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Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards hold joint search and rescue drill off Japan's eastern coast
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards conducted what is believed to be their first joint drill off Japan's eastern coast, officials said Friday, a move seen as an effort to expand maritime cooperation amid concern about China's increasingly assertive activity in regional seas. ...
Trump says Taiwan should pay more for defense and dodges questions if he would defend the island
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump demanded the self-governed island of Taiwan pay for U.S. protection, dodged the question of whether he would defend the island from Beijing's military action and accused the island of taking the computer chip industry away from the United States. ...
Taiwan steps up alertness after detecting test-firing by China's missile unit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Saturday it was monitoring “waves of test-firing” by China's missile unit in a region more than 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from the self-ruled island and that its air force stepped up its alertness. China views the...
New top US envoy to Taiwan pledges to help the island with self-defense as threats from China loom
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats. The weight of the message from Raymond Greene, who assumed his new role as director of the...
Taiwan says it was warned by China to not interfere in the detention of Taiwanese boat crew
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China warned its coast guard against interfering in the detention of a Taiwanese fishing boat, in what was seen as Beijing's latest attempt to assert its territorial claims in the Taiwan Strait. The incident comes as tensions have...
Taiwan urges citizens to avoid travel to China, Hong Kong and Macao following Beijing threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has urged its citizens to avoid travel to China and the semi-autonomous Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao following threats from Beijing to execute supporters of the self-governing island democracy’s independence. Spokesperson and deputy...
A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat
HONG KONG (AP) — Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections. The event Tuesday was timed to mark Pride Month, with a...
Chinese hackers have stepped up attacks on Taiwanese organizations, cybersecurity firm says
HONG KONG (AP) — A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organizations, particularly those in sectors such as government, education, technology and diplomacy, according to cybersecurity intelligence company Recorded Future. In...
Chinese man who sailed into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own, China says
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government said Wednesday that a Chinese man who sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own and would be punished after his return to China. Taiwanese authorities have detained the man, who has been identified as a...
China denounces US-UK engagement of Taiwan shortly after election of new president
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry on Thursday denounced U.S. and U.K. affirmations of support for Taiwan’s newly elected government, shortly after the island claimed by Beijing freely chose its new leaders. Col. Wu Qian accused the United Kingdom of pursuing a...
