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Washington should not cross Beijing’s “red lines” to ensure the stable development of ties, Chinese ambassador Xie Feng has said, while calling the Taiwan issue the biggest potential threat ...

Taiwan stated that it detected four Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am (local time) on Sunday and 6 am (local time) on Monday. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND),