Taiwan said the sales would boost the island's resilience against China's 'expanding threats of military & grey zone tactics', which it said has posed 'severe threats' to the country.
China, which considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces, began blocking its participation in the WHO's annual assembly from 2017, in a diplomatic campaign to isolate the island, which rejects the Chinese sovereignty claims.
China has been stepping up its military activities around Taiwan to try and force the democratically governed island to accept Beijing's sovereignty, including staging war games this month.
The Pentagon announced a $1.17 billion contract for 400 of the anti-ship missiles on 7 April without naming the buyer. Bloomberg said Taiwan was the buyer.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, officially ended its 3 days of exercises around Taiwan last Monday where it practised precision strikes and blockading the island.
China’s military response to Taiwan President’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a lot different from last year when Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.
China quickly denounced the meeting, accusing the US of colluding with separatists seeking 'Taiwan independence' and saying that it has been breaching its commitments over the island.
Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait Friday carrying out drills, the defence ministry said. President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the US Wednesday & is to meet the House Speaker in LA.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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