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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and intercepti...

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Taiwan’s Lai Vows Extra $40 Billion for Defense Against China

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Taiwan plans extra $40 billion in defence spending to counter China

Trump Told Japan's PM Not To Provoke China Over Taiwan

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Trump wades into China and Japan's escalating dispute over Taiwan

President Donald Trump has spoken with the leaders of U.S. ally Japan and rival superpower China amid the pair’s escalating dispute over Taiwan.

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Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Japan to Lower the Volume on Taiwan

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Trump holds back-to-back talks with China, Japan amid Taiwan feud

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China's top paper urges US to rein in Japan over Taiwan

China urged the U.S. on Thursday to rein in Japan and prevent any "actions to revive militarism" in an editorial published by the newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, as a war of words with Tokyo ...

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Japan scrambles aircraft over suspected China drone near Taiwan

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Taiwan rallies behind Japan in 'sushi diplomacy' amid rising China pressure

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Skand Tayal | Japan’s Ties With China Worsening Amid Flareup on Taiwan Remarks

Recent data showed Japan’s economy shrank by 0.4 per cent in the third quarter, indicating an annual projected decline of 1.8 per cent in GDP.

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US President Donald Trump calls Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi

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Japan's leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn't go away

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Taiwan announces $40 billion budget for weapons purchases as U.S. pressures island to increase defense spending

The budget will be allocated over eight years as part of the island's strategy to deter a China's threats of invasion

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Taiwan says it has discussed with US arms purchases for extra defence budget

Taiwan has already held preliminary talks with the United States about what weapons it wants to buy as part of a $40-billion supplementary defence budget, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday.

China criticizes Japan's plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan

The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

Warmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

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Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks, Chinese foreign minister says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan

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Ukraine Ex-Colonel Warns Taiwan To Rehearse for War Amid China Threat

Taiwan's president should take part in "rehearsals" focused on potential enemy movements in order to make more informed decisions during wartime, retired Ukrainian Air Force Colonel Andrii Ordynovych said in an interview with the Central News Agency, which is partially funded by Taiwan's government.