By Gu Min Chul China sent a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan over the last few days, the island’s defense ministry said. Taiwan’s defense ministry reported that between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sent 30 warplanes and 9 navy vessels around […]
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By Lawrence Chung The group, invited by former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou, is the first major academic delegation to travel to the island in three years, and the trip is expected to be monitored by Taipei authorities amid espionage fears. Source: Mainland Chinese students arrive in Taiwan for visit aimed at easing tensions
By Sallie Anderson EU and US Push for Non-Aggression Pledge in South China Sea The EU and US are urging Beijing to pledge to non-aggression in the South China Sea, amid heightened tension on Taiwan. The Western push comes in a grand declaration on maritime security to be signed in Indonesia on Friday (14 July) […]