China ramps up patrols near Taiwan’s outlying islands following death of Chinese fishermen
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Taiwan says China triggered 'panic' by boarding tourist boat
TAIPEI — The boarding of a Taiwanese tourist boat by China's coast guard near sensitive frontline islands triggered "panic" among Taiwan's people, a government minister said on Tuesday (Feb 20), but Taiwan's military added it was not planning to get involved.
Thai Land Bridge bid straddles a delicate US-China line
BANGKOK – Thailand hopes China will help build a US$2.8 billion, east-west highway and railway “Land Bridge” across the kingdom, linking the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand as a short-cut for oil and other international cargo currently sailing further south via Singapore and the Malacca Strait.
China coast guard boarded Taiwan tourist boat near front-line islands, says Taipei
TAIPEI — Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China's coast on Feb 19, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols.
Taiwan minister says China coast guard triggers panic by boarding Taiwan tourist boat
The boarding of a Taiwanese tourist boat by China's coast guard triggered panic among Taiwanese people, a Taiwan minister said on Tuesday, as tensions rise across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Will China have the manpower to take Taiwan?
China is intently observing the Ukraine war, drawing lessons from the ongoing conflict pitting Russia versus the West in a proxy theater for a possible protracted war over Taiwan.
Plans to Expand U.S. Chip Manufacturing Are Running Into Obstacles
In December 2022, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the key maker of the world’s most cutting-edge chips, said it planned to spend $40 billion in Arizona on its first major U.S. hub for semiconductor production.
