Taiwan Conflict (Special Coverage)

Taiwan Conflict (Special Coverage)

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Ukraine-tested weapons: Taiwan is expected to receive several weapons that have been battle tested in Ukraine from the United States over the next few years.[VOA]
Taiwan’s military:- A photo of two tanks stationed at a temple has been shared in social media posts in July alongside a claim that it shows the Taiwanese government is “now using religious facilities to store weapons.” [RFA]
Taiwan’s annual war:- A powerful typhoon on a path toward Taiwan has forced the island to curtail its annual war games. [VOA]
US drone sales to Taiwan:- The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency shook the halls of Congress on June 18 with news of a possible arms deal with Taiwan [RFA]
World Health Assembly:- The United States and several allies issued a joint statement Friday voicing support for Taiwan to take part in the World Health Organization’s World Health Assembly, which formally opens Monday in Geneva. [VOA]
Political memes:- A claim emerged in Chinese-language posts that Taiwan’s freedom of speech is in decline because the island’s ruling party is arresting citizens for creating a satirical political meme.[RFA]
Taiwanese film:- The Taiwanese gangster film, The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon, has hit the bull in the eye with mainland Chinese moviegoers who saw the cult featured in the movie as an allusion to the Chinese Communist Party. [RFA]
Labor Minister's Remarks:- Taiwan's Foreign Ministry has issued "sincere apologies" following a remark by Taiwan's labor minister that has threatened to disrupt fast-warming ties between the island republic and India.[VOA]
Discriminatory Comment:- Following Taiwan’s entry ban on a former Chinese journalist who made a discriminatory comment against people with disabilities on a Taiwanese talk show[RFA]
New Taiwan Government:- Taiwanese voters handed Taiwan’s pro-sovereignty ruling Democratic Progressive Party.[VOA]
On Monday, despite warnings from Beijing, McCarthy’s office announced that the Speaker will “host a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library” in Simi Valley on Wednesday.
The bond between Taiwan and the United States is strong today,” Tsai said in New York.
The military aircraft emergency landing and takeoff drill will be staged at Taitung Fengnian Airport on the southeast coast of Taiwan.
Responding to her arrival in New York, China's senior envoy in Washington accused the US of advocating for Taiwan's independence by allowing Tsai to "make a splash" in their country.
Tsai won’t be using the down time to visit the Statue of Liberty or to brave a chilly walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. She won’t even catch the Yankees’ spring training game against the San Francisco Giants.
In his first media appearance as Foreign Minister, Qin Gang outlined China's foreign policy agenda for the coming years, presenting Beijing and its relationship with Russia as a beacon of strength and stability, and the US and its allies as a source of tension and conflict, the Guardian reported. (IANS)
Caption: Shooting training at Gaoshanding Camp, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Feb. 21, 2023. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense)
Chinese naval warships fire missiles during a live-fire military drill in the waters of the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, off China's east coast, Aug. 7, 2017.  (Reuters/Stringer)
Ships from the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Republic of Korea navy seen underway during a trilateral exercise on June 22, 2012. (U.S. Navy)
FILE - US Army soldiers conduct Volcano system training using a UH-60 Blackhawk at Makua Range, Hawaii, June 23, 2020. (US Army/VOA)
FILE - Taiwan navy sailors and officers at Suao port in Yilan county, northeast of Taiwan, Dec. 23, 2014.
Military drills to boost combat readiness on Taiwan’s outlying island of Penghu, Dec. 21, 2022. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense/RFA)
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