Guatemalan president arrives in Taiwan for visit slammed by China
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei arrived in Taiwan on Monday to reinforce diplomatic ties with the self-ruled island, on a visit that has drawn China’s ire.
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Philippines raises concerns over Taiwan in talks with China
The Philippines’ top diplomat has expressed his concern to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan, Manila said on Saturday.
Walang masama kung maghanda: Jinggoy bats for emergency evacuation plans for OFWs
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the government must exhaust all means to ensure the safe repatriation of Filipino workers abroad in case of emergency.
WATCH | Chinese workers, pwede palitan ang mga OFW sa Taiwan?
Chinese workers, pwede palitan ang mga OFW sa Taiwan? – Former Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Ronald Llamas.
Mag-practice na: Tolentino proposes simulation of OFW evacuation in Taiwan in Balikatan games
Senator Francis Tolentino has suggested simulating the evacuation plan for Filipino workers in Taiwan in future Balikatan exercises in case the Beijing-Taipei dispute escalates.
China would gain swift air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks show
The classified documents, allegedly leaked by a US national guardsman in the worst US security breach in a decade, reveal that Taiwan’s military leaders doubt their air defenses can “accurately detect missile launches,” while only about half of their aircraft are capable of effectively engaging the enemy.
Taiwan stages war and disaster drills after Chinese exercise
Screaming citizens reacted to everything from missile strikes to a chemical weapons blast and a deadly metro station attack during disaster-preparedness drills in Taiwan on Thursday.
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to ‘falling rocket wreckage’: maritime authority
China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to “possible falling rocket wreckage”, a provincial maritime authority said.
Macron insists won’t be US ‘vassal’ on Taiwan
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments on Taiwan, saying that being a US ally did not mean being a “vassal”.
China sets up no-fly zone near Taiwan for ‘space activities’: Taipei
China will set up a brief no-fly zone north of Taiwan on Sunday due to what the island’s transport ministry described as “space activities”.
