US defense chief vows to help Taiwan defend itself
Washington has historically maintained a policy of "strategic ambiguity" on whether it would intervene militarily if Taiwan were attacked by China.
Washington has historically maintained a policy of "strategic ambiguity" on whether it would intervene militarily if Taiwan were attacked by China.
Taiwan firms have a more-than 60 per cent share of the semiconductor global market, with Beijing relying on Taiwan for 36 per cent of its semiconductor imports.
Nominated for Best Actress, it is the 61-year-old star’s first nomination at the annual Taiwan film awards.
China has been carrying out drills near Taiwan since early last month, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.
A spokesperson also said the development of cross-straits relations has repeatedly proved that the 1992 Consensus has been irreplaceable.
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Beijing staged unprecedented military drills in August to protest visits to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other politicians.
Taiwanese troops shot the drone down near Kinmen Island around noon on Thursday after attempts to repel it failed.
The declaration strongly opposed the visit of United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in early August.
The planned defence spending, which is a record high and must be approved by parliament, marks the island’s sixth consecutive year of growth in defence spending since 2017.