According to MND, Taiwan also sent aircraft, naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity in response to the Chinese move.
According to Taiwan's ministry for national defence, 3 of 13 PLA aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait middle line, one flew inside country's air defence identification zone in the southwest.
Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul said the visit 'sends a signal to the Chinese Communist Party that the United States stands with the people of Taiwan.'
President Lai Ching-te pledges to stand side by side with military and safeguard Taiwan, hours after China Thursday launched 2 days of military exercises surrounding Taiwan.
Secretary of state concludes trip to China after meeting President Xi Jinping & foreign minister Wang Yi. Wang calls on US to refrain from sending ‘wrong signals’ to Taiwanese separatists.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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?
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