Taiwan’s Pacific diplomacy sparks China’s ire
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan is set to embark on a seven-day tour of the Pacific, visiting the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Tuvalu, with transit stops in Hawaii and Guam….
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MFA: Russia to take proportionate steps, if US missiles appear in Japan
Russia will take proportionate measures in accordance with the updated nuclear doctrine in case of the deployment of US missiles in Japan, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news…
US, Japan draw up Taiwan contingency plan – media
Washington would deploy troops and missiles to the area, to be used in the event of an open conflict between Beijing and Taipei FILE PHOTO: US Marine Corps Lt. Gen….
Japan, US to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency, Kyodo says
Japan and the US aim to compile a joint military plan for a possible Taiwan emergency that includes deploying missiles, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported, Report informs via Reuters. Under…
China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary
China rejected a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a conference in southeast Asia this week, marking the latest turn in a tumultuous relationship between the two countries’ defense…
China rejects US request for Defense Ministers’ meeting
Beijing has turned down a request from the United States to arrange talks between Chinese Defense Minister Dun Jun and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of…
Taiwan minister takes group of company executives to Lithuania
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung is leading a delegation to Lithuania that includes executives from a range of companies, a visit very likely to draw a rebuke from China, Report…
Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work with incoming President Donald Trump in his final meeting with current US leader Joe Biden, Report informs via BBC. The two met…
Xi reveals Beijing’s four red lines to Biden
The Chinese leader has warned the US president against trying to hold back the country’s economic development Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Lima, Peru, November…
US tightens export controls on advanced chips to China – Reuters
The Commerce Department has reportedly ordered Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC to halt any such shipments © Getty Images / jiefeng jiang The US has ordered one of the world’s largest…