Taipei – In a move that may escalate tensions with China, the administration of US President Joe Biden has approved sending military equipment to Taiwan. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential foreign military sale worth around $108 million. The equipment will be delivered to Taiwan under the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program. Taiwan will receive 60 ...
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Taiwan claimed heavy deployment of Chinese anti submarine helicopter and three warships around the island yesterday. This came after the president of Taiwan Tsai ing-wen met US House speaker Kevin McCathy in Los Angles a move that angered the China. However the meeting was significant as McCarthy become the senior most US figure to meet a Taiwanese leader in decades ...
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Earlier today, a Taiwan jet fighter pilot met his death after his fighter jet crashed off the island’s eastern coast. Authorites say this happened during a training routine. It has been registered as the second fatal crash in three months according to the air force. According to the air force, pilot Chu Kuang-meng ejected from the Taiwan jet fighter F-5E ...
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China said it is carrying out military drills near the Taiwan Strait to protect its sovereignty as a top US official visits Taiwan. Tensions are rising between Beijing and Washington and this visit is intended to show the US support for the island. China has over time regarded self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province. Many years have passed since a ...
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