Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2017 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- China warns US to respect Beijing's concerns on Taiwan Press TV 30 Sep 2017 -- China says the United States must respect Beijing's concerns on Taiwan to avoid creating disturbances in bilateral relations.
- Taiwan mum on report of close air encounter with Chinese bomber CNA 29 Sep 2017 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Friday declined to comment on a Chinese media report of a close air encounter between military aircraft from the two sides over the Taiwan Strait in 2015.
- Tsai administration committed to cross-strait status quo: MAC CNA 28 Sep 2017 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday that President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) administration's stance on maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait has not changed and does not conflict with the views of the country's premier on the issue.
- Fighter scramble part of night time drill: military CNA 21 Sep 2017 -- A scramble of fighter jets late Wednesday was part of a night drill involving all three main branches of the armed forces against a possible enemy invasion, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Thursday.
- U.S. Senate passes bill in support of military exchanges with Taiwan CNA 19 Sep 2017 -- The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a US$640 billion defense spending bill that includes a requirement for an assessment report on enhanced military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan.
- Government denies report of planned missile tests CNA 18 Sep 2017 -- The government on Monday denied a media report that said the military is planning to conduct live-fire surface-to-surface missile tests in response to flaring tensions in East Asia.
- Taiwan committed to smooth cross-strait relations: Presidential Office CNA 18 Sep 2017 -- The Presidential Office reiterated Taiwan's commitment to peaceful cross-Taiwan Strait relations on Monday, despite Beijing's alleged use of its "one China" principle to continue to suppress Taiwan on the international stage.
- Taiwan should invest more in national defense: U.S. official CNA 15 Sep 2017 -- A U.S. Department of Defense official made key recommendations for Taiwan's national defense at the Global Taiwan Institute's (GTI) annual symposium on Thursday.
- Taiwan military facing difficulty keeping soldiers: MND CNA 15 Sep 2017 -- Taiwan's military is facing a challenge of retaining service members but will continue to offer better benefits as it moves toward an all-volunteer service by next year, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) admitted Friday.
- Chinese man sentenced for espionage in Taiwan CNA 15 Sep 2017 -- The Taipei District Court sentenced a Chinese national Friday to 14 months in prison for violating the National Security Act.
- Tale of Two Trials: Taiwan and China Sentence Alleged Spies in The Same Week Sputnik 15 Sep 2017 -- A Taiwanese court has sentenced a Chinese man to fourteen months in prison for attempting to create spies for Beijing within the Taiwanese government. This comes just four days after China found a Taiwanese activist guilty of subversion.
- President orders response measures after Pyongyang missile-launch CNA 15 Sep 2017 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) issued directives Friday to maintain the livelihoods of Taiwan's people, as well as to keep the stock and exchange markets stable, after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
- Missile damaged during unloading, no one injured: Navy CNA 12 Sep 2017 -- Following a report in the Apple Daily the R.O.C Navy released a statement on Tuesday confirming that a missile on a Cheng Kung-class frigate was damaged when being unloaded on Monday afternoon.
- Taiwanese activist pleads guilty to state subversion in China CNA 11 Sep 2017 -- Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲), who has been held by the Chinese authorities since March on charges of "subversion of state power," pleaded guilty during a brief court appearance in China's Hunan Province Monday.
- Proceedings in Lee Ming-che case scripted: lawyer (update) CNA 11 Sep 2017 -- Monday's court proceedings in China in the case of Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲) were scripted, said a Judicial Reform Foundation official on Monday.
- Taiwan activist confesses to subversion in China court Press TV 11 Sep 2017 -- A pro-independence Taiwanese activist on trial in mainland China has confessed to making attempts to subvert the government in Beijing.
- Taiwan to maintain existing cross-strait policy: MAC CNA 07 Sep 2017 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) reaffirmed its position on cross-strait relations on Thursday, noting there would be no shift in policy in the wake of recent personnel changes in the Cabinet.
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