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Taiwan, France, Germany and the United Kingdom criticized Chinese activity around Taiwan. It clarifies that the joint statement addressed Chinese activity generally rather than specifically mentioning the Fujian transit.
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Taiwan, France, Germany and the United Kingdom criticized Chinese activity around Taiwan. It clarifies that the joint statement addressed Chinese activity generally rather than specifically mentioning the Fujian transit.
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Taiwan’s largest earthquake in 25 years killed at least nine people, left 50 missing and disrupted chipmaking at several TSMC factories.
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The provocative transit drew rebuke not only from Taiwan, but also from France, Germany, and the UK, who united to issue a rare joint statement condemning Chinese activity around Taiwan.
Taiwan, France, Germany and the United Kingdom criticized Chinese activity around Taiwan. It clarifies that the joint statement addressed Chinese activity generally rather than specifically mentioning the Fujian transit.
Open source reportChina's newest and largest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday as a warning to the self-governing island.
China’s Fujian aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait while Taiwan was conducting a five-day exercise focused on defending against a Chinese invasion. The transit is a warning.
Open source reportPres. Trump told reporters he planned to speak with Taiwan's Pres. Lai Ching-te before deciding to sell arms to Taiwan.
Trump intended to speak with President Lai Ching-te before deciding on arms sales to Taiwan; Beijing criticized the prospective engagement. Its suggestion that Trump may have raised the matter with Xi Jinping is explicitly speculative.
Open source reportBeijing also reached out to the current... Taiwanese government in early March to offer energy guarantees if it agreed to reunify.
Beijing approached Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party government in early March with energy guarantees conditioned on unification and that Taiwanese leaders rejected the offer. It may have been intended primarily to shape public perceptions.
Open source reportChina is staging a sixth round of live-fire war games around Taiwan today and tomorrow in a potential response to the record $11.1 billion arms deal the U.S. announced with Taiwan earlier this month.
China is conducting a sixth round of live-fire exercises on Dec. 29-30, potentially in response to a claimed $11.1 billion U.S.-Taiwan arms agreement announced earlier in the month.
Open source reportTaiwan's Pres. Lai accused China of escalating its "influence campaigns and manipulation" on the island in an effort to "absorb" it, and said that his government charged 64 people - mostly current of former Chinese military officials - with spying for China in 2024.
President Lai Ching-te was reported to have accused China of intensifying influence and manipulation efforts intended to absorb Taiwan. Lai cited charges against 64 spies in 2024 and promised stronger scrutiny of residency applications from Chinese citizens.
Open source reportTaiwan's coast guard detained a Chinese-linked cargo ship that it suspects of severing a subsea cable yesterday.
Taiwan’s coast guard detained a Chinese-linked cargo ship suspected of severing a subsea cable. China called the incident a common maritime accident and warned Taiwan against assigning responsibility before the facts were established.
Open source reportthe incident served as a reminder that China's threats loom large over the island's infrastructure.
The cable damage is a reminder of threats from China to Taiwan’s infrastructure.
Open source reportTaiwan detected damage to an undersea internet cable and blamed a ship linked to China. Taiwan quickly restored communications through other channels
Taiwan detected damage to an undersea internet cable, blamed a China-linked ship and restored communications through alternate channels.
Open source reportTaiwan reported that China is deploying a massive naval fleet to participate in war games around Taiwan in response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te first official trip abroad
Taiwan reported a major Chinese naval deployment potentially connected to exercises following President Lai Ching-te’s trip through Hawaii and Guam. China had not confirmed plans for military drills.
Open source reportNonetheless, it will irritate China, which analysts expect will retaliate with new military drills around Taiwan while Lai is away.
Lai’s Hawaii stopover will irritate Beijing; expectations that China could respond with new military exercises around Taiwan.
Open source reportTaiwan's Pres. Lai Ching-te left Saturday for his first international trip as president. He'll visit three of the 12 countries that still officially recognize Taiwan: Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and Palau... Lai will stop over in Hawaii.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te departed on his first international trip as president, covering three states that recognize Taiwan and a stopover in Hawaii.
Open source reportSome further surmised that the inquiries... could shake Xi's confidence in his military, which could alter his timeline and ambitions on Beijing's claim to Taiwan.
Analysts assess that repeated corruption allegations involving senior military officials could weaken Xi Jinping’s confidence in the PLA and potentially affect his timeline or ambitions concerning Taiwan.
Open source reportNow it is keeping its threat looming over the island with new live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait.
China conducted live-fire drills after earlier large-scale exercises that included a simulated blockade of Taiwan.
Open source reportthis drill presented more of a threat than ever before to Taiwan.
A senior Taiwanese security official as assessing that Chinese military exercises demonstrated a growing capacity to transition from drills to conflict and represented a greater threat to Taiwan than previous exercises.
Open source reportTaiwan counted a record 153 Chinese warplanes participating in the one-day "Joint Sword-2024B" military drills that Beijing launched in reaction to a provocative speech by Taiwan's Pres. Lai Ching-te.
Taiwan counted a record 153 Chinese military aircraft during Beijing’s one-day Joint Sword-2024B drills, which as a response to a speech by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.
Open source reportformer president Trump claimed Taiwan "stole" the American semiconductor industry and "should pay" for the U.S. guaranteeing its security. Shares in TSMC... slipped 2.4%
Donald Trump accused Taiwan of taking the U.S. semiconductor industry and argued that Taiwan should pay for U.S. protection. A 2.4% decline in TSMC shares amid concern about future U.S. support.
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Open source reportTSMC's semiconductor factories appear to have withstood the earthquake that hit Taiwan on Wednesday with no major damage, and are already nearly back to normal production rates.
TSMC’s semiconductor plants sustained no major damage in the Taiwan earthquake and were nearly back to normal production. It frames the resilience as positive for global advanced-chip supplies.
Open source reportTaiwan suffered its biggest earthquake in 25 years, killing at least nine people and disrupting chipmaking at several of TSMC's factories. Fifty people are still missing.
Taiwan’s largest earthquake in 25 years killed at least nine people, left 50 missing and disrupted chipmaking at several TSMC factories.
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