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Two Taiwanese jailed for spying for China
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
Two Taiwanese businesspeople based on the Chinese mainland were convicted and sentenced Wednesday after they were found guilty on charges of spying for the isla...
Taiwan intelligence officer put on wanted list
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan has put a military intelligence officer on the wanted list after she failed to report to work following a holiday in Thailand last month, the defence min...
Taiwan tests new weapons in China war simulation
Jul 16, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan for the first time Monday tested how a fleet of advanced submarine hunting aircraft and attack helicopters would be utilised in the event of an attack by...
Taiwan ex-colonel nabbed for spying for China
Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)
A former Taiwanese colonel has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the latest in a string of cases, as anger rose over Beijing's "provocative" drive...
Taiwan probes missing secret naval maps: report
Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan's military prosecutors were investigating the disappearance of two maps containing secret information on the island's naval deployments, reports said Sat...
Taiwan's KMT party owes money to Mao: documents
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
Historical documents on display in Taipei show Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party owes late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong money from a brief period ne...
Taiwan soon to clear all mines near China: Ma
Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)
In yet another sign of warming ties with former rival China, Taiwan said Monday that all landmines laid on the frontline islands off the mainland during the 195...
Taiwan ex-agent jailed for leaking national secrets
Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan has sentenced a retired senior military intelligence officer to three years and six months in jail for leaking classified national secrets, a court said ...
Taiwan businessman jailed for spying for China
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan's supreme court has upheld a decision to sentence a businessman to three-and-a-half years in jail for spying for China, in a case local media said has sp...
Senior US lawmaker presses on jets in Taiwan
May 21, 2012 (AFP)
A senior US lawmaker said Monday that she spoke to Taiwan's leaders about the need to upgrade the island's air force, after the House of Representatives voted t...
Two US-built minehunters to join Taiwan navy
May 17, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan is due to receive two coastal minehunters from the United States within months, in a deal aimed at enhancing the island's ability to defend itself agains...
Macau opens liaison office in Taiwan
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
The semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Macau opened its first representative office in Taiwan on Sunday, to be followed by Hong Kong on Tuesday, amid warming ...
Taiwan reports progress on US deal to upgrade jets
May 06, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan said Sunday it had made progress on a multi-billion dollar contract with the United States to upgrade the island's F-16 fighter jets in an arms deal that...
US pledges to consider Taiwan jet sales
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The White House promised "serious consideration" Friday to selling new US fighter jets to Taiwan, winning the support from a senator who had blocked a Pentagon ...
Taiwan court upholds life term for spying general
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan's top court has rejected an appeal by an ex-general sentenced to life in prison for spying for China, the toughest punishment meted out in an espionage c...
China says it opposes any US arms sales to Taiwan
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
China on Monday repeated its opposition to arms sales to Taiwan, following a media report that Taipei plans to buy four warships from the United States to moder...
Taiwan tests 'China invasion' scenario
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan Thursday tested its ability to defend one of it largest air bases against Chinese invasion, a scenario experts insisted remained relevant in an age of mi...
Taiwan aboriginal war epic to hit China market
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan's acclaimed aboriginal war epic "Seediq Bale" will be screened in China next month, its director said Tuesday, after concerns the film would not be appro...
Taiwan launches drill simulating Chinese invasion
Apr 16, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan kicked off its biggest annual war game Monday, testing its ability to defend of the capital Taipei against a Chinese attack and ward off a blockade of it...
Taiwan summons thousands of reservists for drill
Apr 15, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan issued an order Sunday calling up thousands of reserve troops to participate in a huge drill aimed at testing the island's defence capabilities against a...
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