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Xi Jinping announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake 'armed forces operations' abroad

According to China's government, Xi Jinping has signed off on a set of new trial outlines that allow for Chinese "armed forces operations" that aren't war, and set a legal basis for the PLA to "safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests".

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Commentary: Washington already fought a cold war with Beijing. It was a disaster

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, a debate within the U.S. foreign policy community has reignited over how far Washington would go to defend Taiwan if China launched a similar assault on the island. These questions acquired a new level of urgency last month when President Joe…

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Taiwan Strait is an international waterway, Taipei says, in rebuff to China

TAIPEI: The Taiwan Strait is an international waterway and Taiwan's government supports U.S. warships transiting it, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, rebuffing claims from China to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage.

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Top US, Chinese national security figures hold 'candid' discussions

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with his Chinese counterpart on Monday, the White House said, describing their lengthy exchange as a "candid" attempt to "manage the dynamic" between the rival powers.

France 24

Top US, Chinese National Security Figures Hold 'Candid' Talks

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues. Readouts of the meeting in Luxembourg on Monday were toned down compared with last week, when China's defense minister warned his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden aide Sullivan, China’s Yang discuss ‘security issues’

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, discussed unspecified “security issues” with China’s top diplomat in a Luxembourg meeting on Monday, according to a White House statement.

Tribune News Service

Alleged Taiwan murderer reportedly in Chiang Mai

The brother of a Thai woman murdered along with her husband in Taiwan has asked the Provincial Police Region 5 yesterday to track down the suspected killer who reportedly fled to Chiang Mai.

Bangkok Post

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Watch Kymco Ionex And Gogoro Electric Scooters Face Off At The Race Track

Taiwan's Gogoro and Kymco Ionex electric scooter brands battle it out in the electric scooter market, and now they're taking it to the race track, too.

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China meeting a step in effort to develop lines of communication - Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday that his meeting with China's defense minister was an important step in efforts to develop lines of communication between the two militaries.

Reuters

Thailand BOI approves US$6.2 billion in investments, including Foxconn-PTT’s EV venture, and improved battery, smart zones incentives

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) at a meeting on June 13, 2022, approved a combined 209.5 billion baht (US$6.2 billion) worth of investment applications in manufacturing and infrastructure projects, including 36.1 billion baht by Horizon Plus Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Taiwan’s Foxconn and Thailand’s PTT PCL, to…

Bangkok Post

BoI approves B36bn Foxconn-PTT EV battery JV

The Board of Investment (BoI) on Monday approved a joint venture worth 36.1 billion baht between Taiwan's Foxconn and PTT Plc to produce batteries for electric vehicles.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan murder suspect 'likely' fled to Thailand

Thai police expect to receive a request from Taiwan authorities on Monday for help in tracking down a man suspected of murdering a Thai couple whose bodies were found last week in a parked car outside the Taoyuan high-speed rail station.

Bangkok Post

China alarms US with private warnings to avoid Taiwan Strait

SINGAPORE: Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters during meetings with US counterparts, according to a person familiar with the situation, generating concern within the Biden administration.

The Times of India

China alarms US with private warnings to avoid Taiwan Strait

Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters during meetings with U.S. counterparts, according to a person familiar with the situation, generating concern within the Biden administration.

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Taiwan is racing to fix its plummeting fertility rate, but experts say the problem may be embedded in cultural and economic life

Taiwan has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. But for single women and LGBTQ+ couples who want babies, one major barrier still stands in their way.

Bangkok Post

China alarms US with new private warnings to avoid Taiwan Strait

Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t international waters during meetings with US counterparts, according to a person familiar with the situation, generating concern within the Biden administration.

Bangkok Post

Japan defence chief conveys concern to China over flight with Russia

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Chinese counterpart on Sunday concern over a recent joint flight by Chinese and Russian bombers near Japan as a "show of force" against his nation.

Al Jazeera

China vows to ‘fight to the end’ to prevent Taiwan’s independence

Defence minister says any attempt by Taiwan to secede from Beijing will trigger war as he asks US to end confrontation.

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China accuses the U.S. of trying to hijack support in Asia

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, which China's defense minister suggested was an attempt to back his country into a corner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Defense Chief Says US Has to Improve Bilateral Relationship

Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday that it was up to the United States to improve the bilateral relationship, as ties were at a critical juncture. Repeating several times at an Asian security meeting that China only sought peace and stability, and was not an aggressor, he called…

Reuters

Ukraine, U.S.-China relations dominate Asian security meeting

The war in Ukraine and China's increasingly tense relationship with the United States featured in nearly every session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which ended on Sunday after three days of discussions.

Reuters

Taiwan's health minister contracts COVID, feeling fine

Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has contracted COVID-19, and is feeling fine and isolating at home, the government said on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Vows 'Fight to the End' to Stop Taiwan Independence

China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defense minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island.

Reuters

Taiwan says it's willing to engage with China, doesn't want to close door

Taiwan does not want to close the door to China and is willing to engage in the spirit of goodwill, but on an equal basis and without political preconditions, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday.

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‘China’s Taiwan’: Beijing’s defence minister rails against ‘smearing and interfering’ US

Wei Fenghe says ties are at critical juncture and puts onus on United States to improve bilateral relationship

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