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‘Pragmatic move’: Taipei, Manila strengthen people-to-people ties amid China tensions

The Philippines, whether it admits it or not, has a front-line role in a Taiwan contingency, analysts say.

  • Published: September 8, 20257:59 am
  • Author Yip Wai Yee
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Beijing warns Manila of ‘all consequences’

By allowing a Taiwanese official's visit, the Philippines provided a platform for "Taiwan independence separatists" to engage in anti-China activities, a Foreign Ministry…

  • Published: September 8, 20257:58 am
  • Author Wang Qingyun
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China rebukes Taiwan President Lai for ‘inciting division, glorifying aggression’

The warning followed President Lai's remarks after China's V-Day commemorations held in Beijing on Wednesday.

  • Published: September 5, 202511:11 am
  • Author Li Shangyi
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China slams Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party for ‘distorting’ WWII history

Taiwan's mainland affairs body recently banned public officials from traveling to the mainland to attend the Sept 3 military parade and other commemorative events.

  • Published: August 28, 20258:20 am
  • Author Li Shangyi
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Taiwan, China battle it out in competing World War II narratives

As China gears up for a mass military parade in Beijing in September to mark the war's end, both Taiwan – whose formal name remains Republic of China – and the People's…

  • Published: August 25, 202510:40 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Japan, Taiwan sign rare accord on evacuations in light of possible contingency

The agreement is aimed at preventing secret agents and terrorists from entering Japan and conducting subversive acts amid a Taiwan contingency by sharing information about…

  • Published: August 20, 20258:55 am
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China reaffirms sovereignty over Taiwan, says complete reunification ‘unstoppable’

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the remarks after Taiwan's foreign affairs head claimed that after World War II, the Treaty of San Francisco replaced the Cairo…

  • Published: August 19, 20258:35 am
  • Author Zhao Jia
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Philippines’ ‘internal’ challenge if US-China war breaks out over Taiwan

President Marcos pointed out the Philippines’ geographic location, as well as the need to evacuate 150,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.

  • Published: August 14, 202510:38 am
  • Author Kurt Dela Peña
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Taiwan’s President Lai set to push back US stopover as US-China trade talks continue, sources say

Despite the delay, a visit with US mainland stopovers is still likely later this year, according to a source with direct knowledge.

  • Published: July 29, 20258:35 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Taiwan to simulate Chinese invasion in major drill

Taiwan is facing ramped-up military pressure from China, which considers the separately governed island as its own despite Taipei’s strong rejection.

  • Published: July 2, 20258:55 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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