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China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy

Despite having the world’s biggest armed forces, China’s military faces a number of serious obstacles in any potential invasion of Taiwan

The Guardian - AU

Senior Tories warn Liz Truss risks undermining Rishi Sunak with Taiwan trip

Ex-PM to warn the West must ‘get real’ about military and defence cooperation in the region

The Independent UK

The Observer view on Liz Truss’s intervention in Taiwan

The disgraced prime minister’s clumsy meddling jeopardises delicate relations with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

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West must ‘get real’ on military co-operation, Truss to say in Taiwan visit

Liz Truss will warn that there cannot be ‘meaningful deterrence without hard power’, during a high-profile visit to Taiwan next week.

The Independent UK

Honduras will 'soon' launch trade talks with China as ties deepen

Honduras will soon begin talks toward a trade deal with China, the Central American country's top diplomat said on Friday, marking the latest step toward stronger bilateral ties between the two nations after Honduras broke off relations with Taiwan.

Reuters

Dwight Howard issues apology after NBA legend sparks outrage in China

Eight-time NBA All-Star and former LA Lakers ace Dwight Howard has walked back calling Taiwan a "country" after sparking outrage on a Chinese social media site called Weibo

Daily Mirror

Taiwan chooses France to host first overseas car battery plant

Taiwanese battery maker Prologium says it will invest more than €5 billion in building a new gigafactory in the northern French port city of Dunkirk for its first European plant.

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Dwight Howard Trolls Chris Paul After Suns Blowout Loss With Taiwan Basketball Invite

Paul is down bad.

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Watch live: Macron visits site for new Taiwanese gigafactory plant in northern France

French president Emmanuel Macron is today visiting the site of a new 'gigafactory' in Dunkirk, northern France (12 May).

The Independent UK

Lithuania says EU must prepare for risk of 'de-coupling' from China

The European Union needs to be prepared for the fallout from a potential deterioration in relations with China, such as might happen if conflict were to erupt over Taiwan, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Friday.

Reuters

Japan: Public Reluctant To Defend Taiwan Should China Invade

A new opinion poll has found that over half of the Japanese population is of the opinion that the Japan Self-Defense Forces should not become involved in fighting if China invades Taiwan.

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Former NBA star stirs Chinese anger by calling Taiwan a country

BEIJING: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dwight Howard has triggered a wave of criticism on Chinese social media for calling Taiwan a country in a promotional video with Taiwan's vice president.

Bangkok Post

Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California

A man accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a shooting at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators say was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan

The Independent UK

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Top White House official meets key Beijing diplomat amid signs of easing US-China tensions

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi held talks in Vienna this week

Al Jazeera

US, China top officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Vienna meeting

White House adviser Jake Sullivan’s talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi aimed to ‘manage competition’, US says.

Daily Mirror

Tory war of words erupts as Liz Truss snaps back at 'Instagram diplomacy' jibe

The flash-in-a-pan Prime Minister - who served just 49 days in No10 - is just trying to keep herself relevant by jetting off to the hotspot to rant about China, Tory MP Alicia Kearns, who heads the foreign affairs select committee, said

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss’s plan to visit Taiwan called ‘worst kind of Instagram diplomacy’

Alicia Kearns, foreign affairs select committee chair, launches blistering attack on former prime minister

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The Guardian - AU

Collapsing buildings, incoming missiles: Taiwan rehearses a Chinese assault on its cities

Annual emergency drills have for the first time included a military strike on Taipei, a sign of worsening cross-strait relations

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s trip to Taiwan risks ‘mortal wounds’ to China-UK relations, Beijing official warns

Visit ‘raises chances Beijing will exercise jurisdiction over island sooner rather than later’

Bangkok Post

A mystical land

With the chilly winter breeze subsiding, Taiwan is gaining favour with Thai tourists looking for short-haul affordable holidays. My recent trip to Taipei coincided with the launch of the "Taiwan The Lucky Land" campaign, which offers foreign visitors the chance to win NT$5,000 (5,470 baht) in coupons as pocket money…

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The Philippines’ Fight for Foreign Policy Freedom

Due to China’s increasing assertiveness in the Taiwan Strait and grey-zone coercion in the West Philippine Sea, Marcos reinvigorated the Philippine alliance with the U.S. and sought a stronger strategic partnership with Japan.

Reuters

China's aircraft carrier Shandong returns to home port after show of might

China's military said on Wednesday the aircraft carrier Shandong had returned to its home port in Hainan "in recent days", after a month-long voyage that included transits around Taiwan for drills and a flex of muscles as far out as the Western Pacific.

Reuters

Taiwan conflict, maritime code to figure in ASEAN talks, Marcos says

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said the prospect of tensions escalating over Taiwan was a "grave concern" to Southeast Asian leaders and discussions about it were inevitable at this week's summit in Indonesia.

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Taiwan Will Defend TSMC From US Bombing in the Event of a China War

A Taiwanese minister says that the armed forces will defend all of Taiwan’s people, materials, and resources from any threat. This includes protecting TSMC should a war with China occur.

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