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Top Biden Aide, Chinese Military Brass Clash On Taiwan In Beijing Talks

A senior Chinese military official warned the United States to stop "collusion" with Taiwan while top White House aide Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of stability in the tense Strait in a rare one-on-one meeting Thursday, both sides said.

International Business Times

Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India’s options

There are multiple constraints in regard to India’s options in the Strait of Malacca in the event of a U.S.-China skirmish over Taiwan

The Hindu

U.S. Approves $440M Ammunition Deal For Taiwan Amid Heightened Tensions

Xi's Forces Cross Taiwan Strait as Defense Ministry Warns of 'Severe Threats'

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China flies combat drone around Taiwan; US Navy plane transits strait

A Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft has flown around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said, showcasing Beijing's ability to attack its fall-back east coast bases, as a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait.

Reuters

If China invaded Taiwan it would destroy world trade, says James Cleverly

UK foreign secretary warns a war across Taiwan strait and likely destruction of semiconductor industry would have global effects

The Guardian - UK

Chaos on the Cook Strait

Getting across the Cook Strait has been a logistical challenge over the past few months. The Detail looks at why the ferries have become so unreliable.

Newsroom.co.nz

U.S. warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China's exercises

The U.S. Navy has sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait in its first known transit since China carried out a large encirclement exercise around Taiwan

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'We are all Chinese', former Taiwan president says while visiting China

People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday at the start of a historic visit to China that Taiwan's ruling party has criticised.

Reuters

Taiwan Warns of China Military’s ‘Sudden Entry’ Close to Island

Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory amid rising military tensions across the Taiwan Strait. China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan in recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The 'fantasy island' seen by Welsh motorists that was part of ancient forgotten tradition

Perched in the middle of the strait, Ynys Gorad Goch (“Red Weir Island”) features two large stone weirs that form one of the best preserved fishing traps in the region

Wales Online

US and Canadian Warships Sail through Taiwan Strait

A US destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in the latest joint operation aimed at reinforcing the route's status as an international waterway. Beijing views as its own both democratic Taiwan and the narrow body of water separating the island from mainland China --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two US warships conduct 'routine' transit of Taiwan Strait amid China tensions

Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island.

France 24

The U.S. sails warships through the Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi's visit

The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville are conducting a routine transit, the U.S. 7th Fleet said. It comes at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.

WEKU

Two US Navy Warships Transit through Taiwan Strait in First since Pelosi Visit

Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. In a statement, the US Navy said the transit "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific." Tensions in…

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The Independent UK

US sails warships through Taiwan Strait in 1st since Pelosi

The U.S. Navy is sailing two warships through the Taiwan Strait in the first such transit publicized since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August

The Hindu

In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China

Remarks come amid spat with China over docking of ship in Sri Lanka

Al Jazeera

Taiwan says Beijing trying to rewrite ‘status quo’ across strait

Beijing claims the self-ruled island as its own and has staged military drills in response to visits by US politicians.

The Guardian - UK

US and allies should move to protect ‘freedom of navigation’, says Taiwan envoy

Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh called for operations to uphold the ‘median line’ in the Taiwan Strait in response to China’s military exercises

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Al Jazeera

China’s ‘new normal’ for Taiwan raises fears for global trade

Chinese state media says military exercises in crucial shipping route to become ‘regular’ event.

Daily Mirror

Taiwan tensions continue as argument over line China says doesn't exist causes rift

China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has claimed there is "no such thing as a median line in the [Taiwan] Strait" - the unofficial maritime border separating the self-ruled island from the mainland

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Taipei Scrambles Jets as Chinese Fighters Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line

Taiwan scrambled jets on Thursday to warn away 22 Chinese aircraft in its air defense zone, the Taiwanese defense ministry said. All 22 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, a ministry statement said. China also fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the…

Al Jazeera

China says US patrols raise tensions in Taiwan Strait

China angered by second US “freedom of navigation exercise” this month in Asia Pacific waters.

Reuters

China says warned U.S. warship as it transited Taiwan Strait

China's military said on Wednesday that it had monitored and warned a U.S. warship that had sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that happened shortly after China carried out drills near the island.

Reuters

China says U.S. warship sailing in Taiwan Strait 'provocative'

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which China described as "provocative".

Reuters

Responding to Ukraine tensions, Taiwan says it is watching situation with China

Taiwan is closely watching the situation in the narrow strait that separates it from China and raising its preparedness in response to what is happening with Ukraine, the government said on Saturday, though it added the two cases were very different.

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