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The United States calls on China to choose diplomacy rather than military pressure on Taiwan after Beijing deployed warships following a meeting by the island's leader with the US House speaker. "We continue to urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful diplomacy," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. IMAGES
Images outside the Taipei offices of the Nauru embassy to Taiwan, as the tiny South Pacific nation of Nauru announced Monday it is switching diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China, a move that bolsters Beijing's ambitions in the region. IMAGES
Taiwan unveils its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, carrying a price tag of $1.5 billion, the submarine's displacement weight is about 2,500 to 3,000 tons, with its combat systems and torpedoes sourced from the US defence company Lockheed Martin. IMAGES
Taiwan's vice president William Lai and his delegation greets sworn-in Paraguayan president Santiago Pena, his wife Leticia Ocampos and Paraguayan vice-president Pedro Alliana, his wife Fabiana Maria Souto after presidential inauguration ceremony. IMAGES
Taiwan's military conduct anti-amphibious landing drills on a beach near Taipei in a simulated Chinese attack on the island. The exercise is part of Taiwan's week-long massive wargames as Beijing ramps up military and political pressures on the island. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he voiced "concerns" about "the PRC's provocative actions in the Taiwan Strait", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. SOUNDBITE