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Taiwan to test cyber defense in first joint exercise with US

Taiwan will soon test its cyberwar defense capabilities in the first-ever Cyber Offensive and Defensive Exercises to be held with the United States in November, Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai told CNA Sunday.

China's lure of Taiwan's allies 'harmful' to regional stability: U.S.

The U.S. State Department said Friday that China's move to lure Taiwan's allies to switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing has been "harmful" to regional stability. "China's active campaign to alter the cross-Strait status quo, including by enticing countries to discontinue diplomatic ties with Taiwan, are harmful and undermine regional stability," a spokesperson with the State Department told CNA through an email statement.

Taiwan calls on Canada to support its bid to join ICAOPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taiwan calls on Canada to support its bid to join ICAO

Taiwan’s representative office in Canada has placed ads in the local newspapers, such as The Hill Times and the Montreal Gazette, and on the streets urging support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the assembly.

Taiwan to seek exchanges on sidelines of ICAO Assembly: MOTCPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taiwan to seek exchanges on sidelines of ICAO Assembly: MOTC

Taiwan will send a team to Canada later this month to hold dialogue on the sidelines of the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with the representatives of friendly countries and thank them for their support, although Taiwan has not been invited to attend, the transportation ministry said Thursday.

MOFA thanks allies for UN backingPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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MOFA thanks allies for UN backing

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed thanks Sept. 18 for the joint support of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in backing the country’s meaningful participation in the activities, meetings and mechanisms of the U.N during the organization’s General Assembly in New York.

MOFA releases short film ‘For a Seamless Sky’, calls for support from the international community for Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAOPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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MOFA releases short film ‘For a Seamless Sky’, calls for support from the international community for Taiwan’s inclusion in ICAO

As the 40th assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is being held on Sept. 24, 2019, at the organization’s Montreal headquarters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has released a promotional short—‘For a Seamless Sky’—targeting the international community.

MOFA thanks diplomatic allies for submitting letters to UN Secretary-General in support of Taiwan’s UN participationPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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MOFA thanks diplomatic allies for submitting letters to UN Secretary-General in support of Taiwan’s UN participation

The 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly opened on September 17 at the UN headquarters in New York. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) expresses sincere gratitude to the diplomatic allies that have written to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to convey firm support for Taiwan’s participation in the UN.

 The interior minister Tuesday encouraged new immigrants who have received their national identification cards to vote in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections early next year.Photos - New Southbound Policy
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The interior minister Tuesday encouraged new immigrants who have received their national identification cards to vote in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections early next year.

The interior minister Tuesday encouraged new immigrants who have received their national identification cards to vote in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections early next year.

Eight Filipinos sentenced over 2013 killing of Taiwanese fishermanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Eight Filipinos sentenced over 2013 killing of Taiwanese fisherman

A Manila court on Wednesday handed down prison sentences to eight Philippine coast guard officers over the 2013 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in waters where the exclusive economic zones of the two countries overlap.

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Allies deliver letter backing Taiwan's U.N. participation

Representatives from 11 of Taiwan's diplomatic allies delivered a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday to express support for Taiwan's participation in the U.N. during the opening of the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.