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TopicChina-Taiwan relations

Topic: China-Taiwan relations

Taiwan warns democracies against attending China’s military parade

China will stage a Sept 3 parade to mark 80 years since WW2’s end, with tens of thousands taking part and the PLA showcasing its most advanced military hardware.

25 July 2025: At least 14 dead after Thailand-Cambodia border clash & other world news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of major news events from around the world.

China sends 20 air sorties into Taiwan’s airspace

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence, of the 20 aircraft, 13 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern, central, eastern and southwestern ADIZ.

Beijing flexes muscle with 33 warplanes, 5 vessels near Taiwan after President Lai ‘country’ remark

In response, the island nation activated costal missile systems, deployed patrol aircraft and naval vessels and accused China of ‘harassing’ its airspace and waters.

Taiwan holds coast guard, military drill to prepare to face China’s ‘grey zone’ threat

Democratically governed Taiwan has repeatedly complained about activities like undersea cable cutting & sand dredging by China around the island.

US approves $571 million defence aid for Taiwan amid escalating tensions with China

The US State Department, additionally, approved the potential sale to Taiwan of about $265 million worth of command, control, communications, and computer modernization equipment.

Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills

Taiwan's defense ministry has claimed that China set up seven 'temporary reserved' airspace zones to the east of its eastern Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon 1st time since April, calls it part of ongoing pressure campaign

The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue last year when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon.

Why China has launched mega military drills around Taiwan and what do these entail

Taiwanese President in a speech had said Beijing & Taipei are not 'subordinate' to each other & that he's 'determined to defend' Taiwan's 'national sovereignty', drawing China's ire.

China launches war games around Taiwan, drawing anger in Taipei, concern from Washington

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -China's military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces

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Manali floods show how short-term tourism vision brings long-term ruin

India’s hills are caught in a time warp of repeating disasters. It’s a sign for the authorities leading the lofty development plans that have become the fulcrum of the tourism economy.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.