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Topic: Taiwan

China implies ‘if Trump wins US elections he could discard Taiwan’

The United States is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties between Washington and Taipei.

China building capacity to rapidly strike Taiwan, senior Taiwanese official says

Taiwan reported a record 153 Chinese aircraft took part in drills, and an unprecedented 25 Chinese navy, coast guard boats also approached close to Taiwan's 39km contiguous zone.

‘Will not renounce use of force over Taiwan,’ says China as Xi Jinping visits frontline island

China staged drills around the island Monday that it said were a warning to ‘separatist acts’ following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

China ends day-long war games around Taiwan, but leaves door open to more

The democratically-governed country had been bracing for the war games since last week's national day speech by President Lai Ching-te, who had said China had no right to represent Taiwan.

‘China has no right to represent Taiwan,’ says Taiwanese President in 1st National Day speech

William Lai Ching-te vows to resist annexation, maintain 'status quo of peace & stability across the Taiwan Strait' and pledges to cooperate with Beijing on various issues.

Taiwan security bodies ‘paying great attention’ to Hezbollah beeper explosions

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said it did not manufacture the devices, that they were made by a Budapest company which has a licence to use its brand.

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'.

Typhoon Gaemi sweeps through northern Taiwan triggering floods, power cuts

Two people have been killed and half a million households affected. Gaemi is expected to enter China through the sea where it may cause torrential rain.

Taiwan hunkers down as Typhoon Gaemi strengthens; one dead, flights cancelled, work halted

According to weather authorities, Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to make landfall on the northeast coast late Wednesday evening.

3-time Rwanda President Kagame storms to power with 99% votes & other global news you may have missed

New Delhi: Monday’s election in Rwanda came as no surprise. Three-time president Paul Kagame won with a landslide majority, winning 99.15 percent votes, and...

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India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.