Vessels involved in the operations included the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey and the French Navy Aquitane-class frigate FS Bretagne
Read MoreThe Russian Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador Lynne Tracy on Monday, condemning the incident as a "proxy war" instigated by Washington and vowing retaliatory measures in response
Read MoreThey also signalled that Washington would pressure Beijing to hold talks with Tibetan leaders, stalled since 2010, to resolve the Tibet issue with a bill President Joe Biden is expected to sign soon
Read MoreThe United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant anger of Beijing
Read MoreThe timeline update came during a legislative session in response to queries from ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Wang Ting-yu about the delivery schedule
Read MoreSince President Joe Biden assumed office in 2021, the agreements would mark the fourteenth arms sale from the US to the island nation
Read MoreLeaders from US and China met here on the margins of the Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss US-China defence relations, as well as regional and global security issues
Read MoreThe two leaders were meeting for the first time since 2022 and were expected to discuss contentious issues such as Taiwan and the South China Sea, as well as other topics
Read MoreBeyond territorial and sovereign issues, China’s aggressive posture is seen as a response to the growing closeness between Taiwan and the US
Read MoreHighlighting significant milestones, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State referenced President Biden's initiatives, including a historic trilateral summit at Camp David involving Japan and the Republic of Korea
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