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Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Topic: Taiwan

Chinese PLA might find excuses to enter areas close to Taiwan, warns Defence Minister Chiu

Taiwan has vowed to exercise its right to self-defence and counterattack if Chinese armed forces entered its territory.

Taiwan is strengthening its military ties with US, says President Tsai Ing-wen

The Taiwanese President said Tuesday that the country will cooperate even more closely with US and other friendly nations to deal with ‘authoritarian expansionism.’

Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island near Chinese coast

The Taiwanese army said the sphere about 1 metre in diameter, had an instrument box marked with simplified Chinese characters - which are used in China but not Taiwan.

Buddhist leader Master Hsing’s death shows religion still plays a role in Xi Jinping’s China

Beijing wants more interactions with Taipei’s main opposition ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, which can shape the region’s geopolitics—including US-China relations.

What US, Taiwan’s ‘Chips Acts’ mean for India’s ambitions in the semiconductor sector

Laws passed by Taiwan & the US won’t affect India in a “significant way” and there is “enough space for everyone” in the global industry, says industry expert K Krishna Moorthy.

Taiwan president, vice president to donate a month’s salary for Turkey relief efforts

The president earns around $13,300 a month. Taiwan has already announced $2 million in disaster relief and has sent two rescue teams to Turkey.

Xi calls for PLA to remain combat-ready. The world should be wary of China

The Chinese armed forces remain untested in battle, having last seen active combat in the late 1970s. To bridge the gap, China has asked veterans of foreign militaries to train its personnel.

Xi’s unchallenged rise doesn’t mean factionalism in CCP is dead. It’s just getting started

General Michael Minihan of Air Mobility Command has written an internal memo addressed to his fellow officers, predicting a war with China in 2025 over Taiwan.

Viral video of ‘earthquake in Indonesia’ is from last year’s Taiwan quake

Numerous TV channels have shared a clip claiming that it showed the recent earthquake in Indonesia.

‘An academic exchange, not military’: Taiwan officer reveals details of interaction with NATO

Taiwanese Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Wu Bong-yeng said he had attended a six month course at the NATO Defence College in Rome in 2021, returning to Taiwan in January last year.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.