Taipei, June 19 (IANS) Taiwan’s Coast Guard has warned off a Chinese oceanographic research vessel, the Xiang Yang Hong 22, from its restricted waters, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Friday. The vessel entered Taiwan’s restricted waters off the coast of Su’ao in Yilan County on Thursday at 11:35 pm (local time), according to the statement released by the CGA. The Coast Guard sent the 600-tonne-class Lanyu patrol vessel and the 100-tonne-class patrol boat PP-10077 to shadow the Chin…
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Taipei, May 14 (IANS) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday described China as the “sole risk” to regional peace and stability, local media reported. Taiwan Foreign Ministry’s strong statement came after Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump that Taiwan was the “most important issue” in the US-China ties.When asked to comment by Central News Agency (CNA), Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said, “Beijing is the sole risk to regional pe…
Taipei, March 26 (IANS) Reports of Taiwanese missing, being arrested or questioned or having their personal liberties restricted in China have reached 313 since January 2024, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) revealed in a data, local media reported on Thursday. Of the 313 cases reported since January 1, 2024, through the end of February, 114 people went missing, 25 were arrested or questioned and 174 had their personal liberties restricted, according to the MAC, Taiwan’s leading daily Taipei Times…
Taipei, Jan 27 (IANS) Taiwanese citizens who went missing, were arrested or questioned or faced restriction on personal liberties in China in 2025 were four times higher than the previous year, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Tuesday, the local media reported. As many as 221 Taiwanese nationals who visited China in 2025 were reported missing, detained and questioned or their personal freedom was restricted, showcasing a rise from 55 in the previous year, according to the council,…