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China Tells Its Citizens to Leave Eswatini, Taiwan's Only Ally in Africa
China has told its citizens to leave Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa, citing security risks it has not explained.
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Taiwan charges nine people, including an Nvidia worker, over AI chip exports to China
Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including someone who works for the chipmaker Nvidia, with illegally sending AI servers (powerful computers built for artificial intelligence) using Nvidia chips to China.
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NATO Downs a Drone Over Latvia, US Trims a Korea Drill, Europe Warned on Taiwan
In one week, NATO jets shot down an explosive-laden drone that entered Latvia from Belarus, the US scaled back a major annual drill with South Korea, and a former Finnish prime minister warned Europe would react slowly to Chinese pressure on Taiwan, unlike its fast response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, because the EU's decades-old one China policy avoids taking a clear stand on Taiwan.
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Taiwan Puts Its Security Council in Charge of Preparing for China
Taiwan's National Security Council, once dismissed as powerless, is now coordinating the island's defense buildup against China, including a proposed 18% rise in next year's military budget, tougher war games, and eased rules for satellite internet providers like Starlink.
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China builds up navy east of Taiwan as a cable break raises blockade concerns
An undersea internet cable near Taiwan was damaged, and a separate study found China has been testing a bigger navy presence on the Pacific side of the island, the route allies would use to send help in a crisis.
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Taiwan's military drills this year practiced surviving an internet blackout
Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises this year practiced coping with a severe internet outage, with apps like TikTok going dead, and included more realistic combat scenarios than in past years.
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Taiwan Says AI-Powered Hacking Campaign Hit Its Government Systems
Taiwan says a hacking campaign linked to a foreign government hit its computer systems last month, and that the attackers used artificial intelligence tools to carry it out.
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China Pairs Naval Drills Off Taiwan With Pressure on Pacific Forum
Beijing announced a joint naval exercise with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan the same day it told the Pacific Islands Forum to "properly handle" Taiwan's presence at its Palau summit — squeezing Taipei on two fronts.
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China Told Ships How to Move Through Taiwan Strait During Typhoon, Taiwan Objects
As Typhoon Dolphin approached, China ordered ships to follow its traffic controls in the Taiwan Strait, the narrow sea passage between China and Taiwan.
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Taiwan's President Joins Overnight Evacuation Drill in War Games
Taiwan's president, William Lai, took part in a night-time drill practicing how leaders would be evacuated if China attacked, during the island's largest-ever military exercise.
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Taiwan starts its biggest-ever military drills as China tensions rise
Taiwan began its largest annual military exercise, called Han Kuang, on Wednesday, testing how well its armed forces could respond to a potential attack by China.
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Reuters: US Has Fired Nearly All Its Long-Range Precision Missiles in the Iran War
Current and former US officials tell Reuters the Pentagon has used almost its entire stock of long-range precision-guided missiles fighting Iran, raising questions about what would be left for a separate crisis with Russia or China.