8 h. ago China to commemorate 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration

China to commemorate 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration  Prensa Latina - Latin American News Agency

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11 h. ago Beijing will invite Taiwan guests to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender of island

Beijing is inviting guests from Taiwan to a key commemoration of Japan’s surrender of sovereignty over the island 80 years ago, despite warnings from Taipei against attendance. The Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) in Beijing announced on Wednesday that guests from the island would be invited to attend the “Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Restoration of Taiwan”, which falls on Saturday. But the actual commemoration may not take place on that exact date, according to past practice. Visits...

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21 h. ago China to hold celebration for contested Taiwan 'retrocession' anniversary

China to hold celebration for contested Taiwan 'retrocession' anniversary  Reuters

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37 h. ago Trump isn’t serious about deterring Beijing from attacking Taiwan: poll

Most people in Taiwan do not see US President Donald Trump as serious about deterring Beijing from a possible attack on the self-ruled island, according to a recent poll released on Tuesday. Asked whether Trump was willing to prevent mainland China from “invading Taiwan by force”, 44.8 per cent of the 1,070 respondents said no, while 34.3 per cent said yes in the poll conducted by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation between October 13 and 15. And on a question as to whether the US leader was...

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43 h. ago Trump Doubts China Will Invade Taiwan, Confident Ahead of Xi Meeting

Trump Doubts China Will Invade Taiwan, Confident Ahead of Xi Meeting  The Defense Post

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45 h. ago Beijing: Maintaining 'diplomatic ties' with Taiwan authorities will lead nowhere

Beijing: Maintaining 'diplomatic ties' with Taiwan authorities will lead nowhere  chinadailyasia.com

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54 h. ago Trump downplays Beijing threat to Taiwan as Australia touts rare earths deal

After nearly a year waiting to meet US President Donald Trump, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to argue his country’s strategic value Monday – only for the “America first” leader to dominate the encounter by opining that Beijing had no plans to invade Taiwan and posed no real threat in the Indo-Pacific. “China doesn’t want to do that,” he insisted on Taiwan, during a press gaggle alongside Albanese, but later stated that the island will be one of the topics of discussion when...

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54 h. ago Trump says China ‘doesn’t want’ to invade Taiwan and reaffirms trust in Xi

Trump says China ‘doesn’t want’ to invade Taiwan and reaffirms trust in Xi  The Guardian

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60 h. ago Taiwan sets out new rules outlining when troops can shoot down drones

Taiwan has for the first time formally outlined the circumstances under which its troops can shoot down incoming drones. The move is part of a broader effort by the island’s defence ministry to codify its rules of engagement and strengthen its ability to respond to mounting military pressure from mainland China. The new procedures, disclosed in the recently released National Defence Report 2025, set out a four-step standard operating procedure – identification and monitoring, alert and...

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3 d. ago No major PLA activities near Taiwan after ‘troublemaker’ Lai’s policy speech

The People’s Liberation Army has refrained from conducting a large-scale drill near Taiwan following its leader’s annual policy speech – an address seen as less provocative than last year’s, which drew sabre-rattling from Beijing. Figures released by Taiwan’s defence ministry showed there was no increase in the number of PLA warplanes and warships detected near the island following William Lai Ching-te’s Double Tenth address on October 10. According to the Taiwanese figures, the PLA conducted...

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3 d. ago No major PLA activity near Taiwan after ‘troublemaker’ Lai’s policy speech

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refrained from conducting a large-scale drill near Taiwan following its leader’s annual policy speech – an address seen as less provocative than last year’s, which drew sabre-rattling from Beijing. Figures released by Taiwan’s defence ministry showed there was no increase in the number of PLA warplanes and warships detected near the island following William Lai Ching-te’s Double Tenth address on October 10. According to the Taiwanese figures, the PLA...

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3 d. ago China's Xi calls for 'reunification' in message to new Taiwan opposition leader

China's Xi calls for 'reunification' in message to new Taiwan opposition leader  Reuters

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3 d. ago Taiwan refutes China's "psychological warfare"; accuses Beijing of violating laws

Taiwan refutes China's "psychological warfare"; accuses Beijing of violating laws  lokmattimes.com

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3 d. ago Taiwan Question: UNGA Resolution 2758: PRC sole legal government of China

Taiwan Question: UNGA Resolution 2758: PRC sole legal government of China  news.cgtn.com

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3 d. ago Terminally ill Taiwan mum loses US$420,000 by selling home to ‘spiritual’ scammers

A terminally ill, cancer-stricken mother in Taiwan was coerced into a so-called spiritual growth cult, which eventually cost her family more than NT$13 million (US$420,000). The sick woman was subjected to various forms of public punishment, such as being forced to kneel by a roadside. She was even forced into a same-sex marriage. Her ordeal began in August 2013, when the mother, surnamed Wang, who was suffering from terminal cancer, joined a “spiritual growth course” run by two women surnamed...

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5 d. ago Hansoh and Leads Biolabs clinch US$2.5 billion in global drug licensing deals

Two Chinese drug developers have signed licensing deals that could yield as much as US$2.5 billion in performance-based payments, underscoring growing international confidence in China’s life sciences sector. Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group has agreed to license global rights – excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan – to develop and market a colon cancer drug candidate to F Hoffmann-La Roche, a unit of Swiss-based biotech giant Roche. Hansoh, a major psychotropic and cancer drugs...

Economics

6 d. ago EU and China lawmakers spar over Moscow, Taipei in first talks since 2018

Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan, during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday. EU lawmakers and other people present said delegates from the National People’s Congress (NPC) echoed Russian narratives on the cause of the three-year war in Ukraine, as they visited the European Parliament for the first dialogue since 2018, following a normalisation of ties earlier this year. “The Chinese side questioned Nato’s right to exist....

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6 d. ago EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia, Taiwan in first talks since 2018

EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia, Taiwan in first talks since 2018  South China Morning Post

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6 d. ago Brussels and Beijing lawmakers spar over Russia, Taiwan in first talks since 2018

Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan, during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday. EU lawmakers and other people present said delegates from the National People’s Congress (NPC) echoed Russian narratives on the cause of the three-year war in Ukraine, as they visited the European Parliament for the first dialogue since 2018, following a normalisation of ties earlier this year. “The Chinese side questioned Nato’s right to exist....

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6 d. ago Taiwan woman caught taking fingerprints from dead person to forge loan agreement

A woman in Taiwan has been jailed for using the fingerprints of a dead man after approaching his body under the pretence of viewing the remains and forging a promissory note issued by him. The 59-year-old woman, surnamed Li, was caught red-handed in a funeral centre in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan after the dead man’s family called the police as a result of her abnormal behaviour, the news outlet SETN reported. Li and the man, identified as Peng, previously had debt disputes. When she heard that...

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