them rebuild their lives. To date, millions of people worldwide...

PLA slams British hype over patrol vessel's Taiwan Strait transit

BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Friday criticized Britain for hyping up the transit of its offshore patrol vessel through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday....

China condemns British warship’s ‘troublemaking’ Taiwan Strait transit

Audio By Carbonatix BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military on Friday condemned the sailing of a British warship through the Taiwan Strait as a deliberate attempt to “cause trouble”, saying it undermined peace and stability in the region. Britain’s...

Taiwan Central Bank Holds Key Rate At 2.0%

Taiwan's central bank retained its key interest rate at its June meeting on Thursday as the policy board observed that the current rate level would help sustain sound economic and financial development on the whole. The central bank board...

Taiwan Adds New Export Controls on China’s Chip Industry

The recent salvo of export control measures against China’s semiconductor industry came not from the United States, but Taiwan. On June 14, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs added a total of 601 entities to its trade blacklist – including...