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November 11, 2024

News Desk

Taiwan says no new ‘stage of talks’ with US on arms sales

The flags of Taiwan and the US are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, March 27, 2018. — Reuters TAIPEI: There is no new “stage of talks” with the United States right now on arms sales, Taiwan’s government said Monday, as the island considers how best to meet US President-elect Donald Trump’s earlier demands that the Taipei for protection. Trump, who won a second term as president last week, has lashed out at democratically-ruled Taiwan, which is claimed by China, saying it must pay the US for its defense and that it had taken away American semiconductor businesses. Trump

October 4, 2024

News Desk

Taiwan reopens, cleans up after Typhoon Krathon hits island

Staff clear debris from a shop after typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 4, 2024. — Reuters Workers in southern Taiwan began clearing roads littered with debris on Friday shortly after the Central Weather Service (CWA) lifted a typhoon warning for typhoon Krathon, which made landfall a day earlier. The deadly typhoon downgraded southern Taiwan to a tropical depression after killing two and injuring 600 others across the island, with one person reported missing. Additionally, nearly 130,000 homes remain without power as of Friday. The warning was lifted early Friday as the storm slowly dissipated after hitting the

August 29, 2024

News Desk

US and China to conclude talks on Taiwan

BEIJING: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with one of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top military officials on Thursday as he wrapped up three days of talks in Beijing aimed at easing tensions between the two superpowers. Sullivan was expected to push for enhanced working-level military communications in his meeting with General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s top military body, the Central Military Commission, White House officials said. It is the first meeting between Zhang and a Biden administration official and the first between a senior US official and a Commission vice president since 2018. “Your request for

July 26, 2024

News Desk

Typhoon Gaemi hits China after devastating Taiwan and the Philippines

BEIJING: Typhoon Gaemi hit China’s coastal Fujian province on Friday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, making it the strongest storm to hit the country this year. The storm has affected nearly 630,000 people in Fujian, with nearly half needing to be relocated, according to the Xinhua news agency. Earlier in the week, Gaemi caused deaths in Taiwan and worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, killing dozens. Gaemi’s sustained winds reached 100.8 km/h (62.6 mph) near its center, down from 118.8 km/h recorded Thursday night when it made landfall in the city of Putian, Fujian. Although downgraded to a tropical

July 24, 2024

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Taiwan prepares for typhoon Gaemi, halts work, cancels flights

GILAN, TAIWAN: Taiwan was reeling on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi’s arrival, with financial markets closed, people furloughed from work, flights canceled and the military on standby amid forecasts of torrential rain and strong winds. Gaemi, the first typhoon of the season to hit Taiwan, is expected to make landfall on the northeastern coast early Wednesday afternoon, according to the island’s Central Meteorological Agency. Currently categorized as a medium-strength typhoon by Taiwan, it is then likely to cross the Taiwan Straits and then hit the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian late Friday afternoon. In rural Yilan County, where the typhoon

July 23, 2024

News Desk

Japan remains firm on Taiwan peace with the US alliance

TOKYO: Japan will continue to work with the United States to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait regardless of the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election, Japan’s top government spokesman said in an exclusive interview with Reuters. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the region, stating, “Peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits are extremely important not only for our own security but for the entire international community.” “Since the US and Japan both believe in the importance of peacefully resolving cross-strait issues, we will continue these diplomatic efforts. It is important

July 23, 2024

News Desk

Sirens blaring, streets empty as Taiwan simulates Chinese missile attack

Sirens blared, streets emptied and people were ordered to stay indoors in Taiwan’s capital Taipei on Tuesday during an annual airstrike drill simulating a Chinese missile attack. Sirens sounded at 1:30 p.m. (05:30 GMT) for the mandatory road evacuation drills, which effectively shut down towns and cities in northern Taiwan for 30 minutes. An alert, asking people to evacuate to a safe area immediately, was sent via text message for the exercise named Wan’an, meaning eternal peace. “Wan’an drill air defense alert. Missiles/rockets attacking northern Taiwan. Seek shelter nearby,” it read, accompanied by a screeching alarm noise. China, whose government

July 22, 2024

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Taiwan’s annual war games begin, reflecting real combat scenarios

TAOYUAN: Taiwan kicked off the annual Han Kuang war games on Monday, which this year aim to be as close as possible to actual unscripted combat and simulate how to fend off a Chinese attack. China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting regular exercises around the island for four years to pressure Taipei to accept Beijing’s claim to sovereignty, despite Taiwan’s strong objections. Taiwan’s drills this year scrapped elements that were mostly for show, such as scenario firepower displays, and there will be intensive night exercises and practice of how to operate with cut lines of

July 18, 2024

News Desk

China suspends nuclear arms control talks with US over arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING: China has suspended budding nuclear arms control talks with the United States, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in protest at Washington’s continued arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. China’s decision marks a major setback for global arms control efforts, aligning Beijing with Moscow in refusing to engage with Washington on measures to curb a nuclear arms race, analysts noted. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said repeated US arms sales to Taiwan in recent months “seriously jeopardized the political atmosphere for the continuation of arms control consultations.” “Accordingly, the Chinese side has decided to

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