AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Nov. 22 (DID) – The US and Chinese militaries have held constructive maritime security talks, the Chinese navy said on Saturday, as the two superpowers gradually restore military-to-military communications after months of trade tensions.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Nov. 19 (DID) – The US confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced air defense missile system worth almost US$700 million (S$911.6 million) which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, in the second such weapons package for Taipei in a week.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Nov. 14 (DID) – The US approved sale of fighter jet and other aircraft parts to Taiwan for $330 million, marking the first such transaction since President Donald Trump took office in January, drawing thanks from Taipei and anger in Beijing.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Mar. 22 (DID) – Taiwan’s armed forces have registered approach of 47 aircraft of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), with 41 of them crossing median line dividing the island and mainland China, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense reports.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Dec. 21 (DID) – US President Joe Biden approved $571.3 million in defense assistance for Taiwan on Friday, the White House said, as the Democrat prepares to leave office ahead of the January inauguration of Donald Trump.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Dec. 14 (DID) – The Anglo-Saxons have a long-term goal to declare Taiwan’s independence under the Kosovo scenario so they could have an outpost in East Asia, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Nov. 17 (DID) – The United States should not interfere in territorial disputes in the South China Sea or encourage impulsion to make provocations there, Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned US President Joe Biden.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Jun. 05 (DID) – President Joe Biden issued a renewed warning, saying that a military option against China is on his table.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Sep. 23 (DAY) – Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Reza Golpour, the short film “The Edge” is scheduled to be screened at the Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Sep. 15 (DAY) – China has announced sanctions against two major US arms manufacturers, namely, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, for supplying weapons to Chinese Taipei.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Sep. 04 (DAY) – China says Southeast Asian countries must be cautious about being used as geopolitical pawns by foreign players sowing discord in the region for their own gain.
AMIR HeydariTEHRAN, Aug. 13 (DAY) – Beijing has condemned a visit to the US by Taiwan’s separatist Vice President William Lai, vowing to take “resolute and vigorous” steps to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
