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Taiwan to impose national security observation period for Hong Kong, Macau residency applicants

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Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng has announced that a new “long-term residency” category for applicants from Hong Kong and Macau would require an extended national security observation period, Taipei Times reported. The move, aimed at tightening oversight, reflects growing concerns over China’s political influence and population manipulation…

19 warships, 50+ fighter jets encircle Taiwan as China slams ‘parasite president’ and declares ‘independence means war’

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Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have escalated sharply as China has deployed 19 warships and over 50 fighter jets in a military exercise encircling the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The exercise, which involves joint operations by the army, navy, and rocket forces, is being framed by China as a “stern warning” to the island’s leadership….

China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Are a Warning to Its President

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China launched military exercises pressing in on Taiwan on Tuesday, in what Beijing said was a warning to the island-democracy’s president, Lai Ching-te, after he called China a “foreign hostile force.” Chinese land, navy, air and missile forces would “approach close” to Taiwan and practice “seizure of overall control, strikes on sea and land targets,…

Taiwan simulates response to large scale disasters, Chinese threats

Cs news4 weeks ago05 mins

By Ann Wang and Annabelle Chih TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw on Thursday the first civil defence drills under his newly created social resilience committee simulating how to respond to a large-scale disaster like a tsunami or attacks on critical infrastructure. The drill, in the southern city of Tainan, was held…

Taiwan President Takes Tougher Stance Toward China

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After Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, launched a broad drive this month against what he warned was expanding Chinese subversion and spying, the backlash was swift. Across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing hit back, sending a surge of military planes and ships near the island and warning that he was “playing with fire.” In Taiwan, Mr. Lai’s…

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China says military exercises near Taiwan punishment for ‘separatism’ | World News

Cs news1 month ago04 mins

BEIJING/TAIPEI -Chinese military exercises near Taiwan on Monday were punishment for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s continued promotion of “separatism”, according to a stern statement out of Beijing, as Taiwan hit back by calling China a troublemaker. China says military exercises near Taiwan punishment for ‘separatism’ China, which has never renounced the use of force to…

Mainland China’s PLA ‘ready to fight’ for Taiwan at any time, commander warns

Cs news1 month ago03 mins

The Chinese military remains on high alert – “ready to fight at all times and able to fight at any time” – to thwart any attempt at Taiwan independence, according to the commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit overseeing the Taiwan Strait. The warning from Lin Xiangyang, who heads the PLA’s Eastern Theatre…

At Least 4 Killed in Suspected Gas Explosion at Taiwan Shopping Mall

Cs news2 months ago02 mins

At least four people were killed and 26 others injured in a suspected gas explosion in the food court of a Taiwan shopping mall on Thursday morning, according to Taiwan’s state-owned news outlet. The explosion occurred in the city of Taichung, about 100 miles southwest of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, local officials said. The fire department…

Taiwan Prepares for Trump’s Tariffs, and a Changed Washington

Cs news2 months ago013 mins

Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a valiant democratic partner against China. Now, a few weeks into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, Taiwan is adjusting to a shift in its relationship with the United States, its primary backer —…

Open Questions | Trump ‘unlikely to take the initiative to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip’ with Beijing, Bonnie Glaser says

Cs news3 months ago04 mins

Bonnie Glaser has spent decades working on issues related to Asia-Pacific geopolitics and US policy. She is managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific programme, a non-resident fellow with the Lowy Institute, a senior associate with the Pacific Forum, and co-author of US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis? This interview first…