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Taiwan criticizes strongmen cults as China holds military parade

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:30:16 +0000

Taiwan president makes indirect criticism of China’s war parade Taiwan has accused China of distorting history with its WWII events China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory Taipei (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te criticized strongmen personality cults and secret police networks on Wednesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the leaders of Russia and

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Taiwan, China battle it out in competing World War Two narratives

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:10:39 +0000

A wreath lies during an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 16. (Ann Wang/Reuters)

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Taiwan president rallies the troops ahead of possible Chinese drills

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Sat, 17 May 2025 12:04:52 +0000

(Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te offered his support and encouragement to the armed forces on Friday ahead of what the government has warned could be a new round of Chinese military exercises near the island from as early as next week. Taiwan cannot rule out that China will hold more military drills to “stir

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Taiwan denounces Russia, China for distorting World War Two history

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:28:36 +0000

(Reuters) – Taiwan criticised Russia and China on Friday for distorting World War Two history, saying Chinese communist forces made “no substantial contribution” to fighting Japan and instead took the opportunity to expand their own forces. Taiwan has this year sought to cast the war as a lesson to China in why aggression will end

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Taiwan’s EVA Air to adjust Europe flights due to Pakistan-India conflict

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Wed, 07 May 2025 10:25:30 +0000

(Reuters) – Taiwan’s EVA Air 2618.TW said on Wednesday that it will adjust its flights to and from Europe to avoid airspace affected by fighting between India and Pakistan for safety reasons. One flight from Vienna will be diverted back to that city, while a flight from Taipei to Milan will be diverted to Vienna

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Taiwan envoy said he prayed for president to be able to attend new pope’s inauguration

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:08:58 +0000

(Reuters) – Taiwan’s envoy to the funeral of Pope Francis said he prayed for President Lai Ching-te to be able to attend the inauguration of the new pontiff, and that he had met Japan’s foreign minister, easing the island’s diplomatic isolation. The Vatican is one of only 12 countries to maintain formal ties with Chinese-claimed

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China military says it monitored US warship in Taiwan Strait

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:27:35 +0000

(Reuters) – China’s military said on Thursday that it had dispatched naval and air forces to monitor and warn a U.S. guided missile destroyer that sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Navy, occasionally accompanied by ships from allied countries, transits the strait about once a month. China, which claims Taiwan as its own

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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:15:42 +0000

(Reuters) – Taiwan officials held their first tariff talks with U.S. officials on Friday, with both sides looking forward to further discussions soon, the island’s government said on Saturday. While Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer facing tariffs of 32%, complained they were unfair, it moved quickly to lay out proposals with the United States, offering

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China’s war games around Taiwan over the years

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:32:16 +0000

China launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan on Tuesday, saying on Wednesday they were code-named “Strait Thunder-2025” and were a “stern warning” against separatism. The People’s Republic of China has claimed Taiwan through its “one China” policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Republic of China government to flee to

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Taiwan navy ship and Chinese fishing boat collide, no injuries reported

Ben Blanchard, Reuters — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:38:34 +0000

(Reuters) – A Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided early on Thursday outside of restricted waters, and there were no injuries, the Taiwanese navy said. The Taiwanese landing ship, the Chung Ho, collided with the Chinese trawler Minlianyu 61756 shortly after midnight around 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Taiwan’s Taichung

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