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China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan, Sends A "Stern Warning" To "Separatist" Forces
China's drills come days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Beijing against taking action in response to a speech by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te during the island's National Day celebrations.
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Taiwan Claims China Seizes Its Fishing Boat Near Chinese Coast
Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island and took it to a Chinese port, the Taiwan coast guard said late on Tuesday in a further escalation of tensions.
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Taiwanese People, Markets Stay Calm Despite China's "Punishment" Drills
As China staged a second day of "punishment" drills in response to Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, some residents of the democratically governed island told Reuters they would carry on with their normal lives despite Beijing's pressure.
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Taiwan's New President Sworn In Amid Growing Military Pressure From China
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as president of the democratic island in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.
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Taiwanese Drag Queen Gives Unique Farewell To President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind and winner of hit TV series "RuPaul's Drag Race" performed a rousing medley of songs for outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, thanking her for being the island's "mother".
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Taiwan Detects Dozens Of Chinese Warplanes, Ships
Taiwanese defence and coast guard officials said on Thursday dozens of Chinese warplanes and ships had been detected around the island, less than two weeks before self-ruled Taiwan's inauguration for a new president.
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Taiwan, China In Joint Op Search For 2 Missing Fishermen
Taiwan and China are carrying out a joint search-and-rescue mission for two missing crew members after a Chinese fishing boat capsized Thursday near an outlying Taiwanese island, killing two, Taipei's coast guard said.
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"Be Rational": Taiwan To China After 2 Crew Killed In Boat Incident
Taiwan called on Beijing to "be rational" on Tuesday following a deadly incident involving a Chinese boat and the Taiwanese coast guard, with the island's premier insisting it would protect its waters.
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China Luring Taiwan Politicians With Cheap Trips Before Election: Report
Beijing has sponsored cut-price trips to China for hundreds of Taiwanese politicians ahead of key elections on the island, according to Taiwan sources and documents, unnerving officials with a broad campaign that one called "election interference".
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Taiwanese Technology Giants Look to Relocate Production Bases to India in Move Away From China
Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the Taiwan government have said, amid the self-governed island's increasingly tense relations with China.
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Taiwan Says China's Air Force Approached Close To Island's Coast
Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said.
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"Scramble!": Taiwan Pilot Badge Pokes Fun At Xi Jinping Amid War Games
Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.
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Taiwan Signals Chip Firms Will Comply With US Export Rules Targeting Chinese Semiconductor Industry
Taiwan said on Friday that semiconductor companies on the island attach "great importance" to complying with the law, as the government signalled the firms are likely to comply with US export controls that target China's chip industry. The island is home to firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipma...
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China Blockade Would Be An Act Of War; Won't Surrender, Says Taiwan: Report
A Chinese blockade of Taiwan or the seizure of an offshore island would be considered an act of war and Taiwan would not surrender, a senior Taiwanese security official told Reuters using unusually strong and direct language.
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Taiwan Says Beauty Queen Not Allowed To Wave Country's Flag In Malaysia
Taipei accused China on Wednesday of pressuring organisers of a Malaysian trade event into barring a Taiwanese beauty queen waving the island's flag on stage.
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China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan, Sends A "Stern Warning" To "Separatist" Forces
China's drills come days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Beijing against taking action in response to a speech by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te during the island's National Day celebrations.
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Taiwan Claims China Seizes Its Fishing Boat Near Chinese Coast
Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island and took it to a Chinese port, the Taiwan coast guard said late on Tuesday in a further escalation of tensions.
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Taiwanese People, Markets Stay Calm Despite China's "Punishment" Drills
As China staged a second day of "punishment" drills in response to Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, some residents of the democratically governed island told Reuters they would carry on with their normal lives despite Beijing's pressure.
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Taiwan's New President Sworn In Amid Growing Military Pressure From China
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as president of the democratic island in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.
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Taiwanese Drag Queen Gives Unique Farewell To President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind and winner of hit TV series "RuPaul's Drag Race" performed a rousing medley of songs for outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, thanking her for being the island's "mother".
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Taiwan Detects Dozens Of Chinese Warplanes, Ships
Taiwanese defence and coast guard officials said on Thursday dozens of Chinese warplanes and ships had been detected around the island, less than two weeks before self-ruled Taiwan's inauguration for a new president.
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Taiwan, China In Joint Op Search For 2 Missing Fishermen
Taiwan and China are carrying out a joint search-and-rescue mission for two missing crew members after a Chinese fishing boat capsized Thursday near an outlying Taiwanese island, killing two, Taipei's coast guard said.
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"Be Rational": Taiwan To China After 2 Crew Killed In Boat Incident
Taiwan called on Beijing to "be rational" on Tuesday following a deadly incident involving a Chinese boat and the Taiwanese coast guard, with the island's premier insisting it would protect its waters.
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China Luring Taiwan Politicians With Cheap Trips Before Election: Report
Beijing has sponsored cut-price trips to China for hundreds of Taiwanese politicians ahead of key elections on the island, according to Taiwan sources and documents, unnerving officials with a broad campaign that one called "election interference".
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Taiwanese Technology Giants Look to Relocate Production Bases to India in Move Away From China
Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the Taiwan government have said, amid the self-governed island's increasingly tense relations with China.
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Taiwan Says China's Air Force Approached Close To Island's Coast
Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said.
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"Scramble!": Taiwan Pilot Badge Pokes Fun At Xi Jinping Amid War Games
Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh - representing China's President Xi Jinping - as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.
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Taiwan Signals Chip Firms Will Comply With US Export Rules Targeting Chinese Semiconductor Industry
Taiwan said on Friday that semiconductor companies on the island attach "great importance" to complying with the law, as the government signalled the firms are likely to comply with US export controls that target China's chip industry. The island is home to firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipma...
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China Blockade Would Be An Act Of War; Won't Surrender, Says Taiwan: Report
A Chinese blockade of Taiwan or the seizure of an offshore island would be considered an act of war and Taiwan would not surrender, a senior Taiwanese security official told Reuters using unusually strong and direct language.
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Taiwan Says Beauty Queen Not Allowed To Wave Country's Flag In Malaysia
Taipei accused China on Wednesday of pressuring organisers of a Malaysian trade event into barring a Taiwanese beauty queen waving the island's flag on stage.
