Taiwan on Monday strongly condemned China for launching large-scale military drills around the island nation and appealed to all nations to take note of Beijing's ''authoritarian and expansionist'' behaviour.
Taiwan has sought to join hands with India and other partners to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific, and strengthen the global supply chain in line with the rules-based international order.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 20 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on Wednesday to 6 am (local time) on Thursday.
In a landmark achievement, India and Taiwan have implemented the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for organic products.
The aircraft dispatched by the Chinese military were spotted starting at 8:15 am and included Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft, and various types of unmanned aerial vehicles, the MND said, as per Taiwan News.
No doubt, Nepal also needs to make its stand on the BRI unequivocally clear since she signed it in May 2017.
Vaiciukeviciute arrived in Taipei on August 7 for a five-day visit to promote future cooperation, reports the DPA news agency.
The delegation led by Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT), left for a visit to China on Wednesday, reports dpa news agency.
Through joint military operations by the armed forces in the sea and air space around the island, the combat capability of the army had been "effectively tested", dpa news agency quoted the PLA as saying on Wednesday evening.
The PLA Eastern Theater Command said it had successfully completed various missions during recent drills around Taiwan and effectively tested the troops' joint operation combat capacity, state media outlet Global Times reported.
