Taiwan Expels Chinese Coast Guard Ships Amid Rising Tensions

Taiwan Expels Chinese Coast Guard Ships Amid Rising Tensions

Taiwan has expelled four Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted waters near the Matsu Islands shortly after the People’s Liberation Army announced the start of its Joint Sword-2024B drills around Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) reported detecting two China Coast Guard ships near Nangan Island and…

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China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan, Sends A “Stern Warning” To “Separatist” Forces

China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan, Sends A “Stern Warning” To “Separatist” Forces

China deployed planes and ships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday’s drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the past…

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China On “High Alert” After Japan Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait

China On “High Alert” After Japan Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait

Beijing: China’s military was on “high alert” Thursday and Beijing said it had lodged a complaint with Tokyo after a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time. Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on the reports at a regular briefing because they concerned military operations. But Beijing confirmed…

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Exclusive: Taiwan Olympic Legend Finds Her Life Story In Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’

    Exclusive: Taiwan Olympic Legend Finds Her Life Story In Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’

    “When I watched Dangal with Chinese subtitles a few years ago, I noticed an uncanny resemblance between the wrestlers’ father and my own,” says Chen Shih-hsin, Taiwan’s first-ever Olympic gold medallist. Chen clinched gold in the women’s flyweight division (49-kilogram category) in Taekwondo at the 2004 Athens Olympics, ending a 72-year-long gold medal drought for…

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    AI Chip Demand Drives Taiwan Chipmaker TSMCs’ Second Quarter Profits Up By 30%

      AI Chip Demand Drives Taiwan Chipmaker TSMCs’ Second Quarter Profits Up By 30%

      TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker (REUTERS/Ann Wang/ File Photo) Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the main producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 30% rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to soaring demand.The world’s largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited…

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