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China renews threat, warns Taiwan independence will be ‘punished’

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said anti-China elements in foreign countries were ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan issue.

Al Jazeera

Explainer: Why the U.S. is overhauling its marines on Japan's Okinawa

The United States plans to shake up its marine force on Japan's Okinawa islands as Tokyo undertakes its biggest military build up since World War Two that will double defence spending over five years to deter China from attacking Taiwan or nearby Japanese islands.

Reuters

Germany will not arm Taiwan, senior lawmaker says

Germany will not provide Taiwan with weapons and has not been asked to do so, as the situation is different from Ukraine's, a senior German lawmaker said on Wednesday while on a trip to Taipei.

Reuters

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China Renews Threat Against Taiwan Amid Drills

China renewed its threats Wednesday to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playing with fire.” A spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said the country was recommitted in the new year to “safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity” and “smashing plots for Taiwan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan officer reveals details of rare interaction with NATO

A Taiwan air force officer revealed details on Wednesday of a rare interaction between the island's military and NATO, describing how he had attended a six-month academic programme with senior officials in Italy.

Reuters

China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds drills

China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan, warning foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island that they are “playing with fire."

The Independent UK

U.S. and Japan agree to step up security cooperation amid China worries

The United States and Japan on Wednesday announced stepped-up security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China, and Washington strongly endorsed a major military buildup Tokyo announced last month.

Reuters

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4 Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist for 2023

Despite being marred by the macroeconomic headwinds and regulatory actions last year, the semiconductor industry’s growth prospect looks promising with significant government support. Hence, quality semiconductor stocks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Broadcom (AVGO), STMicroelectronics (STM), and Photronics (PLAB) might be solid buys for 2023. Read on….

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War game shows Taiwan stops China invasion but at ‘enormous’ cost

US military support critical for Taiwan to fend off Chinese invasion, but the victory may be ‘pyrrhic’, think tank says.

Al Jazeera

Australia and Papua New Guinea to further defence treaty during Anthony Albanese's visit to Port Moresby

Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister James Marape are expected to sign an agreement advancing a defence treaty between Canberra and Port Moresby, with Australia also to announce plans to open a visa processing office in the country.

ABC News

German, Lithuanian lawmakers show support in Taiwan visit

Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan have taken aim at China, saying the world’s second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania’s decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island

The Independent UK

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain 'regional order'

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Germany on Tuesday to help maintain "regional order" during a meeting with senior German lawmakers who are visiting the island on a trip that Beijing has condemned.

Reuters

China sends 57 planes near Taiwan in high-intensity combat exercise

China sent 57 planes and four warships close to Taiwan in the 24 hours before 6am on Monday, in what appeared to be a part of joint navy and air force combat drills announced by the People's Liberation Army’s Eastern Theatre Command late on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

China holds large-scale joint strike drills aimed at Taiwan

The Chinese military has been holding large-scale joint combat strike drills since Sunday, sending war planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan

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Taiwan pitches democratic alliance to shore up shaky Paraguay ties

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday pitched the need to jointly defend democracy against authoritarianism as she sought to shore up shaky ties with Paraguay, and said they were good friends.

Al Jazeera

China says it carried out more military drills around Taiwan

The latest Chinese drills around Taiwan are the second big military exercises in less than a month.

Reuters

Taiwan condemns China for latest combat drills near island

Taiwan condemned China on Monday for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defence ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft.

Fortune

Elon Musk’s Starlink has inspired Taiwan to build a similar satellite system to the one Ukraine is using in its war with Russia

“Our primary concern…is facilitating the societal resilience,” Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s digital affairs minister, told the FT.

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Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

In an exclusive interview at the White House, Jake Sullivan spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep. They discussed China-Taiwan tensions, the war in Ukraine, and his upcoming trip to Israel.

The Independent UK

Taiwan's Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited a military base to observe drills while rival China protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait

Reuters

Taiwan offers China help again to deal with COVID surge

Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

US waged war on China’s chips; S Korea, Taiwan felt the fallout

Washington’s bid for self-sufficiency in semiconductors is complicating relations with its tech-savvy partners in Asia.

Reuters

U.S. warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait; China angered

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which has riled China.

Reuters

Paraguay election race puts Taiwan ties on a knife-edge

Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain Alegre told Reuters, hoping to boost soy and beef exports that are its main economic engines.

Axios

Former NATO chief: Europe must help deter China from attacking Taiwan

"We must not make the same mistakes with Xi Jinping that we did with Vladimir Putin," Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Taiwan.

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