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Xi Knows The 'Consequences': Trump's Cryptic Warning On Taiwan Invasion
President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday.
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Taiwan Unveils 'T-Dome' Air Defence System To Counter China Threat
Democratically governed Taiwan has faced increased military and political pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei.
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Typhoon Ragasa: 14 Dead, 124 Missing As Lake Barrier Bursts In Taiwan
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains.
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Trump Declined Taiwan Military Aid While Negotiating China Trade Deal: Report
The decision would mark a sharp departure from US policy toward the democratic island, which faces a constant threat of invasion by China.
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3 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Islets Close To Taiwan: Philippines
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday.
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Taiwan Issues Sea, Land Typhoon Warning As Danas Approaches
Taiwanese authorities issued a land and sea warning for the entire island as Typhoon Danas is expected to bring strong winds and rain.
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Cave Discovery Shows Voyagers Brought Rice Past 2,300Km Of Pacific Ocean
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles debates and curiosity about the origins and lifestyles of Pacific peoples.
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China Flexes Military Muscle With East Asian Naval Activity: Report
China deployed large number of naval and coast guard vessels near Taiwan, the southern Japanese islands and the East and South China Seas, exerting pressure on the whole of the first island chain amid global geopolitical uncertainties.
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"Ignorant" To Call Taiwan A Country: China To Taipei's Foreign Minister
It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday in a rebuff to the democratically-governed island's foreign minister.
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China Has No Right To Decide Whether We Are A Country, Taiwan Says
Taiwan's formal name is the Republic of China, the name of the government which in 1949 fled to the island after losing a bloody civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, who established the People's Republic of China.
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12,000-Year-Old Underwater Pyramid Near Japan Sparks Buzz About Lost City
Believed to be over 10,000 years old, it challenges the timeline of human construction, suggesting that advanced societies may have existed long before previously thought.
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China Launches Military Drills In Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own.
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Taiwan Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around island
Along with the 59 aircraft, nine Chinese warships and two balloons were also detected in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT), the defence ministry said.
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Taiwan Detects Record 11 Chinese Balloons Near Island In 24 Hours
Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday.
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Trump Says China Taking Taiwan Would Be "Catastrophic"
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be "catastrophic," as the island's chipmaking titan TSMC announced major investment in the United States.
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Xi Knows The 'Consequences': Trump's Cryptic Warning On Taiwan Invasion
President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping understands the consequences if China invades Taiwan, while refusing to specifically say the United States would defend the island, according to an extract of a CBS News interview broadcast Sunday.
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Taiwan Unveils 'T-Dome' Air Defence System To Counter China Threat
Democratically governed Taiwan has faced increased military and political pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei.
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Typhoon Ragasa: 14 Dead, 124 Missing As Lake Barrier Bursts In Taiwan
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains.
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Trump Declined Taiwan Military Aid While Negotiating China Trade Deal: Report
The decision would mark a sharp departure from US policy toward the democratic island, which faces a constant threat of invasion by China.
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3 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Islets Close To Taiwan: Philippines
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday.
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Taiwan Issues Sea, Land Typhoon Warning As Danas Approaches
Taiwanese authorities issued a land and sea warning for the entire island as Typhoon Danas is expected to bring strong winds and rain.
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Cave Discovery Shows Voyagers Brought Rice Past 2,300Km Of Pacific Ocean
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines about 3,500 years ago. The discovery settles debates and curiosity about the origins and lifestyles of Pacific peoples.
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China Flexes Military Muscle With East Asian Naval Activity: Report
China deployed large number of naval and coast guard vessels near Taiwan, the southern Japanese islands and the East and South China Seas, exerting pressure on the whole of the first island chain amid global geopolitical uncertainties.
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"Ignorant" To Call Taiwan A Country: China To Taipei's Foreign Minister
It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday in a rebuff to the democratically-governed island's foreign minister.
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China Has No Right To Decide Whether We Are A Country, Taiwan Says
Taiwan's formal name is the Republic of China, the name of the government which in 1949 fled to the island after losing a bloody civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, who established the People's Republic of China.
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12,000-Year-Old Underwater Pyramid Near Japan Sparks Buzz About Lost City
Believed to be over 10,000 years old, it challenges the timeline of human construction, suggesting that advanced societies may have existed long before previously thought.
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China Launches Military Drills In Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, a day after Beijing launched drills to surround the self-ruled island it claims as its own.
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Taiwan Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around island
Along with the 59 aircraft, nine Chinese warships and two balloons were also detected in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT), the defence ministry said.
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Taiwan Detects Record 11 Chinese Balloons Near Island In 24 Hours
Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single-day record, the defence ministry said Friday.
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Trump Says China Taking Taiwan Would Be "Catastrophic"
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be "catastrophic," as the island's chipmaking titan TSMC announced major investment in the United States.
