Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (since November 2012), 7th president of the People’s Republic of China (since March 14, 2013), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (since March 14, 2013)
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Nov- 2021 -24 November
China Stuns West With Hypersonic Missile Test
A Chinese hypersonic test flight points to a major breakthrough but experts doubt Beijing's capacity to deploy the advanced technology.
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23 November
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Biden-Xi Summit
A US warship sailed through the strait separating Taiwan and China, the navy said.
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18 November
Taiwan Deploys First Advanced F-16V Fighter Squadron
Taiwan held a ceremony to commission the first squadron of its most advanced F-16 fighter.
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11 November
China’s Xi Warns of ‘Cold War-Era’ Tensions in Asia-Pacific
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against a return to Cold War-era tensions in the Asia-Pacific, urging greater cooperation on pandemic recovery and climate change.
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Oct- 2021 -22 October
Biden Says US Would Defend Taiwan Against China Invasion
President Joe Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China.
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5 October
China Sends 56 Jets Into Taiwan Defense Zone In Another Record Incursion
Taiwan urged Beijing to stop "irresponsible provocative actions" after 56 Chinese warplanes crossed into its air defense zone.
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Mar- 2021 -11 March
US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning
A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.
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Nov- 2020 -24 November
Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
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Oct- 2020 -30 October
‘China Is Angry:’ Taiwan Anxiety Rises as Saber-Rattling Grows
The tank traps on the beaches of Kinmen Island are a stark reminder that Taiwan lives under the constant threat of a Chinese invasion -- and fears of a conflict breaking out are now at their highest in decades.
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23 October
Xi Invokes Chinese Military Might With US in Mind
With tensions at their highest in decades between Beijing and Washington, China is making much of the 70th anniversary of its forces entering the fight, intended as much for domestic consumption as it is a warning to its superpower rivals.
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