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'External interference' won't be tolerated, says China on Taiwan at UNGA

China underscored its commitment on Saturday to its claim on Taiwan, telling assembled world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be crushed by the wheels of history. The language was forceful but, for Chinese leadership, well within the realm of normal. Only when China is fully reunified can there be true peace across the Taiwan Strait, Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, said at the UN General Assembly. He said Beijing would take the most forceful steps to oppose external interference. China regularly and vehemently defends its claim to Taiwan, which separated from the mainland after a 1949 civil war and now functions with its own government. A visit last month by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, markedly ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing. The language, while pointed, reflected China's typical intensity about the island; its claim seldom goes unmentioned in maj

iPhone component hub near Hosur rings in promise of new roads, jobs, etc

Thousands of jobs being created, but most going to outsiders, complain locals

Taiwanese independence is a charging rhino that must be stopped, says China

China's authorities have used the term "gray rhinos" in the past to refer to highly probably, high-impact financial hazards that risk being overlooked

US forces will defend Taiwan against China invasion, says Joe Biden

Reacting to Biden's interview with CBS News, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the remarks seriously violated the 'one China' policy and three joint communiques related to Taiwan

Strong Taiwan earthquake topples three-storey building, traps people

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and trapping two people inside and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks. The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same area. Most of the damage appeared to be north of the epicentre, which Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said was in the town of Chishang at the relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometres (4 miles). The three-story building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones, collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island's Central News Agency said. The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife have been rescued, and workers were in communication with a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter still trapped inside. Photos showed the top two stories sprawled across a narrow street and onto the other side, with electric

Nearly 50 aftershocks jolt Taiwan after 6.5-magnitude quake; no casualties

As of Sunday morning, 47 tremors have jolted Taiwan subsequent to a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern county of Taitung at 9.41 pm

SCO meet: 'Colour revolutions' must stop, says Chinese President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday asked SCO member states to guard against "colour revolutions" instigated by "external forces" and asked them to maintain strategic independence and safeguard regional stability, in a veiled attack on the US as it expands its influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Addressing the 22nd SCO summit here in the historic Uzbek city, Xi also announced plans to establish a centre in China to train counter-terrorism personnel by the grouping and mooted a development bank to speed up regional economic integration. Xi congratulated India for taking over the rotating Presidency of the Beijing-based eight-member regional grouping. Here I wish to express China's congratulations to India on assuming the next SCO presidency. We will, together with other member states, support India during its presidency, he said at the summit, also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The once-in-a-century pandemic has continued unabated. Regional conflicts keep flaring up

China sanctions Boeing, Raytheon executives for Taiwan arms deal

Previous sanctions by China have restricted people from entering China, Hong Kong or Macau, or doing business there, measures that would likely have little effect on Colbert or Hayes

US considers sanctions on China to deter it from invading Taiwan: Report

The idea is to restrict some trade and investment with China in sensitive technologies like computer chips and telecoms

Xi Jinping unlikely to throw Putin a lifeline amid setbacks in Ukraine

Xi and Putin meet face-to-face in Uzbekistan on Thursday in their first sitdown since a Beijing meeting before the Winter Olympics that yielded a lengthy joint statement of more than 5,000 words

Taiwan gains global support amid Chinese aggression post-Pelosi's visit

Taiwan has been gaining global support after China increased its military activities around the Island nation since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last month.

Tata Group in talks with Apple's Taiwanese supplier for assembling iPhones

An Indian company making iPhones would be a massive boost for the country's effort to challenge China. It could also persuade other global electronics brands to consider assembly in India

Planet Scuba India ropes in CREST to manufacture dive equipment in India

The company will introduce CREST Diving to DRDO's DEBEL and will aim to make India an alternative to China as a manufacturer of dive equipment

4 Chinese warplanes, 5 ships cross Taiwan Strait as US approves arms deal

After the US approved $1.1 billion arms package to Taiwan, four aircraft and five ships from China's military crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait

China opposes US' $1 bn arms sale package to Taiwan amid rising tensions

The Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik China opposes the newly approved USD 1.1 billion US arms sale package to Taiwan and will take necessary counter-measures

US to announce $1 bn arms sale to Taiwan as tensions with China escalate

The Biden administration is set to announce a more than USD1 billion arms sale to Taiwan as US-China tensions escalate over the status of the island, according to American officials and a congressional aide briefed on the matter. The USD1.09 billion sale includes USD355 million for Harpoon air-to-sea missiles and USD85 million for Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the officials and the aide said on Friday. They said the largest portion of the sale, however, is a USD655 million logistics support package for Taiwan's surveillance radar program, which provides air defence warnings. Early warning air defence systems have become more important as China has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province. The administration is to notify Congress of the sale after close of business on Friday, they said. The administration is expected to say that the deals comply with the US one-China policy and are in line with US commitments to Taiwan's defence. The acrimon

India overtakes Taiwan as Sensex jumps 11%, now 2nd in EM weight index

India's S&P BSE Sensex has jumped 11 per cent this quarter, the world's best performance among national benchmarks in countries with a stock market value of at least $1 trillion.

Taiwan's military fires shots at drones flying over island near China

Taiwan's military on Wednesday said it fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline, underscoring heightened tensions and the self-ruled island's resolve to respond to new provocations. Taiwan's forces said in a statement that troops took the action on Tuesday after drones were found hovering over the Kinmen island group. The statement on Wednesday referred to the unmanned aerial vehicles as being of civilian use", but gave no other details. It said the drones returned to the nearby Chinese city of Xiamen after the shots were fired. Taiwan previously fired only flares as warnings. The incident comes amid heightened tensions after China fired missiles into the sea and sent planes and ships across the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait earlier this month. It followed angry rhetoric from Beijing over a trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking US dignitary to visit the island in 25 years. China claims Taiwan

Biden to ask Congress for approval of $1.1 bn arms sale to Taiwan: Reports

The Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes hundreds of missiles for fighter jets and anti-ship systems

Global military expense rise may hit trade

Even before Russia attacked Ukraine in February this year, the major powers had started increasing their military spending