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Oct- 2020 -23 OctoberAmericas
Xi Invokes Chinese Military Might With US in Mind
With tensions at their highest in decades between Beijing and Washington, China is making much of the 70th anniversary of its forces entering the fight, intended as much for domestic consumption as it is a warning to its superpower rivals.
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15 OctoberSea
US Destroyer Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Provoking China
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in what the American military described as a "routine" passage but enraging China, which claims sovereignty over the island and surrounding seas.
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Sep- 2020 -18 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Beijing Holds Military Exercises Near Taiwan as US Diplomat Visits
China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top US diplomat visits the self-ruled island in a move that has angered Beijing.
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Jan- 2020 -2 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Taiwan military chief killed in UH-60M Black Hawk crash
Taiwanese rescuers were searching for the chief of military staff and two major generals who went missing after a helicopter crash landed
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Dec- 2019 -20 DecemberBusiness
US awards Boeing $1.4 billion to support foreign AH-64 Apache helicopter fleets
The US Defense Department awarded Boeing a $1,461,384,102 contract to support foreign military sales of the Apache AH-64D/E
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Aug- 2019 -27 AugustCommentary
Taiwan needs more than what the US is selling
Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets and other defense acquisitions aren't enough to combat the next-generation technology China has at its disposal, Drake Long argues
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27 AugustExercises
China to hold new military exercises in East China Sea near Taiwan
China has said it will stage military exercises in the East China Sea near Taiwan this week, with relations tense between Beijing and the self-ruled island
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21 AugustBusiness
US approves $8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan
The US State Department approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger China
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Jul- 2019 -9 JulyBusiness
US approves $2.2 billion sale to Taiwan of Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles
The US has approved the sale to Taiwan of M1A2T Abrams tanks and Stinger missiles at an estimated cost of over $2.23 billion
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Jun- 2019 -6 JuneAsia Pacific
Taiwan confirms request to purchase US Abrams tanks, Javelin and TOW missiles
Taiwan confirmed it is hoping to buy Abrams tanks and Javelin and TOW missiles from the US in a proposed deal that drew a rebuke from China
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