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TopicTaiwan Strait

Topic: Taiwan Strait

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.

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.

Taiwan detects 21 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels in its territory

The Ministry of National Defence detected that 16 out of 21 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait & entered the island's air defence identification zones (ADIZ).

China deploys navy & air force to monitor US patrol over Taiwan Strait

China claims sovereignty over the Taiwan island and jurisdiction over the strait. But Taiwan and the US maintain the strait is an international waterway.

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

Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait in ‘routine transit’, China says it ‘undermines peace’

According to the Canadian Defense Ministry, the naval exercise was a 'reaffirmation of Canada's commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific'.

China’s second day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to ‘seize power’

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and denounces its new president Lai as a ‘separatist’

China announces mega military drills around Taiwan, fighters & missiles put on high alert

During his inaugural speech, Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te Monday had urged Beijing to recognise existence of Taipei.

US to revitalise partnerships with India, stand up against China’s unfair economic practice: Biden

In his last State of the Union address before the elections, US President Joe Biden claimed that the US is in a strong position to compete and win against China.

Tuvalu elects new PM without vote amid questions on Taiwan stance

This was the first time in the pacific island nation's history that a contender was elected prime minister without a vote.

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The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

As floods ravage orchards & highway closures choke trade, Kashmir apple growers fear Rs 200 cr loss

New Delhi: On 4 September morning, apple growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama woke up to knee-deep water in their orchards, ripe apples scattered all over,...

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?