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December 27, 2025

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China hits US defense companies with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan

The flags of the US and China are seen in this picture taken on March 20, 2025. — Reuters Sanctioned executives, including Anduril’s founder, have been barred from entering China. Targets include Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, Boeing’s defense arm. China calls Taiwan a “core interest”. The US reaffirms its defense support. China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defense companies, including Boeing’s branch in St. Louis, for arms sales to Taiwan. A US State Department spokesman said the United States strongly opposed China’s move, which freezes all assets held by companies and individuals in China

December 27, 2025

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China sanctions US companies and executives over arms sales to Taiwan

The Trump administration approved a record $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan earlier this month Beijing urged Washington to abide by the one-China principle and the three jointly announced China-US, stop Taiwan’s dangerous arming moves and stop undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. PHOTO: FREEPIK China on Friday imposed “retaliatory measures” against US defense companies and officials after the Donald Trump administration approved a record arms sale to Taiwan. “In response to the latest US announcement of large arms sales to China’s Taiwan region, China has decided to take countermeasures under the Foreign Sanctions Act against 20 US

November 26, 2025

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Taiwan unveils $40bn defense budget to counter growing pressure from China

Taiwan will introduce a supplementary defense budget of $40 billion to underline its determination to defend against the growing threat from China, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday. China, which regards democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert its claims, which Taipei strongly rejects. As Taiwan faces calls from Washington to spend more on its own defense, mirroring US pressure in Europe, Lai said in August he hoped to boost defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2030. Unveiling the T$1.25 trillion ($39.89 billion)

October 22, 2025

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Cold War tunnel turns into concert hall in Taiwan

Tourist destination reverberates with Mozart and Beethoven at Kinmen Music Festival TAIWAN: Built at the height of the Cold War to protect supply ships from Chinese shells, one of Taiwan’s best-known wartime attractions last weekend reverberated with a different sound – cellos and violins for the annual Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival. The Zhaishan Tunnel in Kinmen, which is located on the Chinese coast next to the cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, was hand-carved out of hard granite in the 1960s and originally designed for military purposes, right on Taiwan’s front line with China. Kinmen has been controlled by Taiwan since

June 16, 2025

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Huawei and Smic Blacklisted by Taiwan in tightening chip exhaust control

Listen to the article Taiwan has added Chinese technology technologies Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) in its commercial blacklist, in a move that further aligning the island’s chip policy with the export controls of the US that target Peccu’s ambitions. The updated list of high -tech strategic entities published on Saturday by the Taiwan Ministry of Finance, includes Huawei, Smic and many of their subsidiaries. The registration forbids these businesses from supplying Taiwan companies and key technologies. The decision marks another step in strengthening the technological bonds of intersections and reflects the increasing pressure from Washington to

April 25, 2025

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Beijing warns Washington against “Hyping” as American armor at Taiwan Strait

USS USS Mason destroyer draws in parallel with the replenishment of the Oiler Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17 2021.-Reuters Beijing: Beijing has warned Washington against what was called a “public event” after an American guided missile destroyer that fell through the sensitive strait of Taiwan. The Chinese army said on Thursday that it had sent naval and air forces to monitor and warn an American guided rocket destroyer that fell through the sensitive strait of Taiwan – the second such mission since Donald. The US Navy sends ships, occasionally accompanied by ships from allied countries, through its strait

April 9, 2025

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5.0 Size Quake Hits Taiwan: USGS

A earthquake measuring scale reading the intensity of an earthquake in this image. – AFP/file Taipei: An earthquake-5.0 struck Wednesday on Wednesday, according to American geological research, causing buildings to move in the capital Taipei. The earthquake struck about 70 kilometers (43 miles) in Yilan, near Taipei, USGS said. Yilan fire authorities reported AFP There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. “I felt the building swing soon when the earthquake struck,” an employee told the Yilan Fire Bureau. The National Fire Service said there were no reports of damage anywhere on the island. Train services, including high -speed

April 6, 2025

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Taiwan is discussing our invoices with technology

Listen to the article Taipei: Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te Met Tech Executives on Saturday to discuss how to respond to new US invoices, promises to secure Taiwan’s global competitiveness and secure the interests of the island. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday invoices of imports throughout Wednesday with much higher duties for dozens of commercial partners, including Taiwan, which manages a large trade surplus with the United States and facing a 32% task. However, US invoices do not apply to semiconductors, a large export of Taiwan. Lai met with executives in his official residence to discuss the response to the

January 2, 2025

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China sanctions US companies over arms sales to Taiwan

Soldiers drive M60 tanks down a road as part of a military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan. — Reuters/File BEIJING: China imposed sanctions on 10 US defense companies on Thursday over arms sales to Taiwan, the second round of measures against US companies over the issue in less than a week. Subsidiaries of Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Raytheon “involved in arms sales to Taiwan” have been added to China’s “Untrustworthy Entity List,” the country’s commerce ministry announced Thursday. Import and export activities or making new investments in China will be banned, and their senior officials will be banned from entering

December 26, 2024

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Taiwan halts Uber Foodpanda acquisition

TAIPEI: Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ $950 million purchase of delivery hero’s Foodpanda business on the island over concerns it would be anti-competitive, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday. Uber and Foodpanda did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours. Delivery Hero said in a statement that Uber could either appeal the panel’s decision or terminate the acquisition. In a media briefing, the Commission said that the negative impact of the merger would outweigh the overall economic benefits and that the remedies would not be able to address competition concerns. “In the food delivery

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