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Foreign affairs and military correspondent. News Anchor. @tvbs_news / @tvbsworldtaiwan , Taiwan.🇹🇼 Raised in 🇸🇬.Views are my own.RT≠endorse 🐈🇺🇦

Taipei City, Taiwan

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2 years

Part of my interview with @BBCWorld earlier today, on Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Spoke to more than 25 broadcast radio and TV news outlets around the world during the past two days. Making extra efforts for these interviews to ensure TW’s perspective is included in the discussion.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine, one year on. Donning a 🇺🇦 jacket and holding a Ukrainian flag, both purchased from Kyiv, I continue to stand with Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.

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BREAKING: Taiwan’s Presidential Office just confirmed that at around 17:15 local time, the Presidential Office’s website was hit by an overseas DDoS attack. The attack traffic was 200 times that of a normal day, causing the official website to be down for 20 minutes. (1/2)

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Taiwan’s tallest building and most iconic landmark, Taipei 101, lit up at 9pm tonight, welcoming @SpeakerPelosi ’s visit to Taiwan. Words include “Speaker Pelosi”, “Welcome to TW”, “Thank you”, “TW ❤️ US” (1/2)

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From my sources, @SpeakerPelosi is arriving in Taipei tomorrow night.

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JUST IN: In a series of photos released by @MoNDefense , a fighter jet pilot’s military patch drew some amusement as it showed a Taiwanese black bear holding a national flag and punching Winnie the Pooh — a character some drew comparisons to Xi Jinping. 1/

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense spokesperson Li-Fang Sun just confirmed to me that “no Su-35 has crossed the Taiwan Strait”, but acknowledged that other types of PLA aircrafts did. The Defence Ministry is currently handling the situation.

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PRC has just banned the import of more than 100 Taiwanese food products, including very popular brands of titbits and biscuits. A move believed to be targeted in response to PRC’s condemnation of Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan.

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EXCLUSIVE/BREAKING: A USAF jet, carrying a Senator-Congressional delegation is due to arrive in Taipei shortly. This visit comes after @SpeakerPelosi ’s visit just 12 days ago, and the PLA conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan thereafter.

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In latest photos released by @MOFA_Taiwan , the family of Taiwanese fighter Tseng who died in battle, arrived in Ukraine to identify his body. A memorial was held in Lviv today, commemorating his bravery. Hundreds of Ukrainians, including the Mayor of Lviv, attended his funeral.

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BREAKING: Taiwan just announced that wearing masks outdoors will not be mandatory from Dec 1.

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In response to PLA’s military exercise, Taiwan’s @MoNDefense just released two footages taken from its F-16’s Sniper Pods. The footage show F-16 monitoring a J-16 fighter jet & H-6 bomber, which entered TW’s ADIZ. This is the 1st time the TW defence ministry release such videos.

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JUST IN: Taiwan is opening borders to visitors from US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and diplomatic allies starting from 12 Sept. Visitors do not need to apply for visa to enter but the quarantine rule of “3+4” still applies.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just confirmed that PLA fired several DF ballistic missiles into Taiwan’s northeast and southwest waters starting from 13:46 local time. In response, the ministry has launched defence systems and condemns irrational actions which undermine regional peace.

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The spokesperson stressed they will continue to strengthen their monitoring to ensure the security and the stable operation of key infrastructure. (2/2)

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It’s finally out. SPAR 19 just listed openly that it’s destination is TSA (Songshan Airport in Taipei). Based on this, @SpeakerPelosi ’s ETA is at around 22:40 local time.

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US House @SpeakerPelosi is meeting with @iingwen now at the Presidential Office and is being conferred the “Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon”, for playing a key role in promoting relations btw Taiwan and U.S.

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U.S. Congress delegation led by @SpeakerPelosi waves as they board their flight to depart Taiwan.

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This is my favourite photo of all. @iingwen means business holding this Kestrel system anti-tank weapon. For those curious, it weighs 5kg, effective firing range btw 150-400m, it’s Made in Taiwan. (1/2) (Source: Presidential Office)

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BREAKING: A visiting U.S. delegation onboard a U.S. Army UC-35A is expected to land in Taipei later tonight.

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BREAKING: Taiwan’s Presidential Office just confirmed that @iingwen spoke with Czech President-elect @general_pavel at 6pm Taipei time. The phone-call lasted for 15mins, @MOFA_Taiwan minister Joseph Wu was present, the atmosphere was described as ‘harmonious’. 1/

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BREAKING: @iingwen will hold a press conference tmr at 3pm and is widely believed to be announcing the decision to extend Taiwanese military conscriptions from the current 4 months to the new one year. This is also her first press conference in 2 years since Dec 2020. 1/

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Cheers to Taiwan for completing democracy successfully today. 🥂🇹🇼

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With #SPAR19 in Taiwan’s ADIZ and now in Taiwan’s airspace, sources say that multiple @MoNDefense ’s fighter jets from various airbases have earlier scrambled in ‘alert’ mode.

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Taiwan unveils her first domestically built submarine today, which many believed will help to enhance asymmetrical capabilities, esp as tensions with PRC grow. It’s also a teary-eyed moment for many locals too, as it is indeed a significant historical milestone. (1/3)

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This was how the President Office’s website was like for me at 17:19 local time.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense confirmed they shot down a civilian UAV flying over restricted waters at Shihyu Islet today noon. Soldiers followed SOP, fired signalling flares, in attempt to drive it away but to no avail. They then conducted defensive shooting and shot it down.

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UPDATE: The U.S. delegation’s flight landed in Taipei at 18:53 local time. AIT has confirmed that Senator @EdMarkey lead a congressional delegation ( @RepLowenthal , @DonBeyerVA and @RepAmata ) to Taiwan from Aug 14-15, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. 1/

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just confirmed that as of 5pm today, 68 PLA aircrafts and 13 PLA vessels continues to conduct activities around the Taiwan Straits, including crossing the median line. The ministry strongly condemns such intentional intrusions.

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LATEST: @MoNDefense verified that a photo circulating on China’s social media as real. The ministry said that the photo was taken by long lens from a PLA drone flying over Kinmen on the evening of 16 August. They stressed that the soldiers intercepted the drone immediately.

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The Mandarin words roughly translate into: “Thank you friends of democracy forming support TW”, “Co-maintaining world order”, and “U.S.-Taiwan friendship lasts forever”. (2/2)

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I have to consciously remind myself these days: Stand not only tall, but stand taller. 💛 Going through a rough period, really appreciate all the kindness received.

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Despite Taiwan ain’t receiving a lot of love but missiles from across the straits today, I do want want to tell everyone on Twitter: Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day or Happy Qixi ♥️

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BREAKING:NEW RECORD: As of the past 24hrs, @MoNDefense detected 103 PLA aircraft & 9 PLAN vessels ard Taiwan, of which 40 aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait’s median line and/or entered southwest & southeast ADIZ. This broke the previous record of 91 PLA aircrafts detected on 10 Apr.

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On a more personal note, I’ve officially joined Club 30. #birthday #三十而立

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UPDATE: The U.S. delegation’s flight landed in Taipei at 18:53 local time. AIT has confirmed that Senator @EdMarkey lead a congressional delegation ( @RepLowenthal , @DonBeyerVA and @RepAmata ) to Taiwan from Aug 14-15, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region.

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UPDATE: @SpeakerPelosi has officially concluded her visit to Taiwan and is scheduled to arrive at the airport within the next ten minutes. She is expected to board the plane immediately and depart for South Korea, continuing her Asia tour.

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PRC customs just announced starting from 3 August, they will ban imports of Taiwanese citrus fruits and two kinds of fish (chilled white hair tail and frozen horse mackerel).

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Pelosi’s flight just landed at Malaysia’s RMAF Subang Air Base 10:32AM local time. She officially begins her visit to Malaysia.

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@MOFA_Taiwan just confirmed to me that they detected large numbers of IP log-ins from PRC, Russia, & other places ytd evening, up to 8.5 million times per min, which temporarily paralyzed MOFA’s official website. They conducted emergency recovery, services now partially restored.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just confirmed that 2 U.S. guided-missile cruisers transited through the Taiwan Straits, direction from north to south.

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Happy National Day to Republic of China (Taiwan). ♥️ 🇹🇼 It’s my fifth consecutive year doing live coverage from the Presidential Office.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense confirmed that multiple PLA aircrafts and vessels crossed the median line at the Taiwan Straits this morning, seemingly simulating exercises to carry out an attack on the island of Taiwan.

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Happy Valentine’s. 🧡

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just announced that they will be hosting a press conference at 1130hrs local time, will respond to PLA’s announcement of military exercise.

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Happy Monday! Last week’s hectic, this week is going to even more hectic. Here’s a quick snapshot w ROCAF’s F-16AM/BM Block 20 from last Thursday.

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BREAKING: PLA just announced they will conduct "Joint Sword-2024A" exercise around Taiwan, deploying army, navy, air force, and rocket force. Exercise details include: joint maritime and air combat patrols, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control, (1/2)

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The U.S. delegation led by @EdMarkey concluded their visit to Taiwan after 20 hours. The Presidential office released photos of their closed-door meeting only after their flight departed Taipei. @iingwen stressed that their visit demonstrated US congressional support towards TW.

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Responding to PLA’s announcement of military exercises ard Taiwan on 4-7 Aug, @MoNDefense spokesperson told me that the ministry solemnly condemns such action. He said the CCP’s announcement of using the sea & airspace ard Taiwan’s main island as a live-firing area is an…(1/2)

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ROCAF said they allow pilots to purchase military patches close to their hearts as it helps with encouraging the pilots especially when they need to scramble to intercept PLA’s daily incursions. 2/

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense confirmed as of 11am, multiple PLA aircrafts and vessels conducted military exercises around Taiwan, and crossed the median Lian over the Taiwan Straits. The ministry condemned these actions as “highly provocative”.

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Thought I can’t join PRIDE this year because of work 😣, but here I am at PRIDE because of work. 🥰 🏳️‍🌈

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Merry Christmas 🎄 Christmas is my favourite time of the year. Wishing all a happy Christmas Eve. ♥️

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BREAKING: The US delegation in Taiwan just visited TSMC this morning.

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JUST IN: Taiwan is sending a 2nd search-and-rescue team to Türkiye tonight. It consists of 90 members, 2 rescue dogs, and 6.4 tonnes of equipment. The first rescue team departed last night. Premier Chen Chien-Jen will be sending the team off from Taoyuan Airport.

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Happy to finally meet the cat warrior (aka Taiwan’s Vice-President elect) in person. @bikhim

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BREAKING: Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra(NSO) just cancelled Russian Soprano @AnnaNetrebko ’s concert aft online protests by locals & Ukrainians living in TW. She was due to perform this Sun, but protesters pointed out her controversial background & questioned NSO on this…

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BREAKING: @MarshaBlackburn just landed in Taipei for a 3-day visit at 23:45 local time, via a US Army UC-35A. Her stop in Taiwan is significant given how she just visited Fiji, Solomon Islands, & PNG, stating that "as CCP's influence grows, US must deepen rs w Pacific Islands".1/

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Put myself and my team on a plane within 48 hours, and after 27 hours, live crossing from Warsaw.

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It’s 21:37, yet many still gather at the memorial wall set up outside the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, the de facto Japanese embassy. Mourners paid their respects to Shinzo Abe, penned condolence messages and the most common words observed is ‘thank you’ and ‘台日友好’.

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U.S @SpeakerPelosi officially concluded her visit to Taiwan, her flight took off from Songshan Airport at 18:00 local time.

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BREAKING from @US7thFleet : The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is conducting a routine Taiwan Strait transit Feb. 26 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.(1/3)

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Screenshot taken fr @iingwen ’s latest video & it’s the newest released footage of how close the distance was when @MoNDefense navy monitored a PLA vessel. My sources confirmed to me that this was taken btw 13-15 Aug, fr ROCS frigate Yueh Fei towards PLAN 054A frigate 536 Xuchang.

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BREAKING: @mikepompeo will visit Taiwan from 2-5 March. He will meet @iingwen , attend a reception hosted by @ChingteLai and will also deliver a speech at the @ProspectF on 4 March.

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BREAKING: US & Taiwan announce launch of “U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade”, intending to develop concrete ways to deepen economic & trade rs, advance mutual trade priorities based on shared values, promote innovation & inclusive economic growth. It covers 11 areas.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense will hold a press conference at 1500hrs local time, responding to PLA’s decision to conduct continuous military exercise around Taiwan.

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FLASH: A new circulating video showed how Taiwanese military threw stones to drive away Chinese drones. @MoNDefense just verified and said on shift soldiers followed SOP, while soldiers on break threw stones “out of spontaneity” and the drone flew away immediately.

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In response to PLA’s activities within the Taiwan Straits & how has the Taiwanese military responded, @MoNDefense spokesperson said they continue to closely monitor all aerial & naval activities. They have meticulously prepared all plans, and will send appropriate troops...(1/2)

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Observation: W/ PLA military exercise starting at 12 noon, general local atmosphere in Taiwan remains pretty normal. Some watch with caution, but went on with day-to-day activities. Some curious onlookers did head to the beaches to see if they can catch a glimpse of PLA vessels.

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just confirmed that PLA fired 11 DF ballistic missiles towards Taiwan’s northern, southern and eastern waters from 13:56-16:00 today.

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BREAKING: Taiwan’s Presidential Office just released a statement condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and “is a heavy blow to intl peace”. Taiwan will join democratic partners to impose economic sanctions against Russia.

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The U.S. delegation will meet w/ President @iingwen , FM Joseph Wu and MPs fr Foreign Affairs and Defence committee to discuss U.S.-TW relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change, & issues of mutual interest.

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BREAKING: A @USNavy jet, carrying senators and congressman landed in Taipei around 6:10pm local time. @MOFA_Taiwan has confirmed to me that this trip has been coordinated by AIT, and they will only provide administrative assistance. The guest list has yet been released,(1/3)

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#behindthescenes handling an anti-drone gun model. #work

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Taiwan may join US effort to restrict exports to Russia, inclu. semiconductors. @ForeignPolicy reported that Biden enlisted Asian partners for sanctions against Russia. I asked the deputy economic minister today and he said, “If this helps with peace, we will consider it.”(1/2)

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This is an incredible and powerful photo. @nathanlawkc met with the the former VP of Taiwan, Chen Chien-jen, at a forum on Taiwan’s democracy, in Lithuania. This pic no doubt sends a strong msg and reminder to Western democracies on the importance of securing Taiwan’s democracy.

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Continuing my latest coverage on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Was in Jordan yesterday, arrived in Israel today.

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A Slovakian economic delegation arrived in Taipei this evening. It’s interesting to note that they flew via their government-registered plane, not their national airline. This grp of 43 is led by their Deputy Economic Minister @Karol_Galek & will be here for 5 days.(Photo:管延境)

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100+ journalists were invited to a “press conference” to listen to a moderator read off filtered questions submitted 3 days prior. Here’s the absurd moment when the 1-hr event is cut short till 30min, @willripleyCNN and I tried shouting our questions: (1/4)

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BREAKING: Somaliland’s FM @DrEssaKayd and delegation to visit Taiwan from 8 to 12 Feb. This is his first visit to Taiwan after assuming office last September. Somaliland’s Ministers with portfolios in finance, National Development, and Agriculture are part of his delegation.

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President @iingwen gave an recorded remark this evening, responding to PRC’s launch of missiles against Taiwan. The main points as follows: 1/

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TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: Just arrived in Taitung, heading into Hualien now. Roads from Taipei to Hualien are severely damaged.

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Lithuania officially opened its trade rep office in Taiwan on 7 Nov, a delay since September. In official photos released by @MOFA_Taiwan , the name of the office is “Lithuania Trade Representative Office”, making no mention of Taipei or Taiwan. 1/

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BREAKING: Honduras has formally announced severing diplomatic ties with Republic of China(Taiwan) this morning. @MOFA_Taiwan ’s minister Joseph Wu will hold a press conference at 09:30am local time. Honduras is the 9th diplomatic ally Taiwan has lost in @iingwen ’s term.

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There’s a lot of curiosity as to who’s behind the scenes doing research for John Oliver’s programme on Taiwan. I’d the honour to speak with two awesome folks @brianhioe and @lnachman32 whom the Last Week Tonight’s production team contacted for research.

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Here’s my long-awaited holiday in Tokyo — after the really hectic year (cross-straits, wars, Taiwan election, post-election…etc). PSA: Will spam holiday pics from Japan for the next four days. ❤️

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THREAD🧵: It’s Lantern Festival in Asia today, a day where family reunion is celebrated, & PLA Eastern Command Theatre released a propaganda video targeted towards TW. Tone of the video is intentionally heartfelt & warm, but message & images are quite disturbing to many in TW. 1/

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Main points from @MoNDefense press conference earlier (thread): 1) On top of PLA missiles, aircrafts, and vessels incursions around Taiwan, the Taiwanese military identified multiple cyber warfare attacks from PRC and up to 272 attempts at spreading disinformation. 1/

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attempt to threaten Taiwan’s key ports and urban areas, unilaterally undermine regional peace and stability. This move will not help China’s international image and it hurt people on both sides of the strait. The defence ministry continues to closely monitor the situation. (2/2)

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Aboard ROC Navy’s M109 assault boat, speeding at 46 knots. Covering this as part of the annual military drill just before the Lunar New Year holidays.

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BREAKING: A 6.4 Magnitude strong earthquake with a depth of 7.3km struck Taiwan at 21:41 local time on Saturday. Epicentre was in Taitung Guanshan. Taitung felt the earthquake intensity at 6, while the capital, Taipei, felt it at intensity 2.

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Main points from @MOFA_Taiwan ’s minister Joseph Wu international press conference (thread): Taiwan strongly condemns China’s extremely irresponsible behaviour, citing military drills seriously impacted intl transportation & trade, and undermined regional peace and security. 1/

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Taiwan just lifted decade-long ban on Japanese food products from areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Officials cited this move is necessary to demonstrate to the world that Taiwan follows ‘scientific evidence and intl standard’ and is open to trade. (1/3)

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The number of media awaiting @iingwen to announce changes made to the Taiwanese armed forces’ conscription.

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Latest photos released by @MOFA_Taiwan . The deputy FM received @EdMarkey at Taoyuan Airport, while the Congressional delegation ( @RepGaramendi , @RepLowenthal , @DonBeyerVA , and @RepAmata ) flew to Songshan Airport. They will meet @iingwen at 10am and head to Parliament at 11am.

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Day 1 of Taiwan’s annual war game - Han Kuang Exercise in summary: the day started off w/ jets scrambling towards bases in Eastern Taiwan to preserve battle forces; F-16AM did a short take-off landing (STOL) on Hualien’s taxiway — simulating PLA’s attack on the main runway. 1/

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Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing all a prosperous Dragon Year ahead 🐲

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BREAKING: @MoNDefense just confirmed that PLA has conducted live firing including firing long-range rockets near Matzu, Wuqiu, Dongyin and other outer islands. The Defence Ministry strongly condemns and continues to be on high alert.

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DEVELOPING: Yesterday was one of the messiest and dramatic public spat btw the failed opposition unity — unveiled right before the public’s eyes. Meme like this, popped up across the internet- the Mandarin words read “Five Men’s Nonsense” played a pun on “Wuhan Coronavirus”.

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Interviewed Somaliland’s Minister of Finance @drsaadalishire this aftnn, just before the delegation conclude their visit to Taiwan. We spoke on Taiwan-Somaliland economic cooperation, US-Somaliland rs, strategies Somaliland is taking up in the fight for intl recognition.(1/2)

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