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China to begin military drills as Pelosi visits Taiwan

China – which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province which will one day reunite with it – has previously warned that its armed forces “will not stand idly by”…reports Asian Lite News

August 2, 2022

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‘US solidarity with 23 mn people of Taiwan is more important’

Hundreds of Taiwanese, as well as Tibetans, gathered at her hotel to welcome the 82-year-old lawmaker, a staunch critic of Beijing for long…reports Asian Lite News US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and

August 2, 2022

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Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite threats from China

“America’s solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy…reports Asian Lite News US House Speaker Nancy

August 2, 2022

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Taiwan’s chipmaking giant warns of consequences of invasion

Chairman Mark Liu warned about consequences for Beijing, Taipei, and the world in event of a cross-strait conflict…reports Asian Lite News At a time of heightened cross-strait tensions, Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC

August 2, 2022

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PLA may acquire full capability for invasion by 2025

Taiwan’s defence minister Chiu Kuo-chang expressed the belief by his government that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would have the ‘complete capability’ to attack Taiwan by 2025…reports Asian Lite News Taiwan’s Defence

July 29, 2022

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US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan

Asked about planned military steps to protect Pelosi in the event of a visit, US Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that discussion of any specific

July 27, 2022

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Taiwan is to East Asia what Israel is to West Asia

Takeover of Taiwan by the PRC would upend the security of the Indo-Pacific, writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat It remains to be seen whether Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,

July 25, 2022

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Beijing Fuels Crisis in East & South China Seas

China musters the support of Russia to spar a new crisis in the region. China often violates the territorial waters of countries in the East China & South China Seas. But sighting

July 14, 2022

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US watching China very closely on Taiwan: US top general

China has been sending scores of warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence zone, while the US has sent naval ships through Taiwan’s waters…reports Asian Lite News A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not

July 4, 2022

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Truss urges govt to supply defensive weapons to Taiwan

China warned about the danger of sending the “wrong signal” to Taiwanese “separatists,” as it accused the US of interference…reports Asian Lite News Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday suggested supplying defensive

June 30, 2022

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