Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again offered talks with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, saying he looked forward to enhancing mutual understanding and reconciliation.
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China drills destabilizing, Taipei says
China’s exercises focused on joint sea-air combat-readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control and joint precision strikes on key targets, said Xinhua, citing Colonel Li Xi (李熹), spokesman for the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command.
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Taiwan’s increasingly political Drag Race queen wows fans on home stage
Taiwan's Nymphia Wind, the first East Asian to take the crown in RuPaul's Drag Race and an increasingly political figure, wowed hundreds of fans at a big homecoming performance in Taipei.
China’s two-day military drills around Taiwan were a “blatant provocation to the international order”, Taipei said Saturday after the war games encircling the self-ruled island …
China's two-day military drills around Taiwan were a "blatant provocation to the international order", Taipei said Saturday after the war games encircling the self-ruled island ended. "China's recent unilateral provocation not only undermines the status quo of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait but it is also a blatant provocation to the international order,
China Ends War Games, Taiwan Details Warplane, Warship Surge
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100,000 protesters gather around Legislative Yuan in Taipei
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An estimated 100,000 people turned up outside the Legislative Yuan on Friday (May 24) to protest new amendments that would increase legislative powers. Despite the humidity and light rain, organizers said over 20,000 people appeared in the late afternoon. By around 9 p.m., that number had swelled to 100,000, per CNA.
China’s rejection of Guatemalan shipments could be related to Taiwan ties, Guatemala president says
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said on Friday that China had rejected entry to some shipments from the Central American nation, speculating that this could be due to Guatemala's diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.
Taiwan’s new president confronted by major Chinese military drills, protests at home
The island democracy of Taiwan faced internal demonstrations and major new military drills from communist China on Friday, just days into the tenure of newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.
China’s military drills near Taiwan to test ability to ‘seize power’: Is Taipei prepared?
China is carrying out a second day of military drills neat Taiwan, saying it is testing its ability to ‘seize the self-ruled island’. Tensions have increased in the Taiwanese Strait, with many questioning if Taipei could defend itself against Beijing in case of a direct attack.
China’s military isn’t just putting on a show of force. It’s rehearsing for the real deal, an assault on Taiwan.
The two-day joint force military exercise is a test of its ability to assault Taiwan if it needs to, the Chinese PLA indicated.
Chilling Chinese propaganda vid shows Taiwan blitzed by dozens of missiles as Beijing blockades island with ships & jets
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Fistfighting lawmakers and protests mar start of Taiwan’s new administration
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