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As tensions simmer, China demands US action to improve ties

China’s top diplomat has called on the US to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues. Foreign minister Wang Yi’s remarks were delivered virtually to a forum marking the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai ...

28 Feb 2022 at 09:55

World

Peace in Taiwan Strait ‘a global concern’ amidst backdrop of war in Europe

Maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is “not just a US interest but also a global one”, former chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said during a visit to Taiwan that comes amid the backdrop of Russia’s war ...

02 Mar 2022 at 14:25

World

Taiwan minister: China war would be a disaster regardless of outcome

A conflict with China, which threatens to invade Taiwan, would be a disaster for all sides regardless of the outcome, the island’s defence minister said. China has largely backed Russia in invading Ukraine, a conflict that has echoes in ...

10 Mar 2022 at 08:55

Truss urges allies to ‘learn lessons from Ukraine’ and give Taiwan more support

Liz Truss has called on Western allies to provide greater support for Taiwan so it can defend itself in the event of an attack from China. Speaking on the final day of the Nato summit in Madrid on Thursday, the Foreign Secretary said ...

30 Jun 2022 at 11:05

World

Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China and others

Russia said on Monday that it will launch sweeping war games drills in the country’s east which will involve forces from China – a show of increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West over ...

29 Aug 2022 at 12:54

World

Doctor who died as he tackled gunman in church shooting is hailed a hero

A gunman motivated by hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners, killing a man who tackled him, US authorities ...

17 May 2022 at 09:55

World

China: Stand between us and Taiwan and be ‘crushed by wheels of history’

China underscored its commitment on Saturday to its claim to Taiwan, telling world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be “crushed by the wheels of ...

24 Sept 2022 at 20:13

World

US says Chinese fighter jet could have caused air collision

The US military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to manoeuvre to avoid a collision. US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement ...

30 Dec 2022 at 09:57

Local News

Pharmacists warn of supply issues over antibiotics

Pharmacies throughout Donegal are experiencing a shortage in the supply of various medicines. They are at the coalface as patient demand for antibiotics to treat winter infection surges but the supplies of penicillin ...

20 Dec 2022 at 09:33

World

Belize and Guatemala reaffirm ties to Taiwan

Belize on Monday reaffirmed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, becoming the second country to do so in a week as Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen travels across Central America in an effort to shore up a dwindling ...

04 Apr 2023 at 03:18

World

American and Filipino forces show firepower in drills amid China tensions

American and Filipino forces hit a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that is ...

26 Apr 2023 at 09:40

West must ‘get real’ on military co-operation, Truss to say in Taiwan visit

Liz Truss is to warn that there cannot be “meaningful deterrence without hard power”, during a high-profile visit to Taiwan next week. The former prime minister, who was widely expected to move the UK ...

13 May 2023 at 22:55

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