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US, China trade Taiwan warnings


The US and Chinese flags are pictured before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 9, 2018.
Photo: Reuters

The top diplomats from China and the US have exchanged stern warnings over the flashpoint issue of Taiwan, ahead of today’s hotly awaited summit between their leaders.

The virtual meeting of US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) comes against a backdrop of rising tensions — in part over Taiwan.

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‘Australia would help US defend Taiwan’


Australian Minister of Defence Peter Dutton speaks at a news conference at the HMAS Stirling Royal Australian Navy base in Perth, Australia, on Oct. 29.
Photo: EPA-EFE

It would be “inconceivable” for Australia not to join the US should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Minister of Defence Peter Dutton said yesterday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that the US and its allies would take unspecified “action” if China were to use force to alter the “status quo” over Taiwan.

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Members of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, including secretary-general Chiu Ee-ling, second left, hold flowers at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

Worried that detained human rights advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲) might have been sentenced in secret, civic groups and legislators yesterday urged the government to take immediate action to protect Lee’s right to appeal.