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China may be "positioning" itself for a military show of strength around Taiwan, including missile launches, ahead of a possible visit by a senior US politician to the island, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters that he hopes the US and China can manage differences on Taiwan "in wise way" during press conference. President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping warned Biden not to "play with fire" on Taiwan during a phone call on Thursday, state media reported. SOUNDBITE
As Taiwan gets ready to inaugurate its first female president, residents in Tsai Ing-wen's ancestral hometown hope she doesn't forget them. Yiming Woo reports.
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
US envoy John Kerry says that he hopes China and the US can "come together" on climate at the African Climate Conference in Nairobi. "I think it would be very important to other workings of the COP and to the the prospects for winning this battle which we need to do" he adds. SOUNDBITE
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