11 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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4 d. ago FirstFT: Beijing attacks UK efforts to ‘smear’ China over spy case

FirstFT: Beijing attacks UK efforts to ‘smear’ China over spy case  Financial Times

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6 d. ago 'China will hurt most': US trade czar attacks Beijing over 'chaos'; Trump ready to meet Xi

'China will hurt most': US trade czar attacks Beijing over 'chaos'; Trump ready to meet Xi  Times of India

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2 w. ago Taiwan’s President Says Trump Deserves Nobel Prize if He Deters China from Using Force

Taiwan’s President Says Trump Deserves Nobel Prize if He Deters China from Using Force  Modern Diplomacy

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2 w. ago 4 killed in new US strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela

The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks. US President Donald Trump has determined the United States is engaged in “a non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, according to a congressional notification this week. In a post on social media, Hegseth said the latest strike was carried out in international waters, just off the coast...

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2 w. ago Iga Świątek Leaves Fans Fuming As She Exposes ‘Bad and Unthinkable’ Attack of Abusive Messages After Her Beijing Crash Out

Iga Świątek Leaves Fans Fuming As She Exposes ‘Bad and Unthinkable’ Attack of Abusive Messages After Her Beijing Crash Out  Pro Football & Sports Network

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2 w. ago For migrant workers in Taiwan, Beijing attack threat poses daunting challenges

Gilda Banugan of Davao City in the Philippines has worked for over a decade as a housekeeper in Taiwan. While the money is much better than she could earn at home, it carries a cost: the knowledge that she is living in one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints, facing the looming threat of an attack by mainland forces. “If you ask many Filipino migrant workers, in case something happened are they going back to the Philippines or not, most likely the answer is no, they want to stay put in...

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2 w. ago For migrant workers in Taiwan, threat of a Beijing attack poses daunting challenges

For migrant workers in Taiwan, threat of a Beijing attack poses daunting challenges  Yahoo

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3 w. ago Has Lutnick signalled the end of Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’ against Beijing?

The US commerce secretary’s remark that semiconductor production should be split “50-50” between the United States and Taiwan has fuelled concerns on the island over Washington’s defence commitment. Howard Lutnick told US cable network NewsNation on Sunday that unless Taiwan moved a significant share of its chip production to America, Washington could not guarantee it would defend the island against an attack from Beijing. Taiwan has long seen its semiconductor industry as a “silicon shield”...

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