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Taiwan conducts civil defence exercise amid China tensions

Taiwan has conducted its largest civil defence exercise on record, after Russia’s war in Ukraine highlights the necessity of being prepared for a potential Chinese assault. China claims the self-ruled island as its territory. Al Jazeera’s @Florence Looi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News…

Taiwan conducts largest-ever disaster preparedness drill amid fears of a mainland China attack

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Taiwan conducted its largest-ever disaster preparedness exercise on July 14, 2022, with more than 1,800 personnel taking part in the exercises. The drills were held amid heightened fears of an attack on the island by Chinese mainland forces, and organisers said they incorporated wartime scenarios similar to what Ukraine has seen since Russia’s invasion, as well…

China is 'developing the capability' to invade Taiwan, says top US general – BBC News

A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has said, but the US is watching “very closely”. China is clearly developing the capability to attack at some point, but deciding to do so would be a political choice, Genral Milley told the BBC. China says Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be re-unified with…

Thai police crack open replica Easter Island statue and find crystal meth shipment to Taiwan

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Police in Thailand have found 200kg (440lbs) of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside one of six replica Easter Island statues that was allegedly being sent to Taiwan. The illegal drugs shipment was turned up during a June 8, 2022, raid in the port city of Laem Chabang near Bangkok. Officers became suspicious when they learned that the…

Gay couples in Taiwan seek foreign marriage equality

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Three years since Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions, some members in the island’s gay community are still unable to wed their partners. Under current rules, Taiwan only recognises gay marriages to foreign partners from the roughly 30 countries and regions where same-sex marriage is also legal. Activists say the rule…

US will intervene if China attacks Taiwan, says Biden – BBC News

US President Joe Biden has warned China is “flirting with danger” over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked. Speaking in Japan, he appeared to contradict long-standing US policy in the region, although the White House insisted there had been no departure. Biden drew a parallel between Taiwan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting an angry rebuke from…

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