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Liz Truss is a ‘backbencher now,’ says minister after she sparks China row

A minister distanced the Government from Liz Truss on Wednesday stressing she is “a backbencher now” after she sparked a diplomatic row with China by visiting Taiwan.

Evening Standard

Visiting Taiwan, ex-UK PM Liz Truss calls for tough line on China

Visiting self-ruled Taiwan. Truss says democracies need to make clear there are consequences for aggression.

Al Jazeera

Truss urges West to reduce reliance on China as Beijing hits out at Taiwan visit

The former PM said Western leaders should not work with China, warning that totalitarian regimes ‘don’t tell the truth’.

The Independent UK

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Don’t trust China, Truss warns Sunak

Former PM will make personal plea to successor to back up previous claims that China is ‘biggest threat’ facing Britain

The Independent UK

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss warns of China threats during Taiwan visit

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned of the economic and political threats posed to the West by China during a visit to Taiwan

The Independent UK

Ex-PM Truss urges UK to get tough with China on Taiwan

Taipei (AFP) - Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged her successor Rishi Sunak to get tough with China on Taiwan, describing the democratic island as "an enduring rebuke to totalitarianism".

AFP

Liz Truss in Taiwan calls for ‘economic Nato’ to challenge China

Former British PM says Taiwan is ‘on the front line of the global battle for freedom’ during trip that China has called a ‘dangerous political show’

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Taiwan's Kuomintang picks New Taipei City mayor as presidential candidate

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) will pick New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih to be its presidential candidate, a senior party source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

In Taiwan, UK's ex-PM to urge West to confront 'Cold War' with China

Taipei (AFP) - British former prime minister Liz Truss on a visit to Taiwan Wednesday will set up a full-throated clash with both China and her successor Rishi Sunak in demanding the West get tough with Beijing.

AFP

In Taiwan, former UK PM Truss warns against appeasing China

Former British prime minister Liz Truss said in Taiwan on Wednesday the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the democratically governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain's ties with Beijing.

Reuters

Chinese embassy calls Liz Truss’s trip to Taiwan a ‘dangerous political stunt’

Former prime minister will challenge Rishi Sunak to deliver on rhetoric about Beijing being a ‘threat’ to UK

The Guardian - UK

Truss to urge Sunak to upgrade China as a ‘threat’ to UK security

The former PM is also expected to urge the West not to work with China, warning that totalitarian regimes ‘don’t tell the truth’.

The Independent UK

Don’t trust China, Truss warns Sunak: ‘You can’t believe a word they say’

Former PM will make personal plea to successor to back up previous claims that China is ‘biggest threat’ facing Britain

The Independent UK

Ukraine war providing lessons for Taiwan: Austin

Washington (AFP) - Ukraine's war against invading Russian forces is providing lessons for Taiwan, showing how a smaller military can successfully defend against a larger one, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.

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Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for 'crescent of defense'

The speaker of Taiwan's parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the Philippines on Tuesday for helping to create a "crescent of defense" with Taiwan and the U.S. against China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

WEKU

Same-sex couples will now have full adoption rights in Taiwan

Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019, becoming the only place in Asia that allows it. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

Reuters

U.S. to send additional security assistance to Taiwan soon- Pentagon chief

The United States will soon send additional security assistance to Taiwan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

China ready to 'resolutely smash' Taiwan independence as it warns US of 'dangerous move'

Reports suggest the US is preparing to accelerate the sale of weapons and other military assistance to the self-governing island democracy, a move that will undoubtedly anger China

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The Conversation

Sunzi, 'shì' and strategy: How to read 'Art of War' the way its author intended

In the mid-1990s, I picked up the military classic “Art of War” hoping to find insight into my new career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

Fortune

Warren Buffett completely sells his TSMC stake

Berkshire Hathaway had only disclosed its stake in TSMC, worth about $4.1 billion, last November.

AFP

Taiwan expands adoption rights for same-sex couples

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as "another big step forward" for marriage equality.

Reuters

With eye on Ukraine, top Chinese general calls for unconventional warfare capabilities

Drawing lessons from the Ukraine crisis, a top Chinese general urged greater integration of novel capabilities, including artificial intelligence, with conventional warfare tactics ahead of any confrontation with the West.

ABC News

Statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek are all over Taiwan. The island is divided over what to do with them

Taiwan is littered with monuments to one of its most divisive leaders. However, as efforts to remove them stall, some activists to are taking matters into their own hands.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss says China is ‘biggest threat to free world’ after criticism of her ‘Instagram diplomacy’

Former PM says West should not capitulate to ‘rhetorical bullying from authoritarian regimes’

The Guardian - AU

Australia ‘diminished’: Penny Wong’s frenetic mission to repair regional ties

Exclusive: As Wong marks one year in the job, the foreign affairs minister is determined to make a ‘clear statement of our priorities in the region’

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