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    US warship transits Taiwan Strait after Biden-Xi summit

    23 Nov 2021

    The latest transit came after US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping traded strong warnings on the future of Taiwan at a virtual summit earlier this month.

    US warship sails through Taiwan Strait days after China drills

    17 Apr 2023

    Led by the United States, multiple Western navies regularly conduct "freedom of navigation operations" to assert the international status of regional waterways such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.

    China conducts 'precision missile strikes' in Taiwan Strait

    04 Aug 2022

    The Chinese army fired projectiles into the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, AFP journalists said, shortly after the start of large-scale military exercises around the island claimed by Beijing.

    Taiwan's foreign ministry thanks US for maintaining security in Taiwan Strait

    13 Aug 2022

    The statement came in response to comments from US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell, who said on Friday that China "overreacted" to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

    Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners, stranded hotel guests confirmed safe

    04 Apr 2024

    Hundreds of aftershocks struck Taiwan's eastern region, driving scores to seek shelter outdoors, as the death toll from Wednesday's 7.2-magnitude quake rose to 10, with the tally of injured at 1,099, authorities said.

    China says US seriously undermining Taiwan Strait’s stability

    15 Oct 2020

    China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Taipei.

    Taiwanese foreign minister warns China preparing for invasion

    09 Aug 2022

    Joseph Wu told a press conference in Taipei that Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own, would not be intimidated even as the drills continued with China often breaching the unofficial median line down the Taiwan Strait.

    China halts climate, military relations with US over Pelosi Taiwan visit

    05 Aug 2022

    The White House summoned China's ambassador, Qin Gang, late on Thursday to tell him that the military actions were of "concern to Taiwan, to us and to our partners around the world," said spokesman John Kirby.

    China confirms aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait

    18 Nov 2019

    China confirmed on Monday that its first domestically built aircraft carrier had sailed through the Taiwan Strait for “routine” training and tests after Taipei accused Beijing of intimidation around upcoming elections.

    Two US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait

    28 Aug 2022

    Tensions in the Taiwan Strait soared to their highest level in years this month after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei. Beijing reacted furiously, staging days of air and sea exercises around the self-ruled island.

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