Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts northeast of Taiwan
World | September 18, 2023 22:29 ISTTaiwan earthquake: According to USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude: 26.434°N and longitude: 125.303°E, respectively.
Taiwan earthquake: According to USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude: 26.434°N and longitude: 125.303°E, respectively.
China's military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, which the island's defence ministry described as "harassment".
Last week on Saturday, the United States and Canada sailed warships through the Taiwan Strait as a sign of challenge for China's territorial claims.
Biden said that he met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 Summit in which talks were held between the two countries in nearly 10 months since he last spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit 2022 in Indonesia.
Beijing considers Taiwan as its breakaway province and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. Taiwan, however, sees itself as completely distinct from China.
Rail transport and ferry services have also been cancelled in Taiwan in preparations to brace for Typhoon Haikui, along with a hot air balloon festival and concerts.
It is worth mentioning that like other nations, India too has been adhering One-China policy since 1949. Also, India and Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic and consular missions in their respective countries.
India had earlier rejected China’s so-called “standard map” and lodged a protest against it which layed its claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin. China published a new version of its national map on August 28.
The move is likely to irk China and soar the prevailing tensions with Beijing ahead of the G20 Summit for which President Joe Biden will travel to India from September 7 to 10. Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to be present at the Summit in New Delhi.
Gou criticized the governing Democratic Progressive Party, saying its policies have “brought Taiwan into the risk of war” with China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory.
The temple named "Sabka Mandir" was reportedly built with the help of an Indian immigrant Andy Singh Arya who also owns a famous restaurant in Taiepi.
As many as 20 aircraft from China either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or breached the island country’s air defense identification zone.
Xi Jinping's China had requested for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in South Africa, however, both leaders had a brief informal discussion over issues on the sidelines.
Although the deal is modest in comparison to previous weapons sales, the move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing, which regards self-governing Taiwan as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to reunify it with the mainland.
Taiwanese Vice President William Lai’s recent trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America included stops in San Francisco and New York City. China’s Communist Party claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory.
Li Shangfu, China's Defense Minister, asserted that any attempts to use Taiwan to counter China will result inevitably in failure.
Vice President William Lai is a frontrunner for the presidential elections in January 2024, as incumbent President Tsai Ing-Wen cannot stand for a third term, as per the constitutional law.
"The Ministry of National Defense is saddened and severely condemns the small number of unscrupulous people who violated the duty of defending the country and committed such crimes as betraying the people of the country," said the Ministry in a statement.
On his Twitter handle, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the LoI was signed, in his presence, between the state government and Foxconn Group represented by its chairman Young Liu.
China also accused the US of attempting to turn Taipei into a 'powder keg' and 'ammunition depot', raising the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait.
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