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The Madras high court has directed the Ramanathapuram district collector to consider a plea seeking permission to use fibre boats for people to travel to the annual festival of St Antony’s Shrine at Katchatheevu islet. Read more.

A U.S. congressional delegation led by Rep. Mike Gallagher met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Thursday in a show of support for the island.

TAIPEI -- Fears of a maritime incident that could trigger a serious escalation of tensions are growing after two Chinese people died when their speedb

Taipei/Beijing, Feb 22 (EFE).- Taiwan repatriated two Chinese fishermen detained after a fatal boat chase near Kinmen Island last week, Taiwanese state media CNA reported on Thursday. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council – the body in charge of relations with China – said the authorities had completed the investigation and there was no reason to hold …

TAIPEI/KINMEN, Taiwan — Taiwan has not increased military deployments on frontline islands facing China and there is nothing unusual in the military situation around Taiwan, the defence ministry said on Wednesday (Feb 21) amid a rise in tensions with Beijing. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the island's rejection, has been wary of efforts by Beijing to...

KINMEN, Taiwan — Taiwanese fishermen in sensitive waters around frontline islands near the Chinese coast say they are worried about rising tensions, after two Chinese nationals died during a chase with Taiwan's coast guard. The two died when Taiwan's coast guard tried to expel their boat, which then overturned, after it had gotten too close to an islet that is...

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by House Republican Mike Gallagher arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, a visit that comes amid recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait and may exacerbate an already fraught relationship between the island and China.

There are disturbing signs that China is making progress toward taking control of Taiwan through coercive actions shy of armed conflict.

Taipei (AFP) Feb 21, 2024 - Taiwans president-elect Lai Ching-te on Wednesday said he supports firm law enforcement by the islands coast guard but hopes to avoid a similar situation after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident.

TAIPEI -- Fears of a maritime incident that could trigger a serious escalation of tensions are growing after two Chinese people died when their speedboat…