French President Emmanuel (AP) SINGAPORE: China hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for drawing a connection between the Ukraine conflict and the fate of Taiwan, saying the two issues are “different in nature, and not comparable at all”.“Comparing the Taiwan question with the Ukraine issue is unacceptable,” China’s embassy in Singapore said … Read more
Representative image (Image credits: ANI) BEIJING: China has made no secret of its desire to annex Taiwan, which it may do by cutting off supplies and imposing a blockade on the self-governing island. To thwart the US military from assisting Taiwan, the Chinese military recently conducted drills, according to a report by The Eurasian Times.According … Read more
Taiwan’s presidential office conducted a “tabletop” exercise on Thursday simulating military escalations by China. The exercise was first-of-its-kind drill which involved government agencies beyond the armed forces that demonstrates Taiwan’s urgency in ensuring preparedness against an increasingly assertive China, CNN reported.Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday evening that the simulation, involving central and local … Read more