JAPAN, AUSTRALIA BEGAN TALKS TO STREGNTHEN SECURITY TIES

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• Japan, Australia began talks to strengthen security ties.
• The countries will also discuss on peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
• They are also expected to share concerns over Beijing's growing military presence ...

TRANSIT OF WARSHIP LEADS TO A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA

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• Beijing said that the American vessel was “warned away” from the contested waters by its naval forces

• The US said that the warship “USS Curtis Wilbur was not ‘expelled’ from any nation’s territory” from near th...

AS US ENVOYS VISIT TAIWAN, CHINA CONDUCTS ‘COMBAT DRILLS'

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• According to Reuters, former US senator Chris Dodd, and former deputy secretaries of state James Steinberg and Richard Armitage arrived in Taipei on Wednesday in an unmarked private jet. 

• On the other hand, China’s Taiwan affairs office in B...

CHINA NAVY SAYS CARRIERS WILL CONTINUE DRILLS NEAR TAIWAN

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• China navy says carriers will continue drills near Taiwan.
• China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning has been put to active service for ‘routine’ drills near Taiwan.
• Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is overse...

CHINESE STOCK MARKET SWAYS AS BANKS AND HEALTHCARE FIRMS POST RECORD WINS

• China stocks revival continued on Friday, on track to post weekly gains, as investors found support from a continued economic recovery, though Sino-U.S. tensions remained a point of consternation.
• The CSI300 index rose by 0.9%, to 5,522.21 points at the end of the morning sessi...

FIRST US WARSHIP SAILS THROUGH TAIWAN STRAIT AFTER BIDEN TOOK OVER THE OFFICE

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• The US Seventh Fleet said that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer on Thursday conducted a routine transit via the waterway that separates Taiwan and the Chinese mainland

• This voyage was confirmed by the defence ministry of Taiwan without ...

TAIWAN PUT ON ALERT AND DEPLOYED SHIPS AND JETS OVER CHINESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER

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• Taiwan put on alert and deployed ships and jets over Chinese aircraft carrier.
• A Chinese aircraft carrier the Shandong sailed through the strait in the Taiwan region.
• Taipei sent out six warships and eight aircraft to sta...