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China to hold fresh drills around Taiwan despite US condemnation

by By Sebastien Ricci with Beiyi Seow in Beijing and Amber Wang in Taipei Agence France-Presse PINGTAN, China (AFP) --…

Chinese missiles ‘serious problem that impacts our national security’: Japan PM

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan,…

China’s Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption

Beijing, China | AFP by Poornima WEERASEKARA Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are set to disrupt one of the world's…

US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Japan, final stop on Asia trip

  Tokyo, Japan | AFP by Katie Forster US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the…

China fires missiles around Taiwan in major military drills

Pingtan, China | AFP by Sebastien Ricci, with Beiyi Seow in Beijing and Amber Wang in Taipei China fired ballistic…

Radio warnings signal Taiwan angst over China blockade drills

  Keelung, Taiwan | AFP by Sean Chang and Amber Wang In Taiwan's Keelung port dispatchers spent much of Thursday…

Myanmar junta charges Japanese journalist with encouraging dissent

Yangon, Myanmar | AFP A Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar has been charged with breaching immigration law and encouraging dissent…

Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan’s EEZ: defence minister

  Tokyo, Japan | AFP Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone…

ASEAN ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark ‘open conflicts’

  by Lisa Martin and Rose Troup Buchanan Agence France Presse PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged…

Taiwan govt websites attacked during Pelosi visit

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Major Taiwanese government websites were temporarily forced offline by cyber attacks believed to be linked…

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