Taiwan president warns on China, pushes defense self-reliance

Taiwan will also work hard to promote regional peace and stability, Lai told a conference in Taipei aimed at coordinating the policies of democratic governments towards China. China’s threat to any individual country is a threat to the world, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday, adding that the island will continue to work hard […]

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Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks

The strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years killed four people and flooded parts of the island’s second-biggest city on Thursday, while rescuers searched for six sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in the storm. Typhoon Gaemi transformed streets in southern Kaohsiung city into rivers, with some households flooded by rainwater. Schools and […]

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Taiwan says committed to strengthening defence after Trump comments

Taiwan is committed to boosting its defences and working with the United States, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was quoted as saying Taiwan should pay to be defended. The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic […]

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Taiwan is willing to take on more responsibility for defending itself, says premier

TAIPEI : Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Wednesday that Taiwan is willing to take on more responsibility for defending itself and is steadily increasing defense spending. Cho was responding to comment from US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who said Taiwan should pay the United States for its defense as it does not give […]

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Taiwan probes senior official who deals with China over bribery suspicions

Prosecutors in the northern Taiwanese city of Taoyuan, where Cheng was mayor from 2014–2022, said he had been summoned for questioning on Friday on bribery suspicions and that they had applied to a court to detain him Taiwan prosecutors said on Saturday they were investigating a senior official and member of the ruling Democratic Progressive […]

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The United States announced the sale of arms to Taiwan again

The United States has announced the sale of drones and missiles worth approximately 360 million dollars to Taiwan. The matter has been confirmed by the US State Department. Citing the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the news agency Reuters reported that the United States is going to sell weapons and drones worth $360 million […]

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