It described its sending of warships and fighter jets into the area around Taiwan and its outlying islands as "a strong punishment for separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces."
Hsu Ching-kuang, the president of Gold Apollo—whose branding appeared on remnants of the beepers in Lebanon—was questioned by prosecutors in Taiwan on Sept. 19.
State Department on Thursday approved the potential sale of ammunition and logistics supply support to Taiwan in two separate deals valued at up to $440 million.
Correspondents asked former President Trump whether he would defend Taiwan if it were attacked. A U.S. admiral in March testified that communist China will be ready to attack Taiwan by 2027.
“These resolutions passing represent an important restatement of government policy regarding Taiwan,” Chen Gau-tzu of the Taiwan People’s Party said in a statement about the Dutch and Australian motions on Sept. 12.
The Solomon Islands, a small Pacific nation, has issued a statement urging other countries not to take "provocative actions" against Beijing over Taiwan.
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A suspected gas explosion in a Taiwan department store killed four people and left another “without vital signs,” authorities said, with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street.
In this move, Taiwan has taken a lower profile than others. Unlike the United States, the European Union, and Japan, Taiwan has had a lower profile in its rejection of China's business out of diplomatic considerations.
She told The Epoch Times that President Joe Biden has “very aggressive support for Taiwan, so South Africa’s latest provocation to Taiwan hasn’t gone down very well in Washington.”
An assumption is that the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan—and only Taiwan. There is sound logic to this, as Taiwan is a significant step for the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Koo said that a blockade against Taiwan would affect the global economy, noting that one-fifth of global freight, or approximately $2.5 trillion of goods, passes through the Taiwan Strait, a narrow body of water separating China and Taiwan.
In July, tension across the Taiwan Strait intensified after Chinese coast guard vessels boarded and seized a Taiwan fishing ship that was in Chinese waters about 17.5 nautical miles from the Taiwan-controlled waters of the Kinmen Islands.
The strait is a narrow waterway separating China and Taiwan by about 80 miles, where the Chinese military has been regularly conducting exercises while increasing its rhetoric about seizing Taiwan.
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In closing, my hope is that Canada will go on to be more proactive in helping Taiwan—by trading more with Taiwan, engaging more with Taiwan, learning from Taiwan, and supporting Taiwan as a vital partner and friend.