WASHINGTON / BEIJING: The United States has lifted “self-imposed restrictions” on contacts between diplomats and US and Taiwanese officials, Secretary of State Mike pompeo has announced, ending a longstanding policy to “appease” China. America moves on Taiwan enraged China with the communist nation’s official media on Sunday by harshly criticizing …
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress have upped the ante on China, legislating a new policy aimed at challenging Beijing’s efforts, acceded to by Washington for years, to intimidate Tibet and Taiwan in submission. In the massive spending bill signed into law by President Trump on Sunday night …
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Wistron Corp is the main iPhone assembler of Apple Inc. in India. Highlight Wistron Corp is the main iPhone assembler of Apple Inc. in India Hundreds of workers razed his plant near Bangalore this month Apple will continue to monitor Wistron’s progress on corrective action Wistron Corp., Apple Inc.’s top …
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With two recent incidents, the government is rushing to control damage to Karnataka’s image as an industry-friendly state. Within days of the violence at Wistron in Karnataka’s Kolar, reports have emerged that the Taiwan-based company is reconsidering its expansion plan. Wistron, which currently has 1,200 permanent employees at its Kolar …
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The exact motivations behind the provocative behavior of the Chinese government in LAC this year remain unclear, he noted. (Photo source: AP) The Chinese government had planned the Galwan Valley incident in June, potentially including the possibility of deaths, a US Congressional Commission said, claiming that Beijing “sparked” the first …
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The 70-page report claims that awareness has increased in the US, and in nations around the world, that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has unleashed a new era of great-power competition. China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to limit its strategic partnership with the United …
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After the election of Donald Trump in late 2016, the then-president-elect received an unprecedented phone call from Taiwan’s leader, Tsai Ing-Wen, which broke decades of diplomatic protocol and sparked angry protests from China. Now, critics of Beijing are seeking a similar show of support from President-elect Joe Biden, who promised …
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Sanctions on China: Beijing has increased diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan since 2016 (file) Beijing: China said Monday it would impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, a defense division of Boeing, and other US firms involved in arms sales to Taiwan, the autonomous island that Beijing considers its territory. The …
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China says the US move sends “a very wrong signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence.” China has threatened “to provide legitimate and necessary responses” after the United States approved the possible sale of advanced weapons systems worth 1.8 billion dollars to Taiwan, an autonomous island that Beijing claims …
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China on Tuesday called on India to approach ties with Taiwan “in a prudent and appropriate manner” and said it would “strongly oppose” any official exchanges between New Delhi and Taipei. Read also: Posters calling for the withdrawal of Taiwan after the complaint from the Chinese embassy The statement from …
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