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More Than Taiwan, The Real Target Of China’s Military Drills Is Trump
China has conducted military exercises around Taiwan, simulating a blockade of the island that Beijing seeks to take over — a ...
Taiwan’s president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China.
Taiwan’s civil defence drills go big, but is there still a sense of urgency?
Simulations aim to prepare islanders for natural disasters and wartime, but real challenge is fostering sustained sense of ...
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Cabinet decries US’ 32 percent tariffs
The Executive Yuan yesterday decried US President Donald Trump’s 32 percent tariff on Taiwanese goods announced hours earlier ...
U.S. reiterates its backing for Taiwan amid live-fire drills by Chinese forces north of the island
The United States doubled down on its decades-old support for Taiwan as China flexed its muscles with a second day of ...
‘Deeply unreasonable’: Trump’s 32% tariff on Taiwanese imports stuns Taipei
Taiwan has been dealt a heavy blow in US President Donald Trump's sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners, with the government denouncing the 32 per cent tariff on Taiwanese imports as ...
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Opposition calls for tariff negotiations
The nation’s two biggest opposition parties yesterday expressed dismay at US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 32 ...
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China stages military drills off Taiwan in warning to ‘separatists’
The drills will be carried out from multiple directions around Taiwan and focus on “sea and air combat readiness patrols, ...
Chinese military launches large-scale drills around Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese military announced large-scale drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Tuesday that ...
China issues warning on Taiwan independence with surprise large-scale military exercises
China staged surprise military exercises in the sea and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday in what the People's Liberation Army ...
Live-fire action marks Day 2 of Beijing’s military drills near Taiwan
Mainland Chinese ground forces conducted live-fire drills targeting simulated key infrastructure in the East China Sea on ...
How is the PLA making steady progress with its drills near Taiwan and what is next?
PLA is testing tactics, including blockade and anti-access strategies, and getting closer to the island each time, experts said Each military drill staged near Taiwan by the People's Liberation Army - ...