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Taiwan urges China to stop ‘harassment’ after Beijing sends 103 warplanes toward island

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/18/taiwan-urges-china-to-stop-continuous-military-harassment China has sent 103 warplanes to execute a “military exercise” near the border of Taiwan during a military exercise with 40 of them crossing the halfway point between China and Taiwan. The Taiwanese strait is a place where Taiwan has radar to identify potential air threats. This military exercise executed by China also included the aircraft carrier named, ‘Shandong”… Read more »

Lee Ming-che: Taiwanese activist goes on trial in China

BBC | September 13, 2017 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41222940 A Taiwanese pro-democracy activist has gone on trial in China accused of “subverting state power”. Chinese authorities say Lee Ming-che promoted multi-party rule in group messaging chats. The 42-year-old activist went missing in China in March and was later revealed to have been detained. Little information has been given by Chinese authorities, but the… Read more »