Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile
Veronika Haulenga
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China accused the United States on Monday of a "serious regression" in its position on Taiwan, after the State Department updated the Taiwan section of its website to remove a reference to the independence of the Beijing-claimed island. The move has been welcomed by Taiwan, with its Foreign Minister thanking the US for what he called "positive, Taiwan-friendly wordings". Laura Westbrook has more.
Taiwan's premier says the government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by US President Donald Trump to put tariffs on semiconductors. Trump said on Monday he plans to impose tariffs on imported chips, pharmaceuticals and steel to get the producers to make them in the United States. Laura Westbrook reports.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said the United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia. He also reiterated Moscow's backing of China's stance on Taiwan. Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China and president Xi Jinping has vowed to retake it by force if necessary. Laura Westbrook reports.
S.A's National Prosecuting Authority says it is confident that even if doctor Nandipha Magudumana approaches the Constitutional Court over her extradition, the appeal would be dismissed. The Supreme Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal matter by Magudumana to have her arrest in Tanzania declared unlawful. She claims her deportation was a disguised extradition. NPA’s spokesperson, Mthunzi Mhaga, told Newzroom Afrika that Magudumana’s legal team failed to demonstrate […]
Taiwan's coast guard says it would offer rewards worth thousands of dollars for spotting Chinese activity at sea, including warships or submarines, saying it was harnessing "people power" to boost its own limited workforce. China claims Taiwan as its own and has ramped up military activities around the island in recent years to put pressure on the island nation. Laura Westbrook reports.
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the island's south on the way to exercises in the Pacific. It was the second day in a row it has reported such activities, and is taking place days before Tuesday's US presidential election. Laura Westbrook has more.
South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation has denied claims that the government has been pressured by China to order the relocation of Taiwan’s office from Pretoria to Johannesburg. Taiwan’s Foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, has accused South Africa of violating a 1997 agreement between the two countries. Dirco’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, spoke to Newzroom Afrika.
The Freedom Front Plus in S.A warns that the ANC’s decision to move Taiwan’s embassy from Pretoria to Johannesburg could hurt South Africa’s 16-billion-rand trade relationship with Taiwan. They say this move, influenced by China, risks damaging trade and causing job losses. FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald argues it undermines South Africa’s independence and was done without consulting other partners in the government of national unity:
The Referendum Party is urging South Africa's government of national unity to publicly affirm Taiwan's right to self-determination. This follows South Africa's decision to ask Taiwan to relocate its embassy from Pretoria, reportedly influenced by China. The party's president, Phil Craig.
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