Taiwan

Ukraine war hasn’t changed China’s thinking around possible attack on Taiwan, report says

China remains the “leading long-term challenge” to the existing international order and there is no evidence that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine has changed Beijing’s thinking around “the timescale or methodology” for any potential attack on Taiwan, a top strategic think tank said ahead of a regional security summit in Singapore. The grinding conflict in …

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Egypt Independent June 2, 2023

China military rehearses ‘encircling’ Taiwan after US Speaker visit

Taipei CNN — China has started three days of military exercises around Taiwan after the island’s president met the US House Speaker in defiance of repeated threats by Beijing. The exercises, dubbed “United Sharp Sword,” have been denounced by Taiwan. China sees Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out using force to …

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Egypt Independent April 8, 2023

Taiwan ‘won’t be stopped’ from engaging with world

Taiwan will not be stopped from engaging with the world and will not give in to pressure, President Tsai Ing-wen has said as she arrived back from a trip to … Continued

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The New Daily April 8, 2023

China holds combat drills around Taiwan

China’s military says it has carried out combat drills around Taiwan focused on land strikes and sea assaults, the second such exercises in less than a month. The People’s Liberation … Continued

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The New Daily January 9, 2023

As the world courts TSMC, Taiwan worries about losing its ‘silicon shield’

Hong Kong CNN — Semiconductor giant TSMC was feted this week by US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook during a ceremony to unveil its $40 billion manufacturing site in Arizona — a huge investment designed to help secure America’s supply of the most advanced chips. But back home in Taiwan, there is …

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Egypt Independent December 11, 2022

Taiwan votes in local elections billed as message for China and the world

Polls opened in Taiwan on Saturday in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about sending a message to the world about the island’s determination to defend its democracy in the face of China’s rising bellicosity. The local elections, for city mayors, county chiefs and local councillors, are ostensibly about domestic issues …

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Egypt Independent November 27, 2022

Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei

Hong Kong CNN Business — As tensions between China and Taiwan simmer at their highest point in decades, officials in both places have clashed in recent days over an unsolicited idea from billionaire Elon Musk. The world’s richest man suggested in an interview that hostilities between the two could be resolved if Taipei handed some …

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Egypt Independent October 11, 2022

China warns of ‘counter-measures’ as US approves $1.1bn arms sales to Taiwan

(CNN) – China has warned the United States it will take “counter-measures” after the Biden administration approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. Chinese embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said Saturday China was “firmly opposed” to the sales, which “severely jeopardize China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” and called …

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Egypt Independent September 3, 2022

US sending a billion-dollar package of missiles and radar systems to Taiwan

The US State Department has approved a potential billion-dollar sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles. Amid heightened tensions with China, the $US1.1 … Continued

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The New Daily September 3, 2022

Taiwan thanks US for maintaining regional security in the face of Beijing’s bullying

Undaunted by China’s show of military might on its doorstep, Taiwan has spoken of its “sincere gratitude” to the United States for taking “concrete actions” to maintain security in the … Continued