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Pingtung, Taiwan (AFP) Sept 15, 2021 - Fighter jets practised landing on a highway in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as part of an annual live-fire military exercise that simulates defending the island against an invasion by China.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2017 - A Chinese graduate from one of Taiwan's top universities accused of recruiting spies for Beijing was jailed Friday for one year and two months.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 30, 2013 - A Taiwan court convicted and jailed a retired vice admiral for 14 months on Monday for spying on behalf of China, the court said.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 14, 2009 - Taiwan hopes to sign an agreement with China to rein in illegal fishing by mainland vessels, which often use dynamite and poison to boost their catch, an official said Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 2, 2008 - Taiwan has put forward a plan to import water from China for residents on a heavily-defended island group off the mainland, authorities said Tuesday, in a fresh sign of improving relations.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 - Washington's offer to upgrade Taiwan's fighter jets may mean little in any war with China, but represents a valuable sign of US commitment to help the island's defence, observers and media said Thursday.
Jun 26, 2026
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 13, 2016 - A Taiwanese company has been fined $9,000 for dumping waste water in a Vietnamese canal, an official said Tuesday, just months after another firm from the island was blamed for mass fish deaths in the country.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 2, 2023 - Taiwan said on Saturday it supported the efforts of the Vatican to reach out to Beijing and hoped the move would improve China's deteriorating religious freedom and human rights issue.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 1, 2016 - Taiwan's already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a controversial diplomat to handle cross-strait ties sparked a backlash.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 - Taiwan's High Court on Monday sentenced a former air force officer and instructor to 17 years in prison for aiding the enemy over espionage activities carried out on behalf of China.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 23, 2016 - A Taiwanese court has sentenced a former intelligence officer to 18 years in prison for reportedly working as a double agent and spying for China as relations worsen with Beijing.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in the strategically important Pacific in less than a week.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 21, 2013 - Taiwan's air force will be armed with smart munitions before the year's end that could be used against any Chinese invasion by striking airfields and harbours on the mainland, media reported Saturday.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 26, 2024 - Taiwan said Thursday that 43 Chinese aircraft and eight naval vessels were detected around the democratic island within a 24-hour period, movements that came as a Japanese warship cruised through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 - Taiwan said Monday it had detected 39 Chinese warplanes and an aircraft carrier near the island after a US destroyer and a Canadian frigate transited through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 - Taiwan told China on Monday to stop its destructive unilateral actions after more than 100 Chinese warplanes and nine navy ships were detected in areas around the self-ruled island.
Jun 26, 2026
