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21 hours ago · China is trying to "nibble away" at Taiwan's space and create a new normal with its military drills and other moves to exert pressure, which is a matter for global concern, Taiwanese Foreign ...
3 days ago · CNN — US lawmakers vowed to bolster Taiwan’s deterrence against China on Monday during a bipartisan congressional visit to the self-governing democracy just days...
2 days ago · Taiwan, island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. It is approximately 245 miles (395 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles (145 km) across at its widest point. Taipei, in the north, is the seat of government of the Republic of China (ROC; Nationalist China).
3 days ago · Even though there are few political hurdles to approving fresh tranches of aid for Taiwan, the backlog of undelivered orders of arms and military equipment to the island from the United States...
- DictionaryTai·wan/ˌtīˈwän/
- 1. an island country off the southeastern coast of China; population 23,400,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Mandarin Chinese; capital, Taipei.
2 days ago · Asia Pacific · May 27, 2024. US lawmaker tells Taiwan weapons are coming, China drills show deterrence need. A senior U.S. lawmaker visiting Taipei said on Monday that weapons Taiwan had...
1 day ago · The U.S. cut formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 and established official relations with the People’s Republic of China, then a Cold War ally against the Soviet Union. Despite an absence of formal relations with Taiwan, the U.S. is the island’s strongest ally and is obligated under a 1979 law to help Taiwan protect itself from invasion.
4 days ago · TAIPEI, May 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te extended goodwill towards and offered cooperation with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, as a group...
