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Taiwan leader’s New Year address warns China must avoid ‘military adventurism’China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has increased military and diplomatic pressure in the past two years to assert its sovereignty claims.WorldDec 31, 2021
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Canada, U.S. warships transit through Taiwan Strait stirs Chinese angerThe Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week.PoliticsOct 17, 2021
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China weighs creating list of ‘diehard’ Taiwan supporters for future legal actionTaiwan condemned the plan for the list, which reportedly could include senior Taiwanese government officials.WorldNov 25, 2020
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Taiwan lends a hand to Canada as China turns its backCloser ties with Canada have clearly been one of Taiwan's priorities, Matthew Fisher says. That troubles China, which views Taiwan as a breakaway province.CommentaryJun 7, 2020
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China says military force an option to stop Taiwan’s fight for independenceLi Zuocheng, chief of China's Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission, left the door open to using force.WorldMay 28, 2020
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Taiwan president rejects Chinese rule but calls for talks as she begins second termPresident Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party won January's elections by a landslide, vowing to stand up to China, which claims Taiwan as its own.WorldMay 20, 2020
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China says it won’t back off position that Taiwan is its territoryWhile China says Taiwan is its territory, Taiwan maintains it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.WorldJan 11, 2020
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Taiwan president asks for international help to keep China’s hands off a democratic countryTaiwan's president said if the international community did not support a democratic country that was under threat, "we might have to ask which country might be next?"WorldJan 5, 2019
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Donald Trump blows off controversy over Taiwan callDonald Trump is unapologetic about roiling diplomatic waters with his decision to speak on the phone with Taiwan's leader, a breach of long-standing tradition that risks enmity from China.PoliticsDec 3, 2016
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China lodges formal protest after Donald Trump call with Taiwan presidentChina lodged a diplomatic protest after Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island.PoliticsDec 3, 2016
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