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U.S., Taiwan to start formal trade talks under new initiative

The United States and Taiwan have agreed to start trade talks under a new initiative to reach agreements with "economically meaningful outcomes", with a Taiwan official saying China's "economic coercion" would also be discussed.

Reuters

Taiwan envoy to U.S. says China bullying spurs foreign interest in visits to island

China's aggressive military response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has increased interest from other countries' parliaments in similar trips, the island's de facto ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Taiwan's air force flexes muscles in face of Chinese war games

Taiwanese F-16 fighters roared into the night sky on Wednesday in a show of force in front of the media, demonstrating the military's determination to defend the democratically governed island in the face of days of Chinese war games.

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Taiwan, China hold opposing military drills amid tensions

Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the island

The Independent UK

China Says Will Send Troops to Russia for Joint Exercise

Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in a joint exercise with Russia and other countries including India, Belarus and Tajikistan, the Chinese defense ministry said on Wednesday. China's participation in the joint exercises is "unrelated to the current international and regional situation," the ministry said in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan says China continues military activity around it

Taiwan's defence ministry said 21 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships had been detected operating around Taiwan on Wednesday as Beijing continued military activities near the island.

Reuters

Frank Shyong: Taiwan is a place in the world, and I feel very strongly about that

Yes, I am Taiwanese American, but I regret to inform you that I will not be taking a side on whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to visit Taiwan last week.

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US admiral decries ‘unsafe’ China military actions in Pacific

The top American naval commander in Asia criticized what he said were unsafe and provocative actions by Chinese warplanes, reiterating U.S. complaints about behavior that officials argue could prompt a clash.

Tribune News Service

China drills are 'non-partisan'

The current Thai-Chinese joint air force exercises have been two years in the making and have nothing to do with the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) insisted on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

China's ambassador warns U.S. of Taiwan consequences in rare D.C. media briefing

Qin rejected the idea that Biden hadn't sanctioned Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

Axios

Explainer: the complex question of Taiwanese independence

“Strategic ambiguity” – the policy that has underpinned the West’s defence of Taiwan for half a century or more – rests on another ambiguity: Taiwan’s status in international law. And that status matters because it could help us answer three questions:

The Conversation

As Xi Jinping ordered missiles to be fired over Taiwan, some residents on these tiny Kinmen islands feared a return to the past

The remnants of the last war with China are everywhere on the main island of Kinmen and the smaller "Little Kinmen". And after Beijing sent a military drone over its waters this month, the threat of another looms large.

ABC News

Chinese ambassador warns UK not to cross ‘red lines’ over Taiwan

Zheng Zeguang says Britain would face serious consequences if it were to ‘follow in the footsteps of the US’

The Guardian - UK

The 2 Worst Stocks to Sell During Economic Turmoil

The stock market remains highly volatile, with inflation still hovering near a 40-year high and the Fed’s consecutive rate hikes to combat it. Moreover, the rising tension between China and Taiwan is adding to the geopolitical issues. Given the uncertainties ahead, it might be best to avoid fundamentally bleak stocks,…

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The Independent UK

Top US commander calls China’s drills over Taiwan the ‘Gorilla in the room’ that must be contested

’If we just allow that to happen, and we don’t contest that, that’ll be the next norm’

Reuters

U.S. carries out missile test delayed over Chinese drills

The United States military on Tuesday said it carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that had been delayed to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show of force near Taiwan earlier this month.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Sets Sanctions on Taiwan Figures to Punish US, Island

China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the US in response to successive congressional visits. The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan because of what…

Tribune News Service

US Congress forces Joe Biden toward risky faceoff with China over Taiwan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip was only the most high-profile in a series of moves by Congress that are forcing President Joe Biden to test Beijing’s red lines — whether he wants to or not.

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Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Standing up for Taiwan is standing up for American ideals

As we set foot on the tarmac in Taiwan, with thousands of people lining the midnight streets to welcome us, I turned back to look at our military aircraft, with the illuminated American flag on its tail. Just as the American flag serves as a beacon of freedom across the…

The Independent UK

China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island

China is imposing visa bans and other sanctions on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits

The Guardian - UK

China sanctions Taiwan officials and stages new military drills after US lawmakers’ Taipei visit

Beijing carries out ‘combat drills’ and acts against seven individuals for allegedly supporting Taiwan independence

The Times of India

China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation's visit to Taipei

BEIJING: China on Tuesday announced sanctions on seven "die-hard" pro-independence Taiwanese politicians and officials, including Taipei's representative to Washington, amid concerns over the increasing visits by foreign dignitaries to the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

The News Lens

What the Philippines Has at Stake in Taiwan

Politicians in the Philippines have called for a contingency plan for the evacuation of the estimated 200,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.

Daily Mirror

China patrols sea by Taiwan with newest attack subs carrying supersonic missiles

China has deployed Type-039C Yuans, its newest attack submarines carrying supersonic missiles, in the sea around Taiwan during military exercises following the visit of US House speaker Nancy Pelosi

Al Jazeera

China imposes sanctions on seven Taiwan ‘secessionist’ officials

Beijing accuses the group of pushing independence for the island it claims as its own.

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