Taiwan

Strong earthquake strikes off Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A strong earthquake struck off Taiwan on Thursday, causing buildings to shake violently in Taipei but…

Taiwan expanding submarine fleet as China threat grows

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the…

Taiwan grounds all F16 jets after one goes missing

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to…

Taiwan says it was not invited to WHO meeting after Chinese ‘obstruction’

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan on Monday said Chinese "obstruction" had prevented it from attending a key World Health Organization…

China to sanction US firms over Taiwan arms sale: foreign ministry

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday said it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, a Boeing division and…

China threatens retaliation over US-Taiwan arms sale

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday threatened to make a "legitimate and necessary" retaliation over the US sale…

US to sell air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground missiles…

US to sell air-to-ground missiles to Taiwan

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced approval Wednesday to sell $1 billion worth of advanced air-to-ground…

China ‘must back off’, says Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace after a…

China holds military exercises near Taiwan as US diplomat visits

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top…

Thousands of Taiwan government email accounts ‘hacked by China’

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Chinese hackers infiltrated at least 10 Taiwan government agencies and gained access to around 6,000…

US cabinet member lauds Taiwan’s democracy during historic visit

by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A US cabinet member heaped praise on Taiwan's democracy and its success in…

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